The following post is the personal story of Mark Tankersley, Ty Jarboe and William Garrett. Mark and Ty are served by Mosaic in Colorado Springs. William, their host home provider, shared this story at Mosaic in Colorado Springs’ latest Partners in Possibilities luncheon, which gathers community members together to learn about and invest in Mosaic’s mission.

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On this day in 1925, Martin Luther Home was founded in Sterling, Nebraska, and in 1956 moved to Beatrice, Nebraska. It was begun as a school for children with disabilities with the goal of integrating the children into their home communities at the end of their school career. In addition to a school for children, it quickly became long-term residence for people of all ages. In 2003, Martin Luther Home joined with Bethphage (also founded in Nebraska) to create...Read more

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Mosaic’s theme for the month is #InclusionWorks.

We many times have seen examples showing that when people with disabilities are included in the workplace, the workplace is better for everyone. While we often lift up examples of inclusive employers, during October we make a special effort to also say “thank you.” Employers who hire people Mosaic serves are partners in our mission to create lives of possibilities, both in...Read more

“If someone shows symptoms of a mental illness, they probably have a mental illness.”

It’s a simple sentence, but one Karen Fry will keep saying until it hits home for her colleagues.

Fry, Mosaic’s mental and behavioral health director, is a champion for ensuring that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have access to quality mental health supports.

It wasn’t that long ago that psychiatrists and other mental health care providers thought that people...Read more