We create a nurturing environment and innovative opportunities for adults with disabilities to empower growth and unity in our community.
ABOUT US
DANI provides a full continuum of services to neurodivergent adults, equipping them to live independently and take their full place in community life. Central to our approach is our commitment to championing inclusivity and empowerment through pioneering person-directed services, where we enhance and unlock individual strengths through life skills training and personal goal actualization. Unique needs, goals, and abilities are at the forefront of planning and service delivery.
Our flagship ACE Program offers a structured environment for personal development and social engagement. Every participant works with staff to create Goal Action Plans (GAPs), ensuring active involvement in shaping their own futures, whether they aim to build new life skills, develop vocational skills, or become more engaged in their community. Our dedicated staff provide a wide range of activities to align with our participants’ goals and interests. Our campuses are hubs for belonging that foster friendships, a sense of purpose, and community. Participants contribute and integrate into society through active involvement, volunteering, and employment and participate in the life of their communities.
Our Vocational initiatives bridge the gap to meaningful employment. Tailored pre-employment training, hands-on job coaching, and long-term support ensure that neurodivergent job-seekers are prepared for and can maintain successful employment. While structured skill development through in person classes in hospitality and technology, with industry-recognized certifications and adapted instruction for neurodivergent adults.
DANI is building a world that celebrates each individual's unique abilities, where everyone can thrive and achieve a dignified, independent life as equal members of their community.
OUR APPROACH
Success hinges on the dedicated effort one puts into their goals. This is why we meticulously plan and structure personalized programs to ensure a perfect fit for each individual.
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Identify
Our expert team collaborates with individuals and their network, to understand needs, interests, and desires - recognizing each person's unique talents, potential, and self-advocated life goals.
We have developed methodologies through art and music that have increased their ability to communicate thoughts, feelings, and desires.
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Develop
Our Goal Action Programs (GAPs) are tailored to each individual and fashioned to elevate unique skills and talents. GAPs feature clearly defined tasks and milestones, along with regular assessments, to ensure optimal results.
No activities are preset; all our efforts are specifically directed towards achieving goals and enhancing unique skills and talents.
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Empower
Our multidisciplinary staff, mentors, and volunteers give systematic guidance to develop individual strengths.
We appreciate that there's an individual with dreams and aspirations just like everyone else. Our focus is on using individuals' skills to foster independence, self-satisfaction, and to become a valued member of their community.
OUR PARTNERS
OUR HISTORY
Founded on the mindset to change and do better, we are not looking to do the same thing, we want to do something different.
Since our inception in 2006 by a group of parents faced with the public support ending for their children with developmental disabilities at the age of 21, we have always put the individual and their support network first.
We have grown substantially into a dynamic and innovative charity, consistently setting new standards, while maintaining our dedication to engaging support networks to incorporate their needs, thoughts, and knowledge.
We currently serve over 400 individuals annually, and operate five dual-purpose social enterprises that financially support the charity and provide practical job training and employment opportunities for our participants.
Parent Action Group Formed
2006
1st Gala Dinner
2007
Pilot Location Opened
1st Social Enterprise Launched
2010
2008
First Full-Scale Campus Opened
2013
DANI Café Opened
2014
25 Participants Reached
First Vocational Partner Stalco
2017
2015
Second Full-Scale Campus Opened
2020
47 Participants Reached
2023
First Residence Opened | WorkWise Launched
2024
STEP Launched
2025
Growth Target: 60 ACE Participants
2026
“The amazing staff at DANI always find a way to help me achieve my goals.”