FEATURED NONPROFIT | Trudeau Center
“Our mission is to promote an enhanced quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities.â€? The Trudeau Center was founded more than 50 years ago out of a necessity and belief that all people are equal and possess a value to this world. Today, the leadership of the Trudeau Center recognizes a new population requiring services- those affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders. Towards that end, they established the Pathways :[YH[LNPJ ;LHJOPUN *LU[LY PU [OYV\NO H JVSSHIVYH[P]L LMMVY[ IL[^LLU [OL 1 (Y[O\Y ;Y\KLH\ 4LTVYPHS *LU[LY HUK SVJHS WHYLU[Z VM JOPSKYLU ^P[O H\[PZT 0U [OL MHSS VM V\Y )VHYK VM +PYLJ[VYZ JVTWSL[LK H `LHY ZLHYJO MVY H UL^ SHYNLY OVTL MVY [OL 7H[O^H`Z ZJOVVS ^P[O [OL W\YJOHZL VM H ZX\HYL MVV[ I\PSKPUN SVJH[LK H[ [OL Centre of New England in Coventry, RI. Much to the delight of our original founding Pathways families, this $3 million dollar expansion would become the Trudeau *LU[LYÂťZ Ă…HNZOPW I\PSKPUN Z[H[L VM [OL HY[ WYVNYHT VM [OL M\[\YL employees over 950 people provide support services and treatment [V [V IHIPLZ HUU\HSS` provide services to people residing in 50 communities in Rhode Island YHURLK [O SHYNLZ[ UVUWYVĂ„[ in Rhode Island
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