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Making a Difference During a Pandemic

Every day at Nonotuck, we see the difference individuals can make — for other people, for organizations like ours and for their communities as a whole. We can not let Make a Difference Day go by without recognizing the difference that our staff and caregivers make every day in the lives of the people we serve and in our communities.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Shared Living

Do you wonder what shared living is and how it works? Lots of people do. We cover a few frequently asked questions about shared living.

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Celebrating Down Syndrome Awareness Month

In October, we observe Down Syndrome Awareness Month. The month is a chance to celebrate people with Down syndrome, to advocate for acceptance and inclusion for them, and to raise public awareness about the condition.

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Accessible Design Opens Doors

Accessible design helps people with disabilities live full and vibrant lives, enabling them to participate in community activities such as volunteering, working, visiting friends and attending events.

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Webinar Helps Guide Professionals in Supporting Sexuality

The “Supporting Intimacy and Sexuality” webinar was an interactive training that used real-life scenarios and best practice examples to help better understand and support the people Nonotuck works with in the field of intimacy and sexuality.

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Steps to Shared Living

Simple steps will help you share your life and a home with an intellectually or physically disabled person.

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Day Services Fill Important Needs

Nonotuck Resource Associates, Inc., offers community-based day services to individuals with disabilities to help them pursue their interests and develop the skills they need to grow their self-confidence and independence.

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Finding the Right Fit

Finding the right fit between a caregiver and a person with a disability is key to helping a shared living relationship succeed.

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Webinar: Nicky’s Law, Born of Outrage, Aims to Protect People with Disabilities

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Support Helps Shared Living Households Thrive

Nonotuck provides ongoing support to members of shared living households to help the individuals living there thrive.

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“(Through shared living) people with a disability experience a real transformation and discover confidence in themselves; they discover their capacity to make choices, and also find a certain liberty and above all their dignity as human beings.”

Caregiving with Love:
Guide for Shared Living Providers

Learn how Nonotuck developed a love-based ideology of care. We started our shared living program as an alternative to group homes for people with disabilities. Instead, Shared Living creates genuine life transformation for people with disabilities, as well as families and communities. The true power of caregiving is found through hospitality, authenticity, and love.

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