AHRC Nassau COMPASS Empowers people to live fulfilling lives. Together with Family-Friends-Community July 2022 Semi-Annual Report Recognized by CQL | The Council on Quality and Leadership with Person-Centered Excellence Accreditation | With Distinction Working toward a world of dignity, opportunity and community for all people
CQL Accreditation! AHRC Nassau Receives Highest Distinction from CQL
Dear Families, Friends and Staff, As always, I hope this letter finds you safe and well. So much of our success and strength as a community comes from our shared mission. I’m so pleased to share with you that AHRC Nassau and affiliate agency, Citizens Options Unlimited, were reaccredited and again hold the Person-Centered Excellence Accreditation With Distinction from CQL | The Council on Quality and Leadership. Such accreditation reflects our high standards of operation, but also our commitment to evolving toward the most inclusive, person-centered practices possible. Of the 11 agencies that hold this international accreditation, two are from our family of organizations. Such distinctions are possible because of your continued partnership in advancing inclusion and person-centered outcomes. Together, we are creating a world where people of all abilities are valued and fulfilling the promise of our founding families, seventy-three years ago. As you read our summer newsletter, I hope you will share our pride in the development of our fully inclusive community center Wheatley Farms & Arts Center, community news, and thought leadership. We are realizing our agency’s vision—and more importantly doing so as a community. Best Regards, Stanfort J. Perry CEO, AHRC Nassau
We are proud to have received the Person-Centered Excellence Accreditation, With Distinction from CQL | The Council on Quality and Leadership. This four-year accreditation recognizes that the organization embraces personcentered solutions to improve the quality of life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). When AHRC Nassau first partnered with CQL to pursue accreditation, eight years ago, it undertook a rigorous process to review and improve supports and services. The efforts of AHRC Nassau were focused on empowering the people who receive supports to pursue what really matters in their lives, and achieve personally defined outcomes.
This accreditation is a testament to our exceptional staff and culture of empowering people with developmental disabilities to be active stakeholders in every aspect of this organization.