PROJECT GENESIS
PO BOX 799, WILLIMANTIC, CT 06226 www.projectgenesis.us

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PROJECT GENESIS, INC. IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORTS AND TRAINING THAT EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO PROMOTE THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND ACHIEVE AND SUSTAIN THEIR FULL RANGE OF RIGHTS AND LIFE EXPERIENCES.

PROJECT GENESIS, INC. PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT AND TRAINING THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT TO ADULTS AND STUDENTS WITH RANGE OF DISABILITIES. WE BELIEVE THAT EACH PERSON WHO DESIRES TO LIVE AND WORK IN THEIR COMMUNITY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL, REGARDLESS OF THE OBSTACLES THEY FACE. OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE INDEPENDENCE OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY EMPOWERING THEM TO ACHIEVE AND SUSTAIN THEIR FULL RANGE OF RIGHTS AND LIFE EXPERIENCES. OUR TEAM IS DEDICATED TO MEETING EACH CONSUMER'S UNIQUE NEEDS AND AMBITIONS, EMPOWERING THEM TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE, PRODUCTIVE, AND VALUED MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.

FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES (ADS), OUR JOBS PROGRAM HELPS CONNECTICUT ADULTS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF DISABILITIES OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT IN THEIR CHOSEN FIELD. WE PROVIDE VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS, EVALUATIONS, JOB DEVELOPMENT AND ON-SITE TRAINING TO ENSURE A POSITIVE JOB MATCH AND A SMOOTH TRANSITION. IN 2020, WE ALSO CONTINUED PROVIDING "LEVEL UP" TRANSITION SERVICES THROUGH ADS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES TO HELP PREPARE THEM FOR THE WORKPLACE, COLLEGE AND LIFE. FUNDED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM WORKS IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT PROVIDING TRANSITION SERVICES AND ACADEMIC SUPPORTS TO STUDENTS RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. WE BELIEVE THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THE RIGHT SUPPORTS AND THAT EVERY STUDENT SHOULD HAVE CREATIVE AND INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES. OUR MODEL ALSO ALLOWS US TO CREATE A PROGRAM THAT WORKS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL STUDENT, WHICH IS WHY WE WERE ABLE TO RESPOND RAPIDLY DURING THE ONSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WHEN SCHOOLS CLOSED IN EARLY SPRING. WE SHIFTED OUR SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL TO VIRTUAL, ONLINE SUPPORTS, WHILE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES WERE PUT ON HOLD. FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, OUR ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY (ABI) WAIVER PROGRAM HELPS BRAIN INJURY SURVIVORS LEARN TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR OWN HOMES AND COMMUNITIES. WE HELP SURVIVORS PURSUE WORK GOALS THROUGH PRE-VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT. WE ALSO ASSIST IN ACCESSING COMMUNITY RESOURCES SUCH AS SOCIAL SERVICE, HEALTH, ENTERTAINMENT, RELIGIOUS, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CONNECTICUT'S BRAIN INJURY ALLIANCE (BIAC), PROJECT GENESIS PROUDLY SPONSORS AND HOSTS MONTHLY BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUPS THAT DRAW SURVIVORS AND FAMILIES FROM CENTRAL AND EASTERN CONNECTICUT. THE MEETINGS ARE CO-FACILITATED BY SURVIVORS AND OUR STAFF, GIVING SURVIVORS THE CHANCE TO MEET IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER, AND DEMONSTRATE A LEADERSHIP ROLE. THE SUPPORT GROUPS FOSTER NATURAL THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIPS, ENHANCE SOCIAL SKILLS AND SELF-CARE, BUILD UNITY, AND PROMOTE ADVOCACY. DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, OUR DEDICATED ABI DIRECT CARE PROFESSIONALS WERE DEEMED ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES AND CONTINUED TO PROVIDE NECESSARY AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO OUR ABI SURVIVORS DURING THIS UNPRECEDENTED PANDEMIC. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO CHANGE IN-PERSON SUPPORT GROUPS TO ONLINE, VIRTUAL GATHERINGS. IN 2020, PROJECT GENESIS PROVIDED INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT SERVICES TO OVER 240 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. SUCCESS FOR PROJECT GENESIS IS TRULY MEASURED BY THE SUCCESSES OF THE CONSUMERS WE SERVE. THEY COURAGEOUSLY DARE TO DREAM, CHART A COURSE, AND DO THE HARD WORK NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. EACH TIME WE WITNESS A CONSUMER'S SUCCESS, WE ARE HUMBLED, INSPIRED, AND GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF THEIR AMAZING JOURNEY.

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