The Center for Growth and Independence

04/29/2026

🛠️ We've been practicing our building skills while constructing bird houses assembled and donated by Big C Lumber!

Those participating in this project are getting hands-on experience with basic construction techniques while practicing safety and proper techniques. We cannot wait to see where this project lands. 🐦 Thank you, Big C!!

Interested in seeing more of this project? Give us a follow to see this project finished!

04/28/2026

Please take a few moments to watch this inspiring story.

You can help support Path directly by making a donation to cover treatment costs: http://spot.fund/z5jxxwsc

04/28/2026

Team spotlight: United Federal Credit Union is in! They’re ready for the bribes, the laughs, and crazy amounts of fun! Amazing to have had UFCU as a part of this event for over a decade. We thank them for their commitment to supporting programs that help adults with disabilities build independence through employment, life skills, and community participation.

They always show up and have a great time with us! And we are grateful. THANK YOU UFCU! If your business, church group, or friend squad has been thinking about signing up, now is the time. Join us!

Register your team: www.thecentergi.org/softball

04/27/2026

Help us give a big thank-you to Wolf Financial Advisory for selecting us as part of their Charity of the Month program!

Because of support like this, we’re able to continue creating opportunities for inclusion, independence, and connection in our community.

Thank you for being part of our mission and helping us make a meaningful difference, we truly appreciate your support! ✨

04/26/2026

The 39th Annual Softball Fundraiser (Bribe Your Way to Victory!) event is full of laughter, but the mission behind it is important.

The Center for Growth and Independence helps adults with disabilities build skills, gain employment, and live more independently. This all-inclusive event brings clients, local businesses, families, and community members together for a day of fun, connection, and belonging.

When you sponsor, play, donate, or simply show up, you help make that possible and strengthen a more inclusive community for everyone.

Be part of a tradition that makes our community stronger. Learn more at www.thecentergi.org/softball

04/24/2026

Finding the right fit matters. Linda from Veni’s Sweet Shop talks about how hiring through our Supported Employment Program connected her with an employee who truly meets her business needs.

04/23/2026

Help us wish Marrissa, one of our Direct Support Professionals, a happy birthday!
🎉Happy Birthday, Marrissa! 🎉

04/22/2026

We want to send a big league thank you to Honor Credit Union and Four Winds Casinos for joining this year’s Softball Fundraiser as a sponsors!

Local businesses make this event possible, and we are so grateful to these companies who understand that fun and expanding opportunities for adults with disabilities across Southwest Michigan, go hand in hand.

Want to join them? Sponsorships are open and every sponsorship includes a team registration to play in this bribe friendly, all inclusive game! Learn more at www.thecentergi.org/softball

04/21/2026

🎧 Tune in to Wolf Financial Advisory's podcast to join Tami Gould, our Executive Director and Sara Wolf, Wolf Financial Advisor to discuss how we support our community, making independence a lived experience rather than a goal.

Most people think making a difference happens in big, life-changing moments.

But real impact? It’s built in the small, everyday wins.

In our latest Wolf Financial Podcast, Wolf Financial Advisor Sara Wolf, CFP®, sits down with Tami Gould, Executive Director of the The Center for Growth and Independence, to talk about what true support really looks like for individuals with disabilities.

From building life skills to creating meaningful community connections, their work is helping people not just aim for independence - but actually live it.

This is what lasting change looks like.

🎧 Listen to the full episode on our website at:
https://www.wolffinancialadvisory.com/charity-of-the-month

04/21/2026

Help us wish Deb, one of our Lead Direct Support Professionals, a happy birthday!
🎉Happy Birthday, Deb! 🎉

04/20/2026

Kruggel Lawton CPAs is in! They’re ready for the bribes, the laughs, and whatever chaos the umpires allow. Who wants to face them on the field?

If your business, church group, or friend squad has been thinking about signing up, now is the time.

Register your team: www.thecentergi.org/softball Thank you to Kruggel Lawton for helping adults with disabilities build skills, gain employment, and live more independently!

04/18/2026

Discover the meaning behind our lotus flower logo and how it reflects our mission to support those we serve. Introduced in 2021, our new logo symbolizes blooming potential, continuous growth, and resilience; mirroring the journeys of those we serve, grounded in a mission that began in 1972.