Category: Services
A focus on goals helps Gabe achieve independent living
Learn how personalized care allows Gabe to experience meaningful, satisfying, and independent living in his own home.
Passion to help others led Stacy to a career as a DSP
Working at GoodLife is more than just a job. Each direct support professional (DSP) is uniquely drawn to GoodLife’s mission to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve. As an intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) services provider, our staff are our backbone. We love to pair DSP’s with the right residential home to champion their strengths,… read more
Gratitude, generosity, and tax credit initiatives make a difference at GoodLife
Learn how your contribution to GoodLife can support interdependent communities with a COVID-resistant care model and qualify for a Kansas tax credit. Your donation can make twice the impact.
How Cheyenne found purpose and stability as a DSP
COVID shutdowns led Cheyenne to find a more stable job. She found GoodLife, and a passion for caring for people with I/DD and a career as a live-in DSP.
GoodLife & Koinonia: Partnering to stabilize the DSP workforce and improve care
Learn how GoodLife U’s partnership with Koinonia, an I/DD community service provider in Northeast Ohio, led to healthy labor solutions and more.
Meet Christine: Advocate, partner, and friend of GoodLife
More than a board member and donor, Christine Rolston is a lifelong advocate for people with disabilities, leveraging technology and relationships to support GoodLife.
GoodLife nursing infuses technology for better community-based care
No one saw the COVID-19 pandemic coming. So while GoodLife wasn’t anticipating a global health emergency, our well-established service models that have been equipped with iLink Technologies enabled our nurses and clinical staff to keep residents and direct support professionals (DSPs) as healthy and safe as possible.
Meet Jenny: Living the good life at the Neighborhood Network
Meet Jenny Lillistand, one of GoodLife’s first Neighborhood Network residents. Jenny shares what it’s like to live, work, and play in her community.
GoodLife partners with ANCOR to empower community providers
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller GoodLife and ANCOR (the American Network of Community Options and Resources) both strive to powerfully impact the lives of individuals with disabilities by redefining what’s possible for independence. Together, we can leverage technology and humanity with innovative approaches, empowering stronger and more inclusive communities. ANCOR … read more
Children’s Services expands to support more children and impact communities
GoodLife’s North Star Child Development Center is expanding in 2021 – we’re growing our classrooms, capacity, staff, and enrollment eligibility to serve more children, both typically developing and those who need more support. The center is home to two Children’s Services programs: the North Star Academy (NSA) is an early intensive behavioral intervention program serving children with intellectual and developmental… read more
