Press Releases
July 01, 2020 | Press Release.pdf If you have ever played golf, two terms you want to avoid are “whiff” which means you totally missed the ball or “duff” which is a very bad shot. Pandemic is a term that is even worse. So when Community Options had to postpone their annual golf tournament at…
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June 19, 2020 | Press Release.pdf | centraljersey.com PRINCETON, NJ – Vaseful Flower & Gifts in Princeton recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. Vaseful is a nonprofit flower store operated by Community Options Enterprises that provides employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Vaseful employees with and without disabilities work side by side to learn valuable retail,…
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April 2, 2020 | thestate.com On support staff All of us have a plan on how to keep ourselves and the people we love safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what about the people who cannot make such plans? What about the people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are living in group homes…
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Greg Thoennes of Austin has been appointed as Regional Vice President and Jamie Reynolds as state director for Community Options. Founded through a grant from the Texas Workforce Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, the nonprofit has been working to find people with significant disabilities housing, day supports and employment. Now with over 5,000 staff and a…
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Community Options to host Annual Cupid’s Chase 5k January 01, 2020 On Saturday, February 8th, Community Options will host its 12th annual Cupid’s Chase 5k event in support of people with disabilities. Therer will be 31 Cupid’s Chase races taking place on February 8th across 9 states. All funds raised will be utilized to support…
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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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 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,…
Read MoreSeptember 24, 2019 | Press Release.pdf Princeton, NJ- On September 20, 2019, Community Options, Inc. in Arizona was notified that it was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Council to conduct self-advocacy classes on Meaningful life and Meaningful Love. This program will provide people with disabilities with the confidence, education and tools…
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