Ribbon Cutting for Community Options, Inc.

Community Options is a national non-profit organization that provides housing and employment supports for people with intellectual disabilities. Locally, our residential program operates 8 houses in the community where people with disabilities live and receive around the clock care. Our Employment program focuses on providing training, support, and job placement to place more people with disabilities in jobs in the community. Community Options new local office will also feature a day habilitation program for adults with disabilities.  

 

Community Options has been supporting people with disabilities in Texas since 1993 and Corpus Christi since 2009. As our services continue to grow, we recognized the need to expand our office to support more people with disabilities and their families. We’re excited to open our new office in Corpus Christi which will also include a day habilitation program for adults with disabilities. 

 

Robert Stack started Community Options, Inc. in his kitchen in 1989. 

 

Robert Stack has been a national leader in the continuing struggle to improve the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Stack was one of the first to pioneer the concept of community-based housing programs and work force training and development. In 1989, he founded Community Options, a non-profit organization built on the belief that all people with disabilities deserve to live a life of dignity and realize all opportunities available. Today Community Options serves over 5000 people in 11 states. 

 

10AM: Welcome, Samantha Cutler, Executive Director Community Options

o 10:05AM: Introduction, Greg Thoennes, Regional Vice President, Community Options

o 10:10AM: Chamber of Commerce Welcome/City Council

o 10:20 AM: Adriana Cruz, Executive Director for Economic Development & Tourism on behalf of Governor Abbott. 

o 10:30 AM: Ribbon Cutting