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Costello Joins Project Independence as Director of Fund Development
Experienced fundraiser, educator, theater producer, and disability community professional Chad Costello has joined Project Independence Experienced fundraiser, educator, theater producer, and disability community professional Chad Costello has joined Costa Mesa-based Project Independence (PI) as director of fund development. PI is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides comprehensive services in Orange County to over 750 people with developmental ...
Nick Westphalen Joins Board of Project Independence
Costa Mesa resident Nick Westphalen has joined the volunteer Project Independence Board of Directors. Costa Mesa-based Project Independence (PI), a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides comprehensive services in Orange County to over 750 people with developmental disabilities in their homes, at work and in the community, today announced that Nick Westphalen has joined its volunteer Board of ...
Empowering Possibilities – June 1st 2023
10 Nonprofits coming together to raise $100,000 for OC Neighbors with Disabilities Why should you help us empower possibilities? There are over 250,000 people with disabilities living in Orange County and our organizations work on bringing people together to advocate for and serve this vulnerable population. As our operations and fundraisers continue to be impacted, your ...
Ticket to Work WISE Webinar May 24, 2023
Find out more about Social Security's Ticket to Work program and how service organizations like Project Independence can help you! Sign up for an online Work Incentive Seminar Event (WISE) which will stream on May 24th, 2023. WISE webinars are online events held for people who are ages 18 through 64 and receive Social Security Disability ...
Project Independence clients banish all bah-humbug attitudes to see performance of A Christmas Carol
by: Dan PittmanPublished: December 13, 2022 Todd Eckert, left, and Paula Tomei of South Coast Repertory stand before the stage with Project Independence clients and staff wearing red holiday scarves at a South Coast Repertory’s of “A Christmas Carol” in Costa Mesa COSTA MESA...Clients and supporters of nonprofit Project Independence that has more than ...
Group scarves up for night out at South Coast Repertory’s ‘A Christmas Carol’
Todd Eckert, director of development for Project Independence, wraps a Charles Dickens-styled long scarf around Ruthanne Hogue prior to seeing “A Christmas Carol” at the South Coast Repertory theater Friday in Costa Mesa.(Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer) BY SARA CARDINESTAFF WRITER DEC. 12, 2022 6:09 PM PT Ebenezer Scrooge required spectral intervention to realize the magic ...
Crowds at TeWinkle ‘Walk for Independence,’ to help adults with developmental disabilities
Participants walk during the 13th Annual Walk for Independence at TeWinkle Park on Saturday in Costa Mesa. (Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer) BY SARA CARDINESTAFF WRITER OCT. 3, 2022 5:22 PM PT Locals laced up their shoes Saturday and headed to Costa Mesa’s TeWinkle Park to “Walk for Independence,” an annual fundraiser for the nonprofit Project ...
Annual Walk for Independence is Saturday
OC Register - September 27, 2022: The nonprofit Project Independence is hosting its 13th annual Walk for Independence on Saturday, Oct. 1. The in-person event at TeWinkle Park in Costa Mesa raises money for people with developmental disabilities and is a launch for National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Money raised will help fund the organization’s Independent ...
Project Independence Nets $11,735 with OC Community Foundation
24-Hour online fundraiser helped Project Independence provide programs and services for people living with developmental disabilities. Costa Mesa-based Project Independence (PI) - http://www.proindependence.org - and 12 aligned nonprofits partnered with the Orange County Community Foundation (OCCF) on May 11 for Empowering Possibilities, a collaborative Giving Day to support people with disabilities living in Orange County. Project ...
Project Independence Partners With Community Foundation For Giving Day
24-Hour Fundraiser, May 11, Seeks to Raise $150K For Nonprofits With Programs and Services for People Living with Disabilities in County Dan Pittman, Neighbor Posted Thu, May 5, 2022 at 7:45 am PT| Project Independence was founded on the belief that people with disabilities possess the potential to live and interact in their communities, and ...
