Change Incorporated was established in 2009, as a community based organization that provides recovery for mental health clients throughout the State of Connecticut. Change Inc. is Commissioned on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), a provider for Allied Community Resource Inc. and Advanced Behavioral Health. Our services are provided throughout the following counties within Connecticut: Litchfield, Hartford, Tolland, Windham, New London, Middlesex, and New Haven. Change Inc. provides daily assistance to individuals with many different disabilities by trained professionals that provide in-home services to help them live and enjoy a productive, independent, and fulfilling life.

KidsVoice is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit legal agency that provides a voice of hope, a voice for rights, and a voice of experience for abused, neglected, and at-risk children in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. KidsVoice is recognized as a national model for multidisciplinary child advocacy. Each child we represent works with an attorney and a social service professional who customize their advocacy and support to the unique and specific needs of the child. Our holistic approach to advocacy goes beyond the courtroom. We help clients get the health, educational, and social services they need. We continue to work with clients through age 24—several years after they have aged out of the foster care system—to help them remove roadblocks to housing, health, and employment, so they can live independently as adults.

Founded in 1983 in Western Pennsylvania by a coalition of concerned community and business leaders, Dollar Energy Fund, Inc. has grown to become the largest hardship fund in Pennsylvania and one of the largest in the country. Our organization has been there for those who need help with their utility bills and the need is growing due to increased costs of everyday living expenses and severe winters. These circumstances have caused our average utility assistance grant to increase, which means we are able to help fewer families with the same amount of money.

Jewish Family and Community Services (JFCS) helps individuals and families through life’s changes and challenges. We do so by providing comprehensive, innovative social services and empowering people with the resources and supports they need to improve their lives and regain self-sufficiency and stability. www.jfcspgh.org

HAP is a private non-profit organization providing services for adults with disabilities & early childhood education to young children of all abilities. We are supported through funds from Beaver County Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, the Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit, and the Office of Development Programs.

Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh, a 106-year-old private nonprofit, is a leader in programs and services for people of all ages who are blind, vision impaired, or have other disabilities. We believe in independence through rehabilitation. Our mission is to change the lives of persons with vision loss and other disabilities by fostering independence and individual choice. We offer comprehensive and personalized computer instruction, employment and vocational services, personal adjustment to blindness training, in-home instruction, low vision services, vision screenings for children and adults, and an industrial employment program. We also offer employment support services in Fayette, Greene, and Washington counties, and in Somerset County we offer children vision screenings, transportation services, and support groups. BVRS is accredited by the National Accreditation Council for Blind and Low Vision Services (NAC).

The vision of the Women's Center & Shelter is to end domestic violence and create safe spaces for help, healing, and hope. Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh provides a 24-hour crisis hotline, temporary shelter, counseling and support groups, legal and medical advocacy, children's programs, and support services for victims of intimate partner violence and their children. Our services are free and confidential. We also provide school and community education and professional training on the scope and dynamics of domestic violence.

TSI provides an array of housing and support services, designed to meet the needs and preferences of individuals who have psychiatric or intellectual disabilities. We embrace a person-centered approach to service delivery. Using the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Approach and Everyday Lives Philosophy, staff assists individuals with the identification of personal strengths, skill building and empowerment. The goal of these efforts is to enable the individual to achieve role recovery—that is, defining and resuming life on their terms. The development of natural supports is also an important focus in this process.

Life’sWork of Western PA is a non-profit organization empowering people to live the life they choose. We partner with people with disabilities, people with other barriers and young adults to pursue their hopes and dreams through strengthening workplace abilities, building life skills and developing meaningful relationships. Since our founding in 1927, more than 100,000 individuals of all ages with disabilities or other employment barriers have utilized the services of Life’sWork to achieve independence and self-sufficiency. On average we serve over 2,000 clients a year ranging from youth as young as 14 to adults, as well as people with other barriers to employment, including at-risk youth, single parents, people transitioning off public assistance, as well as families facing economic crises. There is one thing that all of the people we serve do have in common: they want to work. Most importantly, they are very proud of their accomplishments, and so are we. We take pride in our efforts day in and day out to achieve our goal of ‘making lives work better’ for the benefit of our clients and, ultimately for the benefit of our Western Pennsylvania community. At Life’sWork, we believe everyone has a right to meaningful employment. Our vision is to be one of the foremost resources in Western PA and recognized for our high quality and innovative community rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities or other barriers to employment. We envision compassionate, inclusive and equitable communities where all individuals have an opportunity to thrive.

Since 1952, Light of Life has been a place where hope and healing meet for men, women, and families experiencing homelessness, poverty, or addiction. We transform lives through the love of Christ. A nonprofit, Christian organization, Light of Life Rescue Mission employs a skilled, caring team who teach, counsel and mentor people in need. Light of Life empowers men, women and children to achieve lifelong self-sufficiency, healthy, spirit-filled living and ongoing growth both personally and professionally. Light of Life collaborates with many area agencies to help those it serves to receive the most appropriate and highest quality care available. More than 1,000 individuals seeking hope for a better life pass through the Mission's doors each year. Light of Life is supported primarily by individual donors and is bountifully blessed by the services of numerous volunteers and other partners.

For over 80 years, Summit School has been Inspiring Learning. We do this based on a progressive education philosophy that matters even more in the rapidly changing 21st century. Our students learn by doing. They gain mastery of skills by solving real world dilemmas in preparation for a future world we cannot predict. Our mission remains: Summit School provides a challenging curriculum within a caring environment to help students develop their full potential. We Inspire. We make true Learning happen. We are Inspiring Learning. Summit is accredited by SACS and SAIS, with a total enrollment of 620 girls and boys in grades Junior Kindergarten through Grade 9.