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Choices Winter 2019 Newsletter The Judith Scheide Challenge Grown from the seeds of Judith Scheide’s Philanthropy Community Options’ Local Fundraisers Meet Their Goal This past spring at Community Options’ Spring Gala, one generous donor, Judith Scheide, volunteered to match up to $100,000 that was raised by Community Options by the end of the year 2019.…
Read MoreCommunity Options, Inc. recently announced the start of Meaningful Life, Meaningful Love, a self-advocacy training program designed for young adults with developmental disabilities living in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. The program will provide people with disabilities with the confidence, education and tools necessary to cultivate and maintain healthy romantic relationships. “Every person has the right…
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December 12, 2019 | post-gazette.com The Pennsylvania House and Gov. Tom Wolf are working to ensure a sound minimum wage is established, thereby placing Pennsylvania to get in line with other states. I wholeheartedly endorse their efforts but with one significant caveat — that caregivers are paid increased wages. The state provides care to thousands…
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November 12, 2019 | Press Release.pdf | morrisfocus.com | parsippanyfocus.com MORRIS COUNTY, NJ – Community Options, Inc promoted Tracy Mendola to Regional State Director in Northern NJ. Community Options owns and manages housing for persons with developmental disabilities. In this role, she will oversee Morris, Sussex, Essex, Somerset, Bergen, Passaic, Middlesex, and Monmouth Counties. Tracy,…
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October 30, 2019 | Press Release.pdf | towntopics.com PRINCETON, NJ – David Sweeney, Chief Financial Officer of Community Options, Inc., was awarded the 2019 CFO of the Year Award for Large Nonprofit organization by NJBIZ. Sweeney received the honor at the annual awards breakfast ceremony in Somerset, NJ. “We are fortunate to have David on…
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November 4, 2019 | triblive.com Toward the end of his nine years as a certified nursing assistant, Elliott Howe had begun noticing recurring back pain. “I enjoyed it, but I was having a lot of back issues because of the labor,” Howe, 30, of Greensburg, said of his work. About the same time, two of…
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November 01, 2019 | Press Release.pdf Princeton, NJ – On Monday, October 7th, 2019, Community Options, Inc hosted its annual iMatter Golf Classic in support of people with disabilities. For the second consecutive year, the golf tournament was held at the TPC Jasna Polana in Princeton, New Jersey. Over ninety golfers participated in the tournament,…
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October 20, 2019 | observer-reporter.com Community Options Inc., a national nonprofit, has appointed Lacie Parker as director of Pennsylvania operations. The organization supports thousands of individuals with disabilities in finding housing and employment appointments, and has a local office in Washington, at 90 W. Chestnut St., Suite 225. Pittsburgh native Robert Stack is president and…
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October 20, 2019 | pressenterpriseonline.com | press enterprise.pdf BLOOMSBURG — A non-profit that supports people with disabilities by offering housing and employment has appointed Lacie Parker as its state director, according to a press release. COI appointed Lacie Parker as its PA state director Parker will lead all operations in Pennsylvania, working with housing and…
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October 15, 2019 | wrcbtv.com Community Options thanks area businesses for welcoming employees with disabilities into their offices. As they say, everyone deserves the right to work. Talking about how much fun we have working with each other every day hopefully you have a great work environment as well part of what makes it a…
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