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Please Join Us in Thanking All Faith Leaders During Clergy Appreciation Month in October I began collecting crosses when I served ELCA Global Mission. I found it fascinating how various cultures portrayed this symbol of redemption. For instance, in Liberia, bullet casings

By Leah Smith In 1988, October was established by Congress as Disability Employment Awareness Month. The goal of this designated month is to “raise awareness about disability employment issues and to celebrate the contributions of workers with disabilities.” Inarguably, one of the

By Andrea Jennings Transportation is more than just a means of getting around; it’s a gateway to how we all access our community and society. When transportation services are inaccessible, disabled individuals are excluded from many aspects of life, including employment opportunities

Rhonda Clark, 55, has spastic cerebral palsy. “I wasn’t supposed to live past 48 hours. I jokingly tell people I have cerebral palsy, but it doesn’t have me.” Rhonda started going to Easterseals camp in Wisconsin from 1981 to the early 90s.

Hard Data Proves Mosaic at HomeⓇ Improves Quality of Life for Those Served While staff intuitively know Mosaic at Home—the nonprofit’s 24/7 residential, shared living service best improves the quality of life for those we serve—Mosaic also has the hard, primary data

The Backbone of the Mosaic Workforce Every year, the second week in September is set aside as Direct Support Professional Recognition Week, which this year is September 8-14. Direct Support Professionals, often called DSPs, are the employees and Home Providers who work

By Mike Ervin If you ride public transit trains here in Chicago, at each boarding platform you will see a couple storage boxes made of silver metal. Each of those boxes contains what’s called a gap filler, which is a fiberglass square 

By Ashira Greenberg Sex education is a sensitive topic that garners a lot of attention in news and media. While sex education is intended to keep people safe and prepare youth for life, many people get uncomfortable with how to approach the

Steven’s Life is Action-Packed When staffing shortages forced another provider to suddenly close the group home serving Steven Strennen, his mother Leanne Carpenter turned to Mosaic for support.  Leanne said she called Mosaic “in a panic.” The staff there, who already knew

By Dom Evans When I was in high school, I didn’t understand that my guidance counselor should be helping me figure out what colleges I wanted to attend. I believe this was largely because of ableism. My guidance counselor would occasionally see