Developing and Sustaining a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workforce

I’m pleased to announce that Mary Cariola Center has been awarded a two million dollar grant over the next four years to develop and sustain a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce to support individuals with complex disabilities in Monroe County.

Meeting Marlee Matlin

Taking the challenge from Matlin to be a storytelling agent of change, it is my profound duty to tell the stories and be a champion for the marginalized population of disabled children that I see each day. I cannot do it alone. As a communications professional, simply put, I am a storyteller. It’s what I do. Now IS the time for each of us to tell the stories.

Welcome Back to School!

Preparing to go back to school is always a busy time. We are preparing new classrooms to greet our students for their first day of school. My goal each year is to create a welcoming space to make each student feel happy to be coming to school.

Join the Cariola Community!

Our jobs are not easy, I admit that, but I also know that working at Cariola provides the satisfaction of receiving a paycheck while balancing your home life and improving the lives of others. Once someone has seen who we are and what we do—they are “all in.” We have a place for them!

We can't go it alone.

One of the things that that I’ve asked of our Cariola staff is to pay closer attention to each other, ask how people are doing as they socially distance in the hallways or lounges, listen to what people are saying and offer support, even refer them to their supervisors for additional help. These never been seen before circumstances impact how we think, how we behave and treat each other.

A June Unlike Any Other

This June is unlike any other June in recent history. Right now our country is in the midst of two very different crises; one biological that has taken the lives of well over 100,000 people and the other a crisis that has burdened the United States and citizens of color for hundreds of years.