Catholic Charities Disability Services & Ministries - Diocese of Cleveland

10/07/2025

Congratulations Matt Talbot on celebrating 60 years!!

10/03/2025

“Celebrating Value and Talent.”
In October 2025, we celebrate the 80th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), an annual recognition of the positive impact of people with disabilities in the American workforce.

This yearly event began in 1945 as a weeklong national observance of the contributions of people with physical disabilities. In 1988, Congress designated the commemoration as NDEAM, which then evolved to acknowledge the importance of increasing opportunities for people with disabilities, including those with mental health conditions and other nonobvious disabilities, in the workforce. In 2001, ODEP was created and entrusted to administer NDEAM, including the selection and promotion of its annual theme.

Leading up to the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary in 2026, this year’s NDEAM theme and graphics will also honor the national milestone. NDEAM 2025 will recognize the value and talent American workers with disabilities add to our workplaces and economy and highlight their achievements both past and present. That’s the spirit behind this year’s official theme: “Celebrating Value and Talent.”

Taken from the Department of Labor website: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/initiatives/ndeam

10/02/2025

Important Reminder! 🚨 Our October and December dances at OLA/St. Joseph Center have been cancelled due to building renovations. We will share updates on our 2026 dances later this year and can't wait to see you then! 🎉

10/02/2025

Congratulations to Cleveland!! Looking forward to the 2030 Special Olympics in Cleveland!

10/01/2025

SAVE THE DATE!!!!

Come join us for our 40th annual Journey to Bethlehem Mass on Saturday, December 6th @ 11:30am. This year we will journey to St. John Bosco in Parma Heights!

09/29/2025

We had an amazing time on the Goodtime III this past Saturday! 🌞
Shout out to our amazing participants, staff, & parent volunteers for making it a great day on the lake!⚓

09/16/2025

Let the celebration begin! Today marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month🇪🇸🇲🇽🇵🇷🌎

Join us all month long as we celebrate the vibrant traditions, rich histories, and remarkable contributions of the Hispanic community.

Throughout the month, we’ll be sharing inspiring stories straight from our Hispanic Senior Center — so be sure to turn on notifications and follow along!

We want to hear from YOU:
How do you celebrate Hispanic Heritage? Share your traditions, memories, or favorite dishes in the comments!

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¡Que empiece la celebración! Hoy comienza el Mes de la Herencia Hispana🇪🇸🇲🇽🇵🇷🌎

Acompáñenos durante todo el mes para celebrar las vibrantes tradiciones, la rica historia y las notables contribuciones de la comunidad hispana.

A lo largo del mes, compartiremos historias inspiradoras directamente desde nuestro Centro Hispano para Personas Mayores. ¡Active las notificaciones y síganos!

Queremos saber de USTED:

¿Cómo celebra la Herencia Hispana? ¡Comparta sus tradiciones, recuerdos o platillos favoritos en los comentarios!

09/02/2025

Save the Date! is Tuesday, December 2 - three months from today!

08/28/2025

Michael and Lauren have been spending time prepping the building for our Saturday Program!

We are counting down and looking forward to welcoming the participants and staff back next month!

03/14/2025

Our Program Manager, Lauren, gets a shout out from Mary!!

Meet Maryellen (Mary) from Catholic Charities Disability Services & Ministries - Diocese of Cleveland Saturday program!

Mary first started participating because she was looking for a program that allowed her to make crafts and artwork, exercise, and meet and spend time with friends.

She has been part of the program for almost 2 years and loves the people she has met!

"I love Lauren. That's my girl! She's so sweet." Mary said.

Are you or someone you know interested in learning more about Disability Services & Ministries and its programs? Click the link in our bio or go to ccdocle.org/disability to view a complete list of our programs!

02/24/2025

This weekend our Program Coordinator, Megan Bonilla, worked with Saturday Program participants to create sensory kits!

These kits will be given to many parishes within the Diocese of Cleveland to promote and facilitate inclusion!

Thank you to all of our donors for supporting this ministry initiative!