I am naming this special spotlight on Charlie Tygiel, Charlie’s Angels! I met Charlie in Pennslyvania in 2003 where he was living at a life-sharing community for individuals with disabilities called Camphill Beaver Farm. He had recently graduated from Camphill Special School, Beaver Run, and...
The Trailer bills are about done. As always, thanks to Marty Omoto of CDCAN for amplifying the transparency and circularity of information between the community and policy-makers. If you would like to receive CDCAN's extensive reporting, write to Marty. CDCAN's work is entirely funded by the donations of...
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS October 2023 Succession Planning Thursday 10/26/2023 at 6 pm Zoom presentation with Good Shepherd Fund Stephanie Johnson and Ben Johnson (a family business started in Santa Cruz by their grandfather) will give a Zoom presentation, focusing on succession planning and related services offered by GSF. Ben will address the...
Self-Determination is now available for any regional center client who chooses it but it sure isn't running smoothly. Tentatively, I think it is getting a little better but boy howdy, is there room for improvement to continue.If I can be of any help, please feel...
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Hello all, I want to thank everyone who attended the All Staff meeting on Wednesday. I hope that these meetings continue to feel productive and informative. Please feel free to submit any topics that you might want to discuss, or any trainings you feel you would like to...
Dear Imagine friends and family, The film festival returns on October 25th. We're excited to bring this premier event back to Santa Cruz and hope you'll join us. You can buy your tickets now, just click RIGHT HERE. If the price seems steep, please reach out to me or Patty. We...
The annual Holiday Fundraising Campaign went very well. As of this writing, with a couple of days to go, we have not quite reached the goal of $50,000, but we have passed $49,000. Considering that last year was the first time we raised more than...
Dear Imagine friends and family, Greetings to you all. I want to start by reminding everyone that the Delta variant of the virus which causes COVID-19 is here and spreading quickly. Although vaccinated people remain well protected against serious illness, as with past variants, we are...
Dean is excited to start his new life in Santa Cruz. He loves to bike on his tandem and trike, swim, play with balls of all kinds, and hang out with people! Dean has an older sister, Emma, and a younger brother, Nate, who he...