What is Friends of CLS?
For over 20 years, Community Living Services, Inc. has helped people with developmental disabilities move into homes, acquire skills, find jobs, make community connections and live meaningful lives.

The Friends of CLS, another non-profit dedicated to people with disabilities, allows people to pay for opportunities that might otherwise not be available through traditional funding methods.  YOUR contribution to Friends of CLS helps people start their own businesses, attend college courses, take driver’s education classes, invited to be guest speakers at advocacy conferences, just to name a few.

Friends of CLS
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Our annual fundraiser, Evening with Friends is a big gala celebration where hundreds of people enjoy a beautiful evening and celebrate victories for all people with disabilities.  The highlight of the night is an awards ceremony honoring people for living their lives to the fullest and making their own choices about their lives.

Generally, approved Friends requests are for opportunities such as:

• Community involvement
• Producing personal income
• Seeding independent businesses
• Securing a fuller life
• Facilitating specific goals
• Circle development
• Enhancing relationships

 

Here are just a few of the opportunities paid for by Friends of CLS:  

• Hockey League fees              
• Trip to self-advocacy conferences             
• Funding a micro-enterprise
• College classes
• YMCA Summer Camp

In addition to:

These brothers have learned balancing and other skills since they’ve received this bike from Friends of CLS.	"Friends of CLS has helped me with funds to write my very first book and made a dream come true for me. My book is called: Bittersweet: A Story of Abuse and Recovery and you can purchase it at by e-mailing me at: lbn7491@aol.com"
Michael has a microenterprise and needed several vending machines to start his own company, Friends helped pay for some of his start-up costs.	Joseph needed a sports wheelchair so he can continue playing competitive basketball and other sports

How Can YOU Help?
Just a small amount of money can make a very big difference. You can become a Friend of CLS with a gift of any amount whether it’s in your own name, a memorial or from an organization. Your gift can take many forms: cash, check, real estate, stock, insurance policies, bequests, wills and trusts. You can even designate the fund in which your contribution can be used. For more information contact the CLS Public Relations Department at 734-722-7185 or e-mail tdevon@comlivserv.com.

You may also click here to make secure online donations form our website.

We encourage you to offer your support by attending our many other fundraising events listed here, or by donating your time,services, or items through our Community Connections program. Check it out and get connected with the people CLS supports!