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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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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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October 14, 2019 | TribLIVE.com Passersby near St. Clair Park in Greensburg Monday gave a second — maybe a third — look at the Robertshaw Amphitheater, as a gorilla, a super hero and a dinosaur took to the stage. Twisty tricks and Halloween treats were part of Westmoreland County Community Club’s presentation of Hallo-Yoga, an…
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October 14, 2019 | Taylorsville Journal A leading national nonprofit organization dedicated to providing housing and employment support to people with developmental and intellectual disabilities is continuing to thrive out of its modest Taylorsville strip mall location. Community Options, Inc. was founded 30 years ago in New Jersey. For the past 2 1/2 years, it…
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October 09, 2019 | Twitter feed The @NJSenatePres spoke at the @COINATIONAL ribbon cutting yesterday in Sicklerville for a new group home built specifically for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: “We all have the ability to do something positive in our communities”. Post navigation ← test2019 iMatter Golf Outing – Event Photos →
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