Center for Achieving Independence

02/21/2026

Highlights of our first two weeks! Enjoy!

02/21/2026

02/20/2026

Welcome to CAI Cafe!
Clients learned about the skills needed to perform different jobs at a restaurant and decided to create their own. We planned a menu, shopped for items, and completed all kitchen prep and cooking. Then, we invited guests from Bardwell Residences, a local senior community, to join us for lunch. CAI clients acted as servers, a host, kitchen staff, and bussers. Together, we served an awesome lunch, and had a great time working as a team!😀

02/19/2026

Such a busy day today at CAI! Sending thanks to our new friends at the Waubonsee Community College Library! They gave us a fantastic presentation and tour, helping us understand the skills necessary to work at a library. We even ran into our friend Curtis from The Neighbor Project. Last, we started our food prep for our big restaurant project tomorrow at Bardwell Residences. What a wonderful day! We'll sleep well tonight!

02/14/2026

Teamwork makes the dream work at CAI! Check out some fun pictures of us working together to meet some goals! Whether it's completing career inventories, playing career role-playing games, or taking a break to play board games or puzzles together, we are a great team!

01/30/2026

We're ready for Monday! Launching the Center for Achieving Independence on February 2nd! Please follow us on this exciting journey as we help neurodiverse adults connect with great job opportunities. Check out more at www.caiaurora.com.

01/27/2026

Check out a sneak peek of our temporary space in the Atrevete Cafe 1888 building on Bloomhaven's campus! We open on February 2nd!

01/26/2026

Pssst! Guess what?

We launch our Day Program in one week. Keep checking in to get updates on all the great things we have in store for our clients!

Pass it on!

01/12/2026

New Year-- New Day Program! The Center for Achieving Independence is opening on February 2nd! Please reach out to find out more about how we plan on helping neurodiverse adults in our area find gainful employment and grow personally and professionally! Check out our website at www.caiaurora.com

11/27/2025

Can't wait to start serving our community in the new year! Stay tuned for more info!

11/12/2025

11/11/2025

Always thankful for our Veterans and their sacrifice.