2025 Self-Advocacy Conferences & Events
As we move into 2025, the landscape for self-advocacy and neurodiversity continues to expand with numerous conferences and events designed to empower individuals with disabilities and their families. These gatherings […]
Self-Advocacy: What It Means and Why It Matters
Who can be a self-advocate? To answer this question, it is important to first define what self-advocacy means. The textbook definition is: “speaking up for oneself and one’s interests.” But […]
Action Alert – Make sure the CA budget includes community services
Whoever you are, Whatever your reason for caring: Are you a person receiving services? Do you have a family member receiving services? Do you work in support of people who […]
California COVID-19 relief package information
Last week, the California Legislature approved an immediate relief and stimulus package for families and businesses hit hardest by the COVID-19 recession. Here is how it may affect certain JNCS […]
JNCS Supports Advocacy For Racial Justice – Ways to Help
At Jay Nolan Community Services we are honored to serve members of all races and ethnicities, wherever the need exists. In our 45 years of service, we have always been […]
Action Alert: California Budget Cuts to Disability Services
This week we have an important thing for all of us to participate in: to advocate for our community. There’s a lot of discussion and voting going on with regard to budgets […]
JNCS Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month
April is Autism Acceptance Month, and therefore a time to talk about Autism from a place of empowerment. Just a few years ago, this month was dedicated to Autism Awareness, […]
Tell Congress: Include People With Disabilities in Coronavirus Relief Bill!
Jay Nolan Community Services is dedicated to making sure the individuals we support stay healthy and receive the support they need during the Coronavirus outbreak. That being said, JNCS fully […]
Regional Center Legislative Town Hall
The North LA County Regional Center (NLACRC) is hosting a Legislative Town Hall on Thursday, February 27th. Self-advocates, families members, service providers, and interested parties will be discussing issues facing […]