Community of Opportunity

After an exciting, jam-packed week, the very first Transition Academy participants can now call themselves graduates! Last Wednesday, the graduates were honored at a special convocation ceremony and lunch at GateWay Community College in Phoenix. …
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First Place AZ hosted a Global Leadership Institute Symposium Oct. 25-27, 2017 to provide service providers, developers, educators and families with information on building a supportive community, to include fundraising and collaborative strategies with public, …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrLrDNG1Z9M&feature=youtu.beThanks to Dr. Harold Reitman at Different Brains for the recent conversation about housing options for adults with autism. First Place covered a range of topics such as empowering adults, creating a community, setting the bar high and offering …
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The Foundation for Senior Living (FSL) Real Estate Services recently received a loan from the City of Phoenix’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program for the installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) Tesla battery storage system. The …
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By Denise Resnik, Matt’s mom; originally posted on Different Brains  In 1993, we were one of those families. At age 2, our son had just received a diagnosis of autism. Back then, we didn’t know what to …
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On April 26, 2017, we welcomed a group of leaders from across the U.S. (and Australia!). Together, we experienced the supportive community of Greater Phoenix. These pioneering leaders, families and organizations gathered to learn about …
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By Denise Resnik, Matt’s mom; originally posted on Different Brains  While Dr. Seuss was very much part of my childhood, I never memorized or retained more than a few lines of my favorites. Not so for …
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Here is media coverage from the December 6, 2016 groundbreaking for First Place-Phoenix. First Place®AZ held a ceremony for the construction launch of First Place-Phoenix, a new $15 million residential property for adults with autism and different …
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First Place AZ Breaks Ground on 55 Apartments, Residential Training Program and National Leadership Institute in Phoenix First Place®AZ broke ground recently on First Place-Phoenix, a new $15 million residential property for adults with autism and different …
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By Denise Resnik, Matt’s mom; originally posted on Different Brains Community building is a process. It requires vision, passion, grit, resilience and an ability to connect dots—lots of them. It also requires sound strategies and fundamentals, …
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