When Quality Connections (QC) began 25 years ago, it had a simple but powerful mission: to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve independence and success. This month, QC will celebrate its silver anniversary not with a party, but by expanding its impact in Northern Arizona. The organization is taking over the operation of the Helping Hands Agency, a consortium of eight group homes and an adult day program in Page. The move more than doubles the scale of QC’s services, said Armando … [Read more...] about Quality Connections Marks 25 Years with Major Expansion to Page
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Setting Up Your Workspace for Success in 2021
Last year, having a home office went from being a luxury for people who telecommuted to a necessity for a huge part of our population. Work-life balance took on a whole new meaning as we tried to be productive while having children, pets and partners around 24/7. Although everyone is hopeful that more people will be able to safely return to their traditional workplaces in 2021, it’s likely that home offices will be with us for the immediate future. We at QC Office (qcoffice.org) would like to … [Read more...] about Setting Up Your Workspace for Success in 2021
How Non-Profits and Charitable Giving Changed in 2020
When a 75-foot Norway Spruce was delivered to Rockefeller Center to serve as the complex’s iconic Christmas tree this year, it showed up looking a little worse for wear. It was bedraggled and a bit scraggly. It was shedding its thin needles all over the place. It was described as a really tall Charlie Brown tree. Lots of clever comments were made in the news and on social media about it being a perfect metaphor for the year 2020. The symbolism of the tree was transformed when a tiny … [Read more...] about How Non-Profits and Charitable Giving Changed in 2020
How Quality Connections Removes Barriers to the Workplace
When we empower people with disabilities and remove the barriers that keep them from the workforce, everybody wins. For the person with disabilities, it’s a chance to be gainfully employed and therefore more independent. For communities, it means more people contributing their work and taxes to society. But the biggest winners might be the companies hiring these workers. A 2018 study by the business services company Accenture reported that companies that actively seek to employ people with … [Read more...] about How Quality Connections Removes Barriers to the Workplace
Defining ‘Conscious Capitalism’
Most people know about “corporate social responsibility” (CSR) or have heard of a business being a “good corporate citizen” by supporting non-profits or encouraging their workers to volunteer in the community. Less known is the more recent movement called “conscious capitalism.” It’s the next step that many companies – including Quality Connections – are taking to internalize good corporate citizenship as part of day-to-day operations. What is it? At its core, conscious capitalism is the … [Read more...] about Defining ‘Conscious Capitalism’
QC Learning Finds Temporary Home at Frontiere
For more than 20 years, Quality Connections has helped individuals with disabilities become independent, productive members of our community by providing them with employment opportunities, job training and practical life learning programs. Most people are familiar with us through QC Office, which provides businesses with everything from reams of copy paper to office furnishings, while giving our members hands-on job experience as part of our employment and training services. Quality … [Read more...] about QC Learning Finds Temporary Home at Frontiere
