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COVID Vaccinations For People With Disabilities
The state of California announced Friday that healthcare providers will be able to start vaccinating those with compromised immune systems and disabilities starting March 15. Healthcare providers may use their clinical judgment to vaccinate individuals age 16 to 64 who are deemed to be at the very highest risk for morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 as ...
DAILY PILOT RENEWS SPONSORSHIP OF ANNUAL PROJECT INDEPENDENCE WALK FOR INDEPENDENCE
Costa Mesa, California, Feb.2, 2021 – Nonprofit Project Independence of Costa Mesa has announced that the Costa Mesa-based Daily Pilot newspaper will again be the media sponsor for the 12th Annual Walk for Independence fundraising event, which is set for October 2, 2021, during National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The commitment includes two half-page ads that ...
Nonprofit delivers holiday cheer
Thursday, January 14, 2021 Project Independence, a nonprofit in Costa Mesa, wrapped and delivered thousands of everyday items to adults with developmental disabilities over the holidays. Along with hundreds of dollars in cash and gift cards, the organization’s volunteers brought games and myriad household products to its clients. Many of the items were donated by users ...
LOCAL DONORS HELP PROJECT INDEPENDENCE SPREAD HOLIDAY JOY
100 Fresh Meals Donated by the Simple Greek Restaurant Costa Mesa, California, December 29, 2020 – Thanks to the generosity of dozens of motivated donors, the holidays are a bit brighter for adults with developmental disabilities served by nonprofit Project Independence of Costa Mesa. Hundreds of everyday items like towels, socks, games, grooming and sanitation products ...
PROJECT INDEPENDENCE ASKS DONORS TO PICK THEIR PIECE OF PI
Costa Mesa, California, November 17, 2020 – No matter how you slice it, nonprofit Project Independence of Costa Mesa provides critical services for adults with developmental disabilities, including supported living, supported employment, day programs and Access 2 Adventure. Project Independence is asking members of the public to include the organization in their holiday giving. To donate, ...
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR DDS DIRECTIVE 01-083120: ALTERNATIVE NONRESIDENTIAL SERVICES (ALTERNATIVE SERVICES)
1. What are Alternative Nonresidential Services (Alternative Services)? Alternative Services is a way for consumers to receive nonresidential services that may have been disrupted by the COVID-19 State of Emergency. Service providers can offer supports that differ from their traditional program design and respond to any new needs and interests that have emerged as a result ...
Project Independence online fundraiser helps build supportive community one step at a time
The nonprofit Project Independence of Costa Mesa has transformed its 11th annual Walk for Independence into a virtual fundraising event and is inviting participants to walk from Sunday through Sept. 12 and enjoy a live online celebration on the final day. Accessible at proindependence.org, the event will feature short inspirational videos, interactive workout sessions, special guests, easy ...
Meals & Dignity For People in OC Affected by COVID-19
A newly formed army of local nonprofits, donors, agencies and volunteers are teaming up with Orange County restaurants with a single mission in mind — to deliver some 5,000 fresh meals each week to those hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. Members of the collaboration Delivering with Dignity Orange County are combining their public and private networks and ...
Working to improve access while celebrating 30 years of the ADA
By DEBRA MARSTELLER | AUG. 10, 2020 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in 1990. Most of us who were alive at the time remember vividly the sight of people abandoning their wheelchairs and crawling up the 78 marble steps of the U.S. Capitol to make their voices heard. The civil rights law they fought ...
Ian Rice Joins Project Independence Board of Directors
COSTA MESA, Calif., August 5, 2020 – Accomplished insurance executive Ian Rice of Mission Viejo recently joined the Board of Directors of 43-year-old Costa Mesa-based nonprofit Project Independence that serves people with developmental disabilities in Orange County. Rice is a benefits consultant for Alera Group of Newport Beach. He has been a founding partner of two ...
