{"id":4477,"date":"2025-05-23T09:58:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifeworks.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=4477"},"modified":"2025-05-23T11:25:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T16:25:24","slug":"the-latest-at-lifeworks-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.lifeworks.org\/news\/the-latest-at-lifeworks-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latest at Lifeworks &#8211; May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<section class=\"page-hero left gutenberg-block style-text-and-image\" id=\"\" >\n\t<div class=\"outer page-hero__outer pad-top-default pad-bottom-default\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner page-hero__inner\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"page-hero__copy-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-hero__copy-wrapper-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"page-hero__preheader\">GERTRUDE&#8217;S BLOG<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-hero__header\">The Latest at Lifeworks &#8211; May 2025<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"buttons-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-hero__image-wrapper \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"page-hero__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifeworks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Page-Hero-Image-gmm-4-2025.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg left gutenberg-block\" id=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"outer wysiwyg__outer pad-top-default pad-bottom-default\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner wysiwyg__inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__text-wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lifeworks Community,<\/p>\n<p>This month, we celebrated a major milestone: the official kick-off to our 60<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary and the launch of the Lifeworks Centers for Disability Inclusion. More than 700 Lifeworks supporters joined us and raised an impressive $570,000 to propel this bold new chapter. The Centers for Disability Inclusion are more than just a new initiative \u2013 they are a direct response to the needs of people with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The need is both clear and urgent. <strong>Many community spaces remain inaccessible, disability services are still difficult to navigate, and there is a pressing need for greater understanding and inclusion.<\/strong> The Centers for Disability Inclusion are designed to be inclusive spaces for everyone, people with and without disabilities. They will provide core services, educational opportunities, and community engagement to build a more inclusive world. Our goal is ambitious: 20 centers across Minnesota in the next five years!<\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t achieve this vision alone. <strong>We need<\/strong> <strong>your support to create a better world, for people with disabilities and for our collective futures. <\/strong>At Lifeworks, we believe that people with disabilities deserve to hear \u201cyes\u201d \u2013 \u201cyes\u201d to opportunities, \u201cyes\u201d to inclusion, and \u201cyes\u201d to being valued members of our community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join us in investing in \u201cyes.\u201d Donate today and help us create a world where disability inclusion is the standard \u2013 not the exception. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Warmly,<\/p>\n<p>Gertrude<\/p>\n<p><em>Interested in touring a Lifeworks Center for Disability Inclusion? 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