When most people think about giving to charity, they think about the nation’s largest charities, such as the Red Cross, the American Cancer Society, and Save the Children. Yet we should not overlook some of the lesser known nonprofits doing outstanding work on a smaller scale. Heidi Tolliver-Walker looks at one charity right here in the printing industry.
A local services organization that helps those with intellectual or developmental disabilities has rebranded itself. Chief Executive Officer Pam Green has announced that as of Monday, May 1, KCCDD will be known as Thrive Community Services. "We started with some focus groups and we have been having conversations and the feeling was 100 percent in all of our focus groups and community engagement, we were finding that. yes, we needed to rebrand," Green told WGIL on Monday. "We needed to change the name to something that was more exemplary of what we do and what we striving for and what our participants need and want." She tells WGIL that the name change reflects the values of the organization. "Our values certainly right now are choice. When you have choice you can thrive. Community integration, being part of the community. Independence, growth and independence. And opportunity. And, those are the things we want and when all of those come together, when we all
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