Anodyne Independent Living Specialists

We’re having a great weekend at Phoenix Rainbow Festival. Stop by and see us! 🌈

I will be returning to Romania this May 2024 with Hope 4 kids International. Last year I had a wonderful inspiring time on this trip serving the Roma Gypsy community in the surrounding villages of Oradea. These programs offer preschool and afterschool programs, school supplies, coats, shoes and other needs for success in school. As you know education is key in impacting poverty and making a better life for these young children.

For me the highlight was to work with Dawn Hoffman, one of the Hope 4 Kids' partners, who works with the special needs population in Oradea. These are children with cognitive disorders like Autism and Downs Syndrome. Given this is the work that I do, I wanted to help her ministry to this population.

I would like to ask you to help support this ministry by praying first, but also giving financially. If you would like to join us for this year's trip to Romania and be a part of all they are doing, I would strongly encourage you to join us and you can find out more about the trip at the link below. If you work in this field as a caregiver, physical therapist, speech therapist or music therapist, what a great way to share your skills but you don't need any of these skills to be a part of this trip.

-Rusty Woods

https://support.h4ki.org/called2embrace2023

Happy Holidays from the Anodyne admin team! 🎄❤️

We had a great time participating in Maricopa County’s National Adoption Day! Congratulations to all the forever families! ❤️

Hope 4 Kids International

Called to Embrace - Family Camp Thank you for your interest in supporting Called to Embrace - Family Camp to help families with special needs children in Romania! https://support.h4ki.org/calledtoembrace

Anodyne day at the movies! We rented a theater to see Elemental. Thank you to everyone who joined us, we had a blast! 🔥💦 💨 🍃

Come see us today at the 2023 Autism Expo!

Our residents and providers love attending Night to Shine every year! Thank you to the Tim Tebow Foundation for making this incredible event available!

Official 2023 Night to Shine Worldwide Highlight Video The official 2023 Night to Shine worldwide highlight video sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation.Learn more about how to get involved by visiting timtebowfou...

Congratulations to our employees of the month for the month of JANUARY 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Thank you for your hard work and dedication to the residents in our group homes! We appreciate you!!

JANUARY
Frier: Kang
Malapai: Barbara
Cactus: Cailee
Davis: Rayshall
Bryce: William

JOIN OUR TEAM! We are hiring direct care providers to work in our residential group homes to support individuals with Developmental Disabilities in a residential setting. Apply today!
To apply for these openings, please call us at 623-433-9907, visit our website at www.AnodyneAZ.com, or apply on INDEED.

Group Home Direct Care Provider - $750 Hiring Incentive! - Peoria, AZ 85345 - Indeed.com Anodyne Independent Living Specialists

Today we are participating in National Adoption Day!

Our amazing team of administrators and supervisors participated in a Leadership training today! We all enjoyed learning new ways to support our providers so they are better equipped to serve our members. Thank you Steve Enteman for providing us with an engaging, informative, and fun training class!

📆 TODAY - The Arizona Center for Disability Law is hosting training on Arizona election laws and their impacts on voters with disabilities.

Click here to register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElduqvrjwtG9V-AP3EIOavdnz-FAcw1sSq

Licensing Specialist - DDD Developmental Home Job in Glendale, AZ at Anodyne Independent Living Specialists Easy 1-Click Apply (ANODYNE INDEPENDENT LIVING SPECIALISTS) Licensing Specialist - DDD Developmental Home job in Glendale, AZ. View job description, responsibilities and qualifications. See if you qualify!

There are many ways to serve youth in foster care! Check out the many ways to engage and volunteer your time: https://dcs.az.gov/about/volunteer

Developmental Home Licensing Specialist - $3,000 HIRING INCENTIVE - Glendale, AZ 85308 - Indeed.com Anodyne Independent Living Specialists

My Disability Is Powerful "I don't want people with disabilities to ever feel alone, and you don't have to."

We are looking for a Developmental Home Program Coordinator to join our team! Must have experience with foster care licensing and recruitment. Apply today!

Developmental Home Program Coordinator - $3,000 HIRING INCENTIVE - Glendale, AZ 85308 - Indeed.com Anodyne Independent Living Specialists

What Arizona does right and wrong for people with disabilities About 1.5 million Arizonans, or 27% of the state's population, have some kind of disability.

ANODYNE T-SHIRTS We have Anodyne T-Shirts available for $5 in three different colors and logo designs. Stop by the office to pick one up - or all three!

Come see us tomorrow at the West Valley Job Fair at Topgolf in Glendale! We are currently hiring group home DCWs, in-home caregivers, and foster parents for children and adults with developmental disabilities.

WEST VALLEY JOB FAIR - Wednesday, August 17, 2022 from 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. at the Topgolf Glendale located at 6101 N. 99th Ave, Glendale, Arizona, 85305. This job fair is open to the general public and there is no cost to attend. Make sure to bring plenty of resumes and dress for an interview! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/393612143517

WEST VALLEY JOB FAIR West Valley Job Fair @ TopGolf Glendale - Wednesday, August 17, 2022 - 11 AM - 1 PM

Disability is not a bad word. Disabled is not a bad word.

Language evolves, and that includes the ongoing discussion about person-first and identity-first language. Some examples:

Person-first language:
- Person with a disability
- Person with autism
- Person in a wheelchair

Identity-first language:
- Disabled person
- Autistic person
- Wheelchair user

There’s not a 100% right or wrong answer for which language to use. Just like in every community, we have individual preferences for the words we use to describe ourselves and our lived experiences.

At The Mighty, we default to identity-first language, as our experience as disabled staff has shown us that disability impacts most every facet of our lives. It is part of our personhood, part of who we are. We are disabled.

However. We always defer to someone else’s choice in identity in speaking about their own lived experience. If someone chooses person-first language to describe themselves, we don’t tell them they are wrong - because they aren’t wrong. They are describing their personal experience.

If you’re unsure about which language to use for yourself, try both. See which feels more aligned with your experience, and know that it can change over time, and that’s OK.

If you’re unsure what language to use about someone else’s experience, you can always ask. We know there’s an unwritten societal rule not to, but really - it’s OK.

Some options:
- How would you like to be referred to?
- Do you identify as disabled?
- Do you use “disabled person” or “person with a disability”?