Casa Familia

Recent graduates with intellectual disabilities find employment at South Carolina hotel

In the heart of downtown Clemson, South Carolina, the Shepherd Hotel is a community hub buzzing with locals and visitors. Like most hotels, the staff is what makes the difference. But here, the staff also makes it unique. Around 30% of the staff have an intellectual disability. Workers make between $13 and $18 per hour […]

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School Board Member Mary Blanco and the School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognize Casa Familia, Inc.

At the School Board Meeting of April 17, 2024, School Board Member Mary Blanco proffered agenda item B-3, recognizing Casa Familia, Inc. Casa Familia Inc. is a South Florida-based nonprofit organization founded in 2015 by a group of families of loved ones living with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Mobilized by the shared fear of

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Live with Anay featuring the Miami Learning Experience

Excited to continue collaborating with community based organizations in South Florida that serve individuals with intellectual, developmental, and other related disabilities! This month, which is Autism Awareness Month, we’re collaborating with the incredible Miami Learning Experience (@mlelions). Stay tuned for posts this month highlighting both of our organizations and how together we’re impacting our community

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A new affordable housing community in Kendall is a first of it’s kind for South Florida

Adults with intellectual disabilities are getting local affordable housing, a first-of-its-kind community in Miami-Dade County.  The new $42 million community will be developed on a nine-acre site at 11025 SW 84th St. in Kendall thanks to nonprofit Casa Familia and the county.  The abandoned county site — dotted with an aging basketball court, playground and

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Live with Anay featuring the de Moya Foundation

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month! We’re excited to be collaborating with the incredible @thedemoyafoundation throughout the month, showcasing both of our missions and the work we’re doing to help adults in our community reach their potential. Regardless of our individual missions, our collective efforts all lead to improving the lives of adults with disabilities;

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Mar Galcerán makes history as Spain’s first parliamentarian with Down’s syndrome

After being elected to Valencia’s regional assembly, Galcerán says she wants to be seen as a person, not for her disability Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondentTuesday, January 9, 2024 For decades she battled to ensure that people with intellectual disabilities were part of the conversation. The extent of the progress she had made, however,

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