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With $2.5M In CT Bond Funds Secure, Farmington Valley Agency Plans Independent Living Center
by Karla Ciaglo | ctnewsjunkie.com
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.
CT nonprofit receives $2.5 million grant for an independent living and work training facility
by Ebong Udoma | National Public Radio @ wshu
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.
Capitol News Briefing with Gov. Lamont on State Funding for Favarh
by ct-n.com | Connecticut Network
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)
$2.5M state grant to support CT nonprofit that helps people with disabilities
by Fox 61 | Connecticut TV News Station
The money will help build a new workforce training center.
CT LIVE: Favarh's Annual Benefit Concert
by CT Live | NBC Connecticut TV
Favarh Development Director Sean McCarthy and resident Lauren Masson talk with CT Live host about upcoming benefit concert with Mike DelGuidice.
Hope, Opportunity, and a $2.5 Millon Step Forward
by Stephen E. Morris | Valley Life Publication
An Op-Ed by Favarh Executive Director Stephen E. Morris.
New workforce development center planned in Canton to serve adults with disabilities
by Andrew Larson | Hartford Business Journal
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.
Under The Stars: Mike DelGuidice to Light Up Simsbury Meadows
by P. Phillips | Valley Life Publications
The local nonprofit Favarh is set to dazzle the community with their benefit concert, "Mike DelGuidice Under The Stars"...
Coffee With Jean Miller, Favarh Thrift Shop Manager
by Carl Wiser, Staff Writer | Valley Life Magazine
Eighty-five kindly volunteers work at the Favarh Thrift Shop in Canton...
Favarh Players Present The SpongeBob Musical
by Great Day Connecticut | WFSB-TV, a CBS Affiliate
The Favarh Players, an inclusive theater group featuring people with and without disabilities, take Center Stage to present the SpongeBob musical.
Subminimum wage
by Livi Stamford | Hartford Courant
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...
A Home of One’s Own
by Amy Lennard Goehner with Melissa Stanton | AARP.org
Integrated supportive housing enables adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live on their own — with help when needed
Housing That's Home for People with (or Without) Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
by Amy Lennard Goehner with Melissa Stanton | AARP.org
The "integrated supportive housing" framework helps meet the need for safe, affordable and accessible places to live...
New Farmington supportive housing apartments slated for late 2024
by Maria G. O'Donnell | Valley Life Publicatons
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.