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Choosing the right venue can make or break your event. If chosen carefully, the right space can make your purpose shine, whether it’s a gala, conference, benefit, or team-building meeting. In this article, we’ll outline the nine most important considerations

According to The Century Foundation, poverty and unemployment still follow people with disabilities in the United States even decades following the Americans with Disabilities Act being signed into law. As of 2021, people with disabilities are still twice as likely

Our mission at Opportunity Village relies on our dedicated volunteers. When you volunteer with us, your efforts empower and uplift people with disabilities. Not only that, you also help build a more inclusive and welcoming community where we value everyone

The Best Of Las Vegas 2023 saw an incredible 9.9 million votes cast, and we’re honored to have won Bronze for the best holiday experience in Las Vegas. If you’ve never been to our Las Vegas events, HallOVeen and Magical

It’s not often that a TV segment motivates you to become a volunteer when you live more than halfway across the country, but for Opportunity Village’s True Blue volunteer, Bob Burnett, that’s exactly what happened. In 2011, while watching a

Cerebral palsy is a lifelong condition. So, for children with cerebral palsy, adulthood will present unique challenges but also new opportunities to live independently and thrive. With the support of their parents or guardians and community, the transition into adulthood

When it comes to nonprofit work, tracking state and federal policies is all in a day’s work for Ashlee Cooper, Manager of Advocacy & Government Affairs. With a diverse professional background in human services, supported living arrangements, teaching preschool, even

When Christine Derringer was little, she was amazed when she saw people helping others with disabilities. “Having had a disability myself, knowing the impact you can have on another person’s life,” she knew she wanted to help, too, someday. “I

2024 marks the 24th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a landmark piece of legislation that broke the barriers and opened the world to Americans with disabilities in 1990. The act went into effect on July