EmpowerMe Living

10/22/2025

🎬🍕 EMLplus Participant Spotlight: Matt Maine aka “Mr. Maine”! 🍕🎬

Meet Matt - a movie buff, WWE superfan, and all-around awesome guy! Whether it’s Movie Night with EMLplus or his 1:1 calls with Sam & Reagan, Matt brings the energy and good vibes every time.
He’s all about scary movies, Domino’s and Little Caesars pizza, and catching WWE every Monday & Friday with his roommate Jack. Earlier this month, Matt even got to experience WWE Live in Cincinnati... a dream come true!
By day, Matt works at P&G downtown and absolutely loves it. By night, you’ll find him enjoying dinner out, hanging with his roommates, or hitting the bars in Clifton, where he lives close to UC.
Matt is a proud UC TAP graduate, and still cheers on the Bearcats at football games. He’s also a devoted uncle who loves visiting his siblings in California and Michigan.
We’re lucky to have Matt in the EMLplus community - his enthusiasm, kindness, and love for life make him a true standout! 💥

10/12/2025

It was quite the monster mash today at Art In Motion! Thank you Pones for facilitating such a fun program and to the Cincinnati Art Museum for hosting us in your beautiful flex space! 👻

See you all in December for our next one!

10/01/2025

Don’t miss innovative, thought-provoking speakers like Emily Kendall (EmpowerMe Living) at Dimensions 2025, the 14th First Place Global Symposium, October 15-17. Together, we’ll explore the many facets of autism and/or intellectual/developmental disabilities with a unified spirit of determination. Register today at https://bit.ly/Sym2025

09/29/2025

🌟 EMLplus Participant Spotlight: Nathan Ingraham🌟

"My name is Nathan but some people call me Nate, which is fine! 👋

I have been going to EMLplus since it started. I always look forward to attending the programs that EMLplus offers. I enjoy the adulting 101 program, game night, movie night, their special events, hanging out with friends, and meeting new friends. During the week I attend a day program called Inspiring Purpose.

Some of my favorite activities are being a big sports fan and cheering for our local Cincinnati Bengals and Cincinnati Reds. I enjoy talking about sports with anybody. I watch a lot of WWE and like to attend concerts in the summer. My family is a big part of my day-to-day life, but I also get out and do many activities with my friends, such as bowling, basketball and recently learned pickle ball.

A recent opportunity afforded to me, by EmpoweringMe Living, was I and a good friend of mine had the opportunity to go to the Reds game and represent EmpowerMe Living and throw out the first pitch. This was so awesome, and my family and friends were able to attend. It was a special night for all.

EMLplus is a special organization, they create an environment where working towards independent living skills are FUN and REWARDING. Sam, Reagan, and Josh all do a great job supporting me and my friends at EMLplus!" 😎

09/26/2025

🌟 EMLplus Participant Spotlight: Colin “Spritz” Spritzky 🌟

Meet Colin, or as his friends call him, “Spritz”! He’s been part of EMLplus since the very beginning, and we’re so lucky to have him in our community.

Colin brings energy and enthusiasm to everything he does. He works at InReturn and Design Masters, and recently helped with lettering on a police car and an ambulance... How cool is that? He also got to throw out the first pitch at a Cincinnati Reds game this year thanks to EMLplus, and we’re still cheering for him!

In his free time, Colin loves cheering on the UK Wildcats (his sister, Kara, plays Lax there), playing basketball and pickleball, bowling, and spending time with his family in Maine and Tennessee. He’s a big fan of fire trucks, country music, and singing 🎶.

EMLplus has been a place for Colin to learn, grow, and connect. He’s learned life skills in Adulting 101, enjoyed movie nights, walking club, game nights, and even a Bengals tailgate!

He says, “EMLplus has been a great place to hang out with my friends and Sam does a great job of running it.”

We’re proud to celebrate Colin and all the amazing things he’s doing.

Drop a comment to say hi or share your favorite memory with Spritz! 👋💬

09/22/2025

We are live NOW on WVXU Radio with our founder, Emily Kendall, CEO of Saint Joe's, Dan Connors, & CEO of First Place Global Leadership Institute, Denise Resnik!

https://www.wvxu.org/show/cincinnati-edition/2025-09-22/housing-adults-autism-intellectual-developmental-Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services

Ways to listen to this show:
- Tune in live at noon ET M-F. Call 513-419-7100 or email talk@wvxu.org to have your voice heard on today’s topic.
- Catch the replay on 91.7 WVXU and 88.5 WMUB at 8 p.m. ET M-F.
- Listen on-demand. Audio for this segment will be uploaded to this page by 4 p.m. ET., or subscribe to our podcast.

A new study finds more than 12,000 adults with autism, intellectual, or developmental disabilities live with caregivers over the age of 60.

09/22/2025

Meet our Supportive peer, Josh! We are so grateful to have Josh at EML where he offers companionship and support to our EMLplus Participants. Fun fact - Josh is a talented musician! 🎧🎶