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CCS provides essential supports to people with intellectual disabilities and autism

Champlain Community Services (CCS), Inc., now celebrating its 55th year of serving our community, offers coordinated one-to-one supported employment, home & shared living, school-to-career transition, and community supports to adults and children with intellectual disabilities and autism in Chittenden, Grand Isle, and Franklin Counties, Vermont. We also promote and coordinate self-advocacy activities, and offer crisis (24 hour on-call response) and respite (staffing and coordination of additional hours)

A small, family-centered organization providing lifelong supports, CCS offers personalized, intentional service. We work closely with each individual — and the people important to them — to help them create a fulfilling life respectful of his or her unique goals and dreams.

12/20/2025

Some memories of the Holiday Party at Elley-Long . . .

12/19/2025

Hi spirits, lots of pizza and great shared treats at the CCS community's annual holiday gathering on Thursday. We also held a food Drive, coordinated by our Employment & Education team, which delivered 223 lbs of food to the Colchester Food Shelf. Well done, CCS!

12/17/2025

This is your reminder we have 3 days left in our Theta Massage And Bodywork LLC. raffle. Go to ccs-vt.networkforgood.com to make a donation. Every $20. donation is a chance to win a 90 minuet massage at Theta. The more you donate the more chances you have to win.
Make sure you put raffle in the comments for your donation to count!

12/15/2025

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT

Please help us congratulate Dino, who was recently voted Employee of the Quarter at Vermont Flight Academy by his peers!

Dino earned this award because he shows up every day ready to jump in and start working. He is always willing to take on any task or challenge and has built strong relationships with his coworkers, who know they can count on him. At Vermont Flight Academy, Dino supports aircraft cleaning and assists with the inspection process, helping keep inspections on track.

Not only did Dino receive this recognition, but his team also surprised him with a new tool cart, tools, and a flashlight to make his job easier and help him be even more efficient.
We are incredibly proud of Dino and grateful to Vermont Flight Academy for being such a supportive workplace. ✈️👏

12/12/2025

Bridging Recap!
From Bridging Coordinator Liz Underwood.

If this post had a soundtrack, it would definitely be “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?”

This week, we barely had a moment to sit still. Our students were on the move with visits to WCAX-TV , Generator , ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Vermont Flight Academy and The Pop for some lively pickleball. We wrapped it all up with an awesome Hip Hop session with Rose from 2inspire DANCE .

The holiday break might be creeping closer, but we’re not ready to hibernate just yet. We’ve got a couple more sessions ahead—and I’ve got some fun things planned. Stay tuned!

12/08/2025

🎬 Movie of the Month is back on Tuesday, December 16!

We’ll be showing a 20-minute video written and acted by Green Mountain Self-Advocates, featuring real stories about speaking up, knowing your rights, and living the life you choose.

🍿 Popcorn and drinks included!

Presented by the DEIA Committee

12/05/2025

On Tuesday we were proud to welcome state representatives Brian Minier, Edye Graning, Doug Bishop, Anthony Micklus, Bridget Burkhardt, Chea Waters Evans and Sarah “Sarita” Austin to CCS.
They listened to stories from families, staff and the individuals we support to gain a deeper understanding of our work, our challenges and the resources needed to help our community thrive.

Thank you to everyone that came out to join us.
Special thanks to August First for giving us wonderful treats to share with everyone.

12/04/2025

BRIDGING UPDATE from Liz Underwood, Coordinator:

This week, we started with a pivot. Luckily, our students are wonderfully flexible, and we adjusted our schedules to take some time learning about Judy Heumann and the Capital Crawl. Today, we split off into our pod groups to learn about money, ice cream, and art.

Next week, we continue into the new session with trips to WCAX-TV, Generator, and Succeed, among other fun spots. Friday, we will have more dancing with Rose, which will hopefully keep us warm in this wintery weather.

12/02/2025

We are now live on Instagram!
Come follow us.

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12/01/2025

Please join us tomorrow, December 2nd, at 2:00 PM at CCS!
We are excited to welcome six of our local representatives for a community conversation. This is a great opportunity to share what matters most to you, what is working well, what you hope to see continue and what areas need more attention.
Special Thanks to August First for providing treats.

11/26/2025

Give a little, relax a lot!
Now through December 20, every $20 donation to CCS enters you into a drawing for a free 90 minute massage at Theta Massage And Bodywork LLC.

To enter, visit our Donation page https://ccs-vt.networkforgood.com/, make a donation of $20 or more, choose Annual Fund, and write raffle in the notes.

Theta Massage and Body Work believes in promoting vitality, mobility, and balance. Intentional therapeutic massage is at the core of their practice. They pair compassionate care with a continually growing hands on skill set to support each client on their unique wellness journey.

A little support and a little relaxation can go a long way.

Address

512 Troy Avenue
Colchester, VT
05446

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4pm
Tuesday	8am - 4pm
Wednesday	8am - 4pm
Thursday	8am - 4pm
Friday	8am - 4pm

Telephone

+18026550511

Website

http://www.ccs-vt.org/

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Our Story

Champlain Community Services (CCS), Inc. is in its 53rd year of serving our community. We provide essential, coordinated supports - at work, at home, in school, for life - to Vermonters with intellectual disabilities and autism. Our goal is to build a community where everyone participates, and everyone belongs.

Our services are intentional, carefully coordinated, and highly personalized. We work closely with each individual — and their families and other people important to them — to support them in creating a life directed by her or his unique goals and dreams.

A true grassroots success story, CCS was founded by the family members of people with intellectual disabilities and has emerged as a recognized leader in its field.

CCS partners with dozens of employers across all sectors of the economy on our national-award-winning supported employment program, Way2Work. Through Way2Work we offer a unique continuum of employment training, placement, and career development from the pre-vocational stage through retirement. Our consumers are succeeding at employment - and self-employment - in the competitive economy, while helping employers strengthen and diversify their workforces.