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November 06, 2020 | nj1015.com Being in a wheelchair will not stop Lashamiek McPhatter from earning a real job in her community. That’s what the South Orange resident wants everyone to know as she takes a major step toward reaching that goal. McPhatter, 27, is just one of the individuals with disabilities recently hired to…
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November 03, 2020 | santafenewmexican.com Community Options Inc. has appointed Amanda Coriz as associate executive director of the Santa Fe office. Community Options provides housing and employment support to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She previously worked at the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department and Easter Seals El Mirador. Coriz holds a…
Read MoreOctober 9, 2020 | SantaFeNewMexican.com The sadness of the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with her stalwart convictions defending the rights of people with disabilities to live in the community now must be channeled to the next chapter of this decade: the confirmation of a younger woman not from New York but the Midwest.…
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October 06, 2020 | Press Release.pdf | centraljersey.com PRINCETON, NJ – Community Options, Inc. will honor U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Jr. with the Betty Pendler Award in recognition of his leadership and advocacy for persons with disabilities. The presentation ceremony will be held November 19th, 2020. Community Options is a national nonprofit organization that provides…
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October 30, 2020 | njspotlight.com article online Elected officials in Wayne today marked the opening of a new office rental facility called the Daily Plan It that will provide jobs for people with disabilities. Robert Stack, the CEO of the nonprofit Community Options group, explains the workers will provide all the necessary support services to…
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September 22, 2020 | The Baltimore Sun With the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (“Ruth Bader Ginsburg funeral services set; President Trump expects to announce Supreme Court pick by the weekend,” Sept. 21), the disability community remembers her most important decision on the U.S. Supreme Court. In her 1999 majority opinion, she stated “we confront…
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September 16, 2020 | Press Release.pdf | urbanagendamagazine.com article online | princetonmagazine.com article online PRINCETON, NJ – Community Options, Inc. is announcing the promotion of Ashlee DiPisa to Director of Recruitment. Community Options is a national nonprofit that provides housing and employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Community Options employs over 5,000 people…
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August 28, 2020 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | I recently watched Morgan Freeman in “Driving Miss Daisy.” Thinking about how much strife, turmoil and growth this country has gone through made me appreciate how we can help each other to make sense of things. This pandemic forced us to embrace our purpose and reaffirm an intrepid…
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August 17, 2020 | njbiz.com Republicans and Democrats need to factor in the essential workers with children who cannot go to school. My staff and I manage over 5,000 essential direct care staff providing care to our most vulnerable Americans. With well over 4.5 million people with disabilities living in small homes, courageous direct support…
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Your Turn Robert Stack guest columnist Post navigation ← Op-Ed: Frontline workers across Texas deserve hazard pay during COVID-19 Pandemic
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