Friendship Community | nonprofit faith-based disability service provider

We Are Worth It.

Friendship Community is a Christian ministry cultivating capabilities of Individuals with Intellectual Disability and Autism since 1972.

of Individuals with Intellectual Disability and Autism since 1972.

Love your job!

Sat, May 8, 2021

5K Run, Walk & Wheel for Capabilities

benefiting Individuals with Intellectual Disability and Autism

of Individuals with Intellectual Disability and Autism since 1972.

Friendship Community is a Christian ministry cultivating capabilities of Individuals with Intellectual Disability and Autism. Our faith-based disability services, including residential services, day programs, and life enrichment opportunities help to Impact the World with Capabilities. Our Team Members provide exceptional care consistent with our values of Relationships, Integrity, Spirituality, Excellence. Looking for a meaningful, purpose driven career? Love your job! See Employment opportunities to join our team in fulfilling our mission. Partner with us through gifts of prayer, time, and resources and with your help we will Impact the World with Capabilities!

204

Amazing Individuals Served

26

Peaceful Residential Homes

3

Exceptional Day Programs

48

Years of Excellence

To know that [our son] has been, and continues to be cared for by a professional staff, in a faith-based environment, has been a source of great comfort to my family and me.

- Bob

We decided to share this ministry ... by contributing regularly to Friendship Community financially, and under-girding it with our prayers, a decision we’ve never regretted. Thanks for allowing us this joy of partnering with you!

- Glen & Ethel

“It’s rewarding, when you try to teach them skills and eventually you see them do it without you telling them how to do it! Makes me happy.”

- DeAnna

"God wanted me to be here to fulfil my purpose.”

- Ivan

Olivia Cunningham Education Fund Recipient

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Olivia Cunningham Education Fund

Almost two years ago, a special fund for trainings and in-services was created in memory of Olivia Cunningham, a former

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2020 Awards Ceremony!

2020 Awards Ceremony Irvin Enck Leadership Award This award was presented by Michelle Butler, Director of Operations. In loving memory

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Registration NOW OPEN for the Friendship Community 5K Run, Walk & Wheel for Capabilities!

Friendship Community 5K Run, Walk & Wheel for Capabilities Thank you for your interest in this 5K and for supporting

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Donations and Stretches and Prizes... Oh My!

Donations and Stretches and Prizes, Oh My! Over the past few weeks, you have met some of the Individuals supported

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Meet Ed and his Team Member, Don.

Tonight, they’re eating baked chicken, peas and sweet potatoes for dinner. Smells good, doesn’t it? But, what may seem to

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Meet Jen.

Jen is a Heart Artist who has been crafting beautifully delicate jewelry and painting sophisticated landscapes since 2015. She is

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Meet Barney, Jeff, Donna & Lon.

When these four Individuals moved into their residential home, they became part of Friendship Community – a close-knit team of

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Meet Josh and his Team Member, Dave.

Josh is a joke teller, nature enthusiast and aspiring author. Dave is a kind-hearted and compassionate Team Member who loves

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