In 1975, parents from the Autism Society of Los Angele founded Jay Nolan Community Services to create better opportunities for their children. Since these humble beginnings, Jay Nolan has pioneered services that are truly customized to each individual’s needs. In the early 1990s, Jay Nolan became the first organization in California to transition people from […]

Our intention and efforts over the next five to seven years are to expand in both service lines and geographic areas, including in Kern County and the Monterey Peninsula. We made it our mission to build infrastructure around these efforts so that we can provide services that are customized to each person’s needs: in their […]

The Circle of Support brings together all the people invested in a person’s life. Those relationships from a strong foundation for providing support that is customized and individualized. This allows the individuals we serve to feel safe, to let new members into the Circle, and to allow new experiences as they move through their life […]

Jay Nolan Community Services started forty-six years ago with a promise. That promise was to be here, side-by-side, with the people we support in their pursuit of happiness, no matter what. What is the pursuit of happiness? Perhaps it is an extraordinarily ordinary life, lived well. A life well lived represents a life that was […]

Together we have preserved over the years through may challenges. You just see this resiliency in all aspects of the organization where people are making connections and supporting one another. Through difficult times, our team continues to make the mission of Jay Nolan a reality in the lives of people every day. “Never doubt that […]

We subscribe to a core belief that the community is not whole and it’s not healthy until all members have the opportunity to contribute. This weaved into everything that we do from the begining. We believe all individuals with the right of support can live independent and contributing lives. Jay Nolan is committed to being […]