by Camille Mayle | Jan 8, 2021 | Inclusive Employment
By: Waverly Ann Harris “I believe courage is external… it’s not the ability that gave you courage, it’s the net,” explains Simon Sinek in his 3 minute YouTube video, Where Does Courage Come From. He describes the safety net that gives people courage in the workplace...
by Camille Mayle | Dec 8, 2020 | Family Resources
By: Waverly Ann Harris Friends Life Community (FLC) serves teenagers and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), or as we call them, Friends. Our focus is to help the Friends grow personally, develop socially, and be active members of the...
by Camille Mayle | Oct 19, 2020 | Inclusive Employment
By Patsy Webb, M.A.Ed.S., and FLC Career Coach 1) Raise your expectations One attitude I meet when walking in the door of a new employment opportunity with a coaching client is hesitance. This often means the workplace manager has very low...
by Camille Mayle | Oct 7, 2020 | Community Partnerships, Inclusive Employment
In his 60 Minutes interview on CBS News, Recruiting for Talent on the Autism Spectrum, Anderson Cooper interviews individuals with Autism about what it’s like finding a job as a person on the spectrum. Their responses on why having a job is meaningful to...
by Camille Mayle | Oct 5, 2020 | Advocacy Through The Arts, Community Partnerships, Events
Friends’ film included in 2020 Nashville Film Festival highlights The 2020 Nashville Film Festival is happening now (October 1-7, 2020), and the Friends’s film, Everyone Deserves a Place to Belong, is included this year! Watch Lauren Ponto and Jason...
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