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)
Favarh Development Director Sean McCarthy and resident Lauren Masson talk with CT Live host about upcoming benefit concert with Mike DelGuidice.
An Op-Ed by Favarh Executive Director Stephen E. Morris.
A new workforce development and independent living center is planned in Canton, which will provide job training and independent living skills for individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism.
The local nonprofit Favarh is set to dazzle the community with their benefit concert, "Mike DelGuidice Under The Stars"...
Eighty-five kindly volunteers work at the Favarh Thrift Shop in Canton...
The Favarh Players, an inclusive theater group featuring people with and without disabilities, take Center Stage to present the SpongeBob musical.
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.
