by Melanie Anderson Compass is very excited to introduce you to our newest region: Redwood Coast. As of this writing, Compass is serving 5 people in Supported Living in Fort Bragg funded by Redwood Coast Regional Center. Compass intends to begin providing ILS services soon as well. If you have ever been to Fort…
The weekend is such a glorious time. We can rest, get caught up, adventure or do anything we want to rejuvenate ourselves. Until one minute you blink and it’s not Friday anymore it’s now 7pm on a Sunday and you’ve binge watched Netflix, know all the latest Facebook drama, and did absolutely nothing productive. Been…
#ifyoucanreadthissentencethenyouareprobablyusedtoreadinghashtags Your connection with other people will keep you grounded in a hurricane, whole on the chopping block and sane in a crazy world. A hundred years ago our friend options were confined to our family circle or the fifteen square miles around us. Cars and phones expanded our friendly concentric circles and helped us…
In this part of our series, Eric & Sadie continue to talk about the struggles of growth in the History of Compass.
By Mary Flom Recently, I was reading a book that was all about how to write effective phone scripts. My quest to learn more about the world of sales led me to this niche topic. What was interesting to me was one of my bigger takeaways had little to do with what brought me there…
This month we have been highlighting different friendships in our Compass Community. Friend relationships are some of the most important in life and we love to see how friendships grow in our very own Compass Community! We’ve asked some of our staff for stories about their friends at work and today we wanted to share…
Because of Valentine’s day, many people celebrate love in February. We wanted to highlight and celebrate friendship! Everyone should have friends who love them, because friends make life rich! We’ve asked some of our staff and clients to reach out and share about their friends! In this blog, Julie shares about her friend Zandee! Loyal…
You know those books you read in your childhood that you loved because of the funny Characters or the bright colors? Have you ever had that moment when you’re reading those same books as an adult? You come across them in a library or book store, or even when you pick them up to read…
January is braille Literacy Month! We thought it would be a great opportunity to share some of the history and fun facts about braille! Braille was invented by Louis Braille. He was born in France in 1809. When he was three years old, he was playing with some tools in his father’s workshop. While playing,…
This is your year! January is the perfect time to dream and hope for the possibilities that come with a new year and a new season. Say goodbye to last year and embrace all that is in store for this year. We believe there is going to be adventure, growth and new levels of community…