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Stories

By reading these personal stories, you’ll learn how the support we receive from individuals and businesses helps provide children and adults with disabilities with the guidance and skills they need to achieve their education and employment goals, as well as the self-confidence to feel empowered to lead independent, full lives. You’ll also begin to understand how the impact of our work goes beyond the individual served.

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Felipe

If you take a look behind the scenes of The Viscardi Center’s cafeteria, you will find a young man wearing a beanie and an apron, working tirelessly to provide the students of Henry Viscardi School with their appetizing meals every day. This young man is Felipe. A...

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Julie

Disability Entrepreneurship Institute, Business Owner  Julie has always had one enduring dream: to run her own business. Since completing The Viscardi Center’s entrepreneurship pilot program, taking second place in its Founders with Disabilities PitchFest...

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Elizabeth

Employment Services for Veterans, Participant Elizabeth gained international knowledge while serving eight years in the U.S. Army. Her duties focused on human intelligence collection and analysis and included a tour of Iraq. But after being discharged, Elizabeth...

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Dianna

Henry Viscardi School, Parent   Going on a weekend trip to New York City with classmates. Attending prom. Planning for the future. For Petros, Class of 2022, his senior year at the Henry Viscardi School was one to remember. For his mother, it revealed the...

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Chris

Henry Viscardi School, Class of 2016 As a child, Chris aspired to be named valedictorian of his graduating high school class. Years later, in 2016, he accomplished just that at the Henry Viscardi School. These days, with a career in investigative journalism taking...

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Richard

A decade ago, Richard graduated from the Henry Viscardi School with a mission. He wanted to find a way to advocate for others with disabilities as they navigate higher education, employment, and community living This compelled him to pursue his PhD in clinical...

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