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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 group homes to their own homes under the visionary leadership of the former Executive Director, Jeffrey Strully. Today, we provide a comprehensive range of individualized services, such as Adaptive Skills, Employment Services, Supported Living, and Self-Determination services. Our commitment includes supports for individuals who come from multilingual backgrounds or are deaf and hard of hearing, ensuring services are personalized for all.
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Impact Report 2023
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 language and with the utmost respect to their culture. Jay Nolan will continue delivering services that are essential and personalized. Click Here to read the full report.
Impact Report 2022
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 and pursue their path to happiness. The Circle evolves with the needs of the individual. It opens up opportunities for the individual to explore new and existing things they may not have explored before. Read the Full Report.
Impact Report 2021
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 characterized by happiness, challenges and achievements, exploration, and growth over time… – Read The Report
Impact Report 2020
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 a small group of people can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has” – Read the Report
Impact Report 2019
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 a lead in person-centered, self-determined pursuit of happiness for individuals we support. – Read the Report
Impact Report 2018
Jay Nolan Community Services is a unique organization. JNCS transitioned from a traditional provider organization to one that supports people in individualized and personalized ways. In 2015 the Centers of Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) called for a transformation of services and core competencies to include community based, person-centered support. Twenty-five years ago, JNCS had already begin… – Read the Report
Impact Report 2017
Relationships are very complex for all of us and the old adage of “better to have loved and lost than never loved at all” is an important idea to consider. We all want to be surrounded by people who care of and about us, however, it is not easy. For people with disabilities, especially people who do not communicate easily or people have trouble regulating their movements and bodites, it is even a little more complex… Read the Report
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Jay Nolan Community Services believes that all individuals we support have the right to effective means of communication and opportunities to have a voice and control in the delivery of their supports and in their lives. All people have the following specific communication rights in their daily interactions.
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The mission of Jay Nolan Community Services, Inc. (JNCS) is to enable individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Developmental Disabilities to live fulfilling lives as members of the community by providing support services customized to their individual needs.
Working at JNCS requires unwavering dedication, stamina, and hard work– both physical and mental. While it is a challenging, it also offers profound rewards for those who look past its demands and approach the job with compassion. Jay Nolan has been supporting children and adults with autism, as well as other disabilities, since 1975.
The leadership team at Jay Nolan Community Services strives to assure that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities receive the right kinds of supports and assistance so that they can pursue their hopes and dreams and live to their full potential within the community.
Jay Nolan Community Services believes that all individuals we support have the right to effective means of communication and opportunities to have a voice and control in the delivery of their supports and in their lives. All people have the following specific communication rights in their daily interactions.
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Jay Nolan Community Services, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. You may view our latest 990 information here.