A Connecticut nonprofit has received a $2.5 million state grant to help build an independent living and workforce development center for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
CANTON, CT — A new $2.5 million state investment will help transform the way Connecticut supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday, announcing bond funding for a Workforce Development and Independent Living Resource Center on Favarh’s Canton campus.
The money will help build a new workforce training center.
Capitol News Briefing with Gov. Lamont on State Funding for Favarh to Construct a Workforce Training Center for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD)
Eighty-five kindly volunteers work at the Favarh Thrift Shop in Canton...
Dan Lenz always wanted to work and have an apartment of his own — a simple wish that his mother, Fay Lenz, said posed challenges for the Avon resident with intellectual disabilities and autism...
The "integrated supportive housing" framework helps meet the need for safe, affordable and accessible places to live...
Integrated supportive housing enables adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live on their own — with help when needed
Apartments that serve as a model for the country are sprouting up across Connecticut, and one local non-profit is more than happy to share the design.
Mike DelGuidice is set to take the stage at Simsbury Performing Arts Center on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in a benefit concert supporting Favarh, a local organization serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Prepare to be enchanted as The Favarh Players, a fully inclusive Theater group featuring people with and without disabilities, take center stage...
Nestled in the heart of Connecticut stands an organization that has been quietly transforming lives for 65 years.
The Arc of the Farmington Valley has received $1.5 million grant to help build a third supportive housing complex that will set aside units for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
Project SEARCH, a partnership between The Arc of the Farmington Valley and UConn Health, has meant meaningful work for dozens of young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
In the three years since 2020, Lauren and Scott Masson fell in love, married, and moved to a new apartment in Canton. But the couple has yet to perform in "Aladdin Jr.," a play they've been preparing for since pre-pandemic.
