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    Ability Beyond Disability awarded $15,000 from the Fairfield County Community Foundation

    The Fairfield County Community Foundation is promoting the health and wellness of people with disabilities in Fairfield County. The Foundation recently supported Ability Beyond Disability with $15,000 from a Donor Advised Fund for its Health & Wellness Services.

    As a nonprofit organization that has been serving Fairfield County for more than 55 years, Ability Beyond Disability strives to provide the highest possible quality of services to individuals with differing abilities so that they can each live as independently as possible in the community. The provision of individualized Health & Wellness Services plays an important part in the pursuit of that independence.

    “We are so grateful for the support of the Fairfield County Community Foundation,” stated Thomas H. Fanning, President/CEO of Ability Beyond Disability.  “Their support will help offset the unreimbursed, but necessary costs associated in providing health and wellness services that are customized to each person’s unique needs.”

    The funds received from the Fairfield County Community Foundation Donor Advised Fund will be used to help individuals with developmental disabilities and acquired brain injuries secure access to personalized services that meet each individual’s unique medical, health and wellness needs through Ability Beyond Disability’s Health & Wellness Services Program.

     

    The Fairfield County Community Foundation promotes the growth of community and regional philanthropy to improve the quality of life throughout Fairfield County. Individuals, families, corporations and organizations can establish their own charitable funds or contribute to existing funds focused on specific areas of need or communities in Fairfield County. The Foundation also provides philanthropic advisory services, and develops and leads initiatives to tackle critical community issues. It is in compliance with the Council on Foundations’ national standards for community foundations. The Foundation has awarded over $120 million in grants to nonprofits in Fairfield County and beyond. For more information, visit www.fccfoundation.org.

     

    Ability Beyond Disability is a 501{c} (3) organization headquartered in Bethel, Conn. and Mount Kisco, N.Y. It provides a wide range of services for approximately 1,500 people with differing abilities -- including community and independent living options, employment training, career counseling, job placement services, cognitive and life skills instruction, clinical and therapeutic support, and volunteer and recreational activities. Today, its services extend into much of Connecticut and the Hudson Valley, New York. For more information please visit www.abilitybeyonddisability.org.  
Meet Chris “As a young adult with special needs, Chris needed help transitioning into the adult world. He needed to learn the skills necessary for living and working in the community as independently as he possibly could and he learned these skills at one of our community living facilities, which provides behavioral and transitional supports for young adults.”