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    Press Release — My Possibilities and LaunchAbility Announce Merger

    By Adrienne Mageors | Media | 0 comment | 22 January, 2018 | 2

     

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    Contact: Beth Palmer
    Email: bpalmer@mptx.org
    Cell: 904-465-3216

    MY POSSIBILITIES AND LAUNCHABILITY ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNERSHIP

    Plano-based nonprofits merge to increase impact in IDD community.

    PLANO, Texas – Jan. 22, 2018 –The Boards of My Possibilities, a pioneer in vocational learning for adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD); and LaunchAbility, the leading supported employment and job placement for adults with IDD, have announced they have merged, effective Jan. 15. After conducting a thorough assessment over the last several months, both boards believe the merger will have a greater impact on this under-served community by combining the resources of both organizations.

    The merged organization will retain the name My Possibilities, and the programs of both organizations focused on the vocational training, placement and supported employment will combine and function as the LaunchAbility Career Center at My Possibilities Campus for Higher Learning.

    “My Possibilities is extremely excited to have LaunchAbility join our team. LaunchAbility’s reputation, along with their highly-regarded staff, will create more possibilities for our Hugely Important People (HIPsters) and the IDD community in North Texas,” said Charmaine Solomon, board chair of My Possibilities.  “The alignment of our missions and desire to serve this extraordinary population made this decision incredibly easy.”

    LaunchAbility, founded in 1963, started as the Special Care School to provide education and training to school-age students with disabilities. Now, LaunchAbility concentrates on disability hiring and strategic talent management. LaunchAbility is one of the only programs in North Texas that focuses on inclusive employment for all adults including specialized expertise with cognitive disabilities such as Autism.

    “Throughout our discussions with My Possibilities, we were gratified to learn that the services of both organizations were highly complementary,” said Bill Murray, board president of LaunchAbility. “We clearly believe that the combined organization offers more resources to our clients and leads to greater independence.”

    This organizational integration allows My Possibilities to serve in a more efficient and effective way, creating a broader continuum of services ranging from education and independent living skills to employment.

    The Better Together fund, a coalition of foundations and organizations in North Texas that supports collaboration among nonprofit organizations is a key contributor to the successful merger. The Better Together Fund recognizes that the two organizations can serve a larger population in a greater way, and has provided the resources necessary to enable a quick and effective merger between My Possibilities and LaunchAbility. The boards of both organizations would like to thank the Better Together Fund and its partners for the support this past year.

    My Possibilities’ is currently constructing a new campus, opening in April of this year. The campus will serve as an educational environment, modeled after a college campus, designed specifically for adults with IDD. Presently, My Possibilities serves more than 400 HIPsters a week. With the completion of phase one, buildings one and two of the new campus, My Possibilities will serve more than 700 HIPsters.

    The LaunchAbility Career Center will open with building two of the Campus for Higher Learning. All staff will move into the My Possibilities Campus for Higher Learning in April. To learn more about My Possibilities’ new campus, visit: mypossibilities.org/campaign.

    About My Possibilities:

    My Possibilities is a Plano-based, non-profit 501(c)(3) that serves as a pioneering leader in vocational education for adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities throughout North Texas. To learn more, visit mypossibilities.org.

    About Alliance Data Corporate Match:

    Alliance Data is offering a dollar-for-dollar corporate match for all corporate donations up to $500,000. The program ends April 30. For more information, visit: mypossibilities.org/corporatechallenge.

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        • PRESS RELEASE: SCOTT + REID PRESENTS MY POSSIBILITIES ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
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        • PRESS RELEASE: My Possibilities Announces Groundbreaking of New Career Services Building
        • PRESS RELEASE — INNOVATIVE BUSINESS LEADER JOINS MY POSSIBILITIES AS  CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
        • PRESS RELEASE — MY POSSIBILITIES WELCOMES KAREN WALD AS NEW CHAIR OF THE BOARD
        • PRESS RELEASE — MY POSSIBILITIES FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD CHARMAINE SOLOMON TAKES ON NEW ROLE
        • PRESS RELEASE — IKEA DONATES ESSENTIAL LEARNING SUPPLIES TO HELP ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
        • PRESS RELEASE — CAPITAL ONE AWARDS LOCAL NONPROFIT A GRANT FOR ONLINE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
        • PRESS RELEASE — MY POSSIBILITIES RECEIVES HEALTHY KIDS, HEALTHY FAMILIES GRANT FROM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF TEXAS
        • PRESS RELEASE — POPULAR ONLINE RETAILER MAKES PLANO HOME
        • PRESS RELEASE — MY POSSIBILITIES, SOAP HOPE NAMED D CEO 2020 SOCIAL ENTERPRISE WINNER
        • PRESS RELEASE — SCOTT + REID PRESENTS MY POSSIBILITIES ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
        • PRESS RELEASE — NORTH TEXAS FOR-CAUSE ORGANIZATION TO PHASE REOPENING
        • PRESS RELEASE — NORTH TEXAS NONPROFIT ANNOUNCES RE-IMAGINED ANNUAL EVENTS
        • PRESS RELEASE — MY POSSIBILITIES AND ALLIANCE DATA POSTPONE A SPECIAL EVENING WITH WAYNE BRADY
        • PRESS RELEASE — MY POSSIBILITIES AND SOAP HOPE JOIN FORCES, LAUNCH INCLUSIVE EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE

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