CIL Jacksonville

11/10/2025

'Tis The Season To CILebrate!

Join Center For Independent Living Jacksonville for “CILebrate” 2025, a special Giving Tuesday Awards Brunch, celebrating Champions of Independence - thanking our volunteers, community partners, sponsors, and the disability community. Special awards presented by community partners, recognizing and honoring special achievements.

With Special Introduction: Sharon D***s, Executive Director!

http://ciljacksonville.org/cilebrate2025

11/06/2025

10/28/2025

💼 **Empowered to Work. Supported to Thrive.** 💙

Are you a working adult in Florida with a significant disability who needs help with daily activities like bathing, dressing, or grooming? The **JP-PAS Program** is here for you!

🌟 **What is JP-PAS?**
The James Patrick Memorial Work Incentive Program provides **monthly stipends for personal care assistance**—so you can focus on your career while getting the support you need.

✅ **Eligibility Highlights**:
- Florida resident, age 18+
- Employed and not receiving SSI, SSDI, or Medicaid HCBS
- U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident
- Need help with at least two daily living activities

📲 **Want to learn more?**
Contact Program Coordinator **Angie Walker** at **904.399.8484** or **awalker@ciljacksonville.org**
Or scan the QR code on the flyer!

Let’s build a more inclusive workforce—one empowered individual at a time. 💪 -PAS

10/22/2025

10/17/2025

🎃 Building Dreams & Costumes Together! 🎨

We’re excited to share: the Center for Independent Living Jacksonville has partnered with RS&H, architects, artists, and community volunteers to build custom Halloween costumes for children in wheelchairs. 

These aren’t just costumes — they’re tools of inclusion, creativity, and empowerment

✨ Let’s celebrate this beautiful effort that advances equal opportunity, equal access, and the right of every child to imagine, play, and express themselves— It’s not just inclusion, it’s empowering. 

🗓️ The costumes will be distributed on October 23 at 4 p.m. at RS&H.

The Center for Independent Living’s Jacksonville chapter is teaming up with architects, artists, and volunteers to build elaborate Halloween costumes for local kids in wheelchairs.

10/10/2025

Today is World Mental Health Day!

09/23/2025

Hope to see you soon....

09/12/2025

🎨✨ CALLING ALL DISABLED ARTISTS! ✨🎨 The Center for Independent Living Jacksonville is celebrating local talent—and we want to feature YOU!

Are you a disabled artist in Northeast Florida? We’re looking to showcase your work on our website, social media, and in our office. All mediums welcome: painting, photography, digital, sculpture, fiber arts, and more!

🗓️ Deadline to submit: September 25, 2023 📲 Submit via the QR code on the flyer or the link in our bio!

Let’s uplift disability pride through art and creativity. We can’t wait to see what you share! 💜💛💚

09/01/2025

Happy Labor Day everyone. This is taken from the Disability Rights Florida website. It is a great reminder that Labor Day is a celebration of everyone in the workforce, including people with disabilities and the support team that makes it possible for them to be there. Labor Day is for everyone. Today, we honor people with disabilities, caregivers, and all in our workforce who make our communities stronger every day. Workplaces should be accessible and fair for everyone, no exceptions. When each person has what they need to succeed, we all move forward together.

08/14/2025

Calling all Artists:
Are you or someone you know a local artist with a disability who is looking for a new way to share their love of art and creativity with the community?

If so, then the Center for Independent Living is looking for you!

We want to feature art work by people with disabilities in our office, on website,through our social media. We went to feature you!

Here’s how it works.
Anyone wishing to apply should send a short bio of themselves along with 2 to 4 pictures of their art to awalker@ciljacksonville.org by September 3, 2025 deadline . All mediums are welcome!  Please join us in celebrating our talent and supporting our community. We are excited to see what you come up with.

07/21/2025

Register to attend CIL Jacksonville 2025 Emergency Conference https://ciljacksonville.app.neoncrm.com/eventReg.jsp?event=813