News Archive

March 8, 2023

Ability Beyond Featured for Innovation in Fundraising

In a recent conversation among CCS Fundraising’s Human Services Sector Team, we discussed nonprofit clients tackling industry-wide challenges through innovative solutions and best-practice fundraising. Our recent client, Ability Beyond, a human service organization that provides programs and services for adults with disabilities, was mentioned several times for its forward-thinking approaches and […]

Local Agencies Help Adults with Disabilities Succeed

As part of a recent feature on services that are available to adults with disabilities in the region, 068 Magazine highlighted many of our successful programs, including job training, residential services and supports and employment services. Children with intellectual or developmental disabilities receive services through their local schools but many […]

February 24, 2023

February Impact Newsletter

Ability Partners with Habitat for Humanity to Renovate Danbury Home We are so excited to announce that we’ve partnered with Housatonic Habitat for Humanity to renovate one our our homes in Danbury. The home has been vacant recently due to a lack of funding for repairs. However, with the generous support […]

February 8, 2023

Ability Beyond Receives Danbury Grant for Employment Services

DANBURY — A total of $204,000 will be distributed among 18 local nonprofit groups through the City of Danbury’s Department of Social Services Grant Program administered by the United Way of Western Connecticut. Nonprofit agencies that focus their work on education and child care; health and mental health; and financial […]

February 6, 2023

Ability Beyond’s Partnership with Habitat for Humanity Featured

DANBURY – Two local nonprofit organizations with a “shared goal of helping to ensure everyone has a safe place to call home” are joining forces for the first time to take their community services to a new level. Danbury-based Housatonic Habitat for Humanity is providing volunteers two days a week […]

January 24, 2023

January Impact Newsletter

Save The Date – Gala & Beyond Platinum Jubilee We are excited to announce this year’s Gala & Beyond – our Platinum Jubilee – will be held on Saturday April 22! Join us as we celebrate 70 years of working within the communities we serve to improve the lives […]

December 21, 2022

December Impact Newsletter

Happy Holidays and New Year! Happy Holidays to our extended family from everyone at Ability Beyond. We are so incredibly thankful this year that community support has enabled us to serve individuals with disabilities for nearly 70 years. Without you, we wouldn’t be able to continue our mission to discover, […]

November 9, 2022

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy Honored for Championing Mental Health Reforms 

BETHEL, CT – Ability Beyond was proud Wednesday to honor U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy with the Karraker Memorial Award for his ongoing commitment to reforming the country’s mental health system.   Murphy received the honor during Ability Beyond’s Annual Autumn Mental Health Breakfast. Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi and Veasna […]

October 13, 2022

Direct Support Professional Retires After Decades of Dedication

When Lucia Riviere walked into Ability Beyond Ritch Drive residence for her first day at work nearly three decades ago, she knew it was where she belonged. Riviere had grown up wanting to be nurse. She had a calling to treat people the way they deserved to be treated, with […]

September 20, 2022

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy to be honored during Autumn Mental Health Breakfast

BETHEL, CT – In light of his ongoing efforts to repair the country’s mental health system, Ability Beyond is proud to announce that U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is the recipient of this years Celine Karraker Memorial Award. The award, named in honor of Interlude founder Celine Karraker, honors an individual […]