Every Person living a quality life.

* Empowered
* Included
* Embraced

Our agency living our mission.

* Strong
* Respected
* Visionary

Jay Nolan Community Services, Inc. a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, was established in 1975 by members of the Autism Society of LA. Initially named Programs for the Developmentally Handicapped, Inc.

In 1992, JNCS began changing the way it provided services. The organization closed its group homes and began providing supports to people to enable them to live in their own homes, have jobs, and participate in other valued activities during the day. Today, JNCS provides an array of support services in Southern California and its surrounding counties and in Santa Clara County, offering individualized planning guided by the needs and wishes of the person receiving services and his or her circle of support.

JNCS believes that:

• All people have capacities and gifts.
• All people need a sense of belonging to a community.
• All people contribute to a community.
• All people can live in their own home with the right support.
• All people should be treated with dignity and respect and have a right to privacy.
• All people have the right to be heard and their ideas acknowledged.

JNCS' philosophy is based on the belief that with the right kinds of support and assistance, individuals with disabilities can pursue their hopes and dreams and live to their full potential within the community. IT IS AN IDEAL OF INCLUSION RATHER THAN EXCLUSION AND SEGREGATION.

For hundreds of members and their families, JNCS is the solution to what can seem to be insurmountable problems.