Community Choices

10/30/2025

Congratulations to the team at Good Judys Espresso & Bagel Bar for completing the LEAP: Front Line Staff training for their owners and assistant managers!

This training helps employees learn strategies for communication, training, and supporting their coworkers with and without disabilities to create more inclusive workplaces.

10/07/2025

The Disability Resource Expo: Reaching Out for Answers is just around the corner on Oct. 18th! Interested in helping make the event a success? Sign up to be a volunteer! There is still a need for folks to help out throughout the day, but particularly in the morning between 9:30-12:30! Sign up today!

The DisAbility Expo is an annual event that showcases the many resources the Champaign-County community has for people who experience all kinds of disabilities. This is a fully volunteer-run event, so your support truly makes this event possible! There are lots of tasks for volunteers to complete th...

09/15/2025

Support Community Choices through Payroll Deductions!
Are you a University of Illinois employee interested in donating to Community Choices during the University of Illinois's Campus Charitable Fund Drive (CCFD)? The campaign starts Tuesday, September 17th and lasts until November 12th.

How to Give
Go to ccfd.illinois.edu/give/. You will be able to log in via your campus log in. If you had a payroll deduction set up last year for CCFD, elect to modify your existing gift. If you did not give through CCFD last year you will start a new gift. Community Choices is part of Community Shares of Illinois. You can find us by searching for Community Choices in the Charity Picker. Our SECA Code is: 903-0700

09/09/2025

If you are a member of the Common Ground Food Co-Op (a fellow local cooperative!), We hope that you will vote for Community Choices in their owner elections and Round Up for Good program! Please tell your fellow Common Ground owners to support us as well!

Common Ground Owners should have received an email in the last few days with the subject "Common Ground Owner Elections". All you need to do is click "Vote Now" and choose Community Choices as one of 10 organizations you can vote for! The organizations chosen usually get between $3000-$5000 in donations!

Ballots must be submitted by 9/10/25 at 8pm, so don't wait!

09/08/2025

We are excited to announce our first Co-Op Meeting of the fall on Thursday, Sept. 11th from 6-7:15pm!

Guests from PACE, Inc. Center for Independent Living's PSW Matching Program will be joining us to hear all about how they can support self-advocates and families find PSWs as part of the Home Based Support waiver program. If you have been wanting more PSWs, but weren't sure where to find good candidates, this would be a great session to attend! Program organizers Eric Enger and Paula Vanier will be presenting!

Here's the Details:
WHAT: CC CO-OP Meeting - Learn about PACE's PSW Matching Services
DATE: Thursday, Sept. 11th
TIME: 6:00-7:15pm
LOCATION: CC Offices! [New space for these events!] - We're excited to offer this event in our new, larger conference room!
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Anyone looking for or considering hiring PSWs to provide 1:1 Support. All are welcome! CC Membership not required, please invite your friends if they are interested!

09/04/2025

A big thank you to the Community Foundation of East Central Illinois for donating the conference table and chairs they were no longer needing for our new conference room! We can't wait to get to work in the new space with this perfectly timed gift! Way to share resources!

08/14/2025

Are you new to our Coop and want to connect with other members? Come to our New Member Mixer!

Sign up at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIv3GjaeEjsgY-mg4gZooaC6blwfwwqY__Ugx_FQ2lFccDlw/viewform?usp=header.

07/31/2025

07/28/2025

07/14/2025

Come join the team! Community Choices is currently hiring a Driver/Social Event Support staff. Check out the job description and apply on Indeed! Got questions? Contact Becca at becca@communitychoicesinc.org.

https://www.indeed.com/job/driver-event-support-staff-adults-intellectual-disabilities-91610fcbc6704056?_gl=1*1wipevu*_gcl_au*OTA3NzkwNjYyLjE3NTA3OTY1NDY.*_ga*MTgxOTkxODY3My4xNzUwNzk2NTQ2*_ga_5KTMMETCF4*czE3NTI1MTk3NTIkbzEwJGcwJHQxNzUyNTE5NzUyJGo2MCRsMCRoMA..

06/02/2025

Congratulations to Urbana Park District for completing our LEAP Front Line Staff Training with their Summer Camp leaders and Aquatics managers!

LEAP: Leaders in Employing All People is a collaborative project between Community Choices and DSC that aims to educate Champaign County employers on the benefits of hiring employees with disabilities. Our frontline staff training furthers that education by educating supervisors and staff on accommodations, learning styles and communication that ultimately lead to more successful job placements for all employees.

If you are interested in either of our LEAP trainings, please contact our Lead Employment Specialist, Ashley Withers (ashley@communitychoicesinc.org)