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Sisters Roxanne and Karla are served by CES in Jackson Sisters together at CES in Jackson WY: Karla (left) and Roxanne. Each adult with intellectual or developmental disabilities at CES' Jackson hole center is different. Roxanne, the older sister, has several jobs around town including at the Hospital and a local theater. Her sister, Karla, isn't quite independent enough for work but spends her days sewing, knitting and enjoys coloring in the day-habilitation center in Jacks

Jackson Hole News and Guide came to visit our center Clients Roxanne and Robby being interviewed by local journalist Alex Viveros pursuing a story on our 50th anniversary: 1975-2025 50 years ago a dream to support adults with disabilities began to take shape and over the decades since it's come true in the lives of about a thousand adults who have lived with CES since 1975. Today, Community Entry Services cares for about 140 adults in three centers located in Jackson, Rivert

Much depends on civil, social involvement, donors, and our WY State representatives' undertstanding of the stakes. Hal Harron, Chair of the Board and Shawn Griffin CEO of CES discuss the potential to serve many more WY residents who have disabilities or acquired brain injuries. There are thousands of adults in Wyoming who would qualify as "disabled" for the Federal guidelines. To help serve these citizens, Community Entry Services was founded 50 years ago and continues to ser

Clients are assisted in finding employment, social opportunities like Special Olympics and safe places to learn life skills. Shawn Griffin CEO of CES and Hal Harron, chair of the board, interviewed by WY PBS All three cities serviced by CES (Jackson, Riverton and Lander) have day habilitation centers that provide clients with a wide range of care options including common rooms for arts, crafts, meals, and more specialized areas for exercise, group activities, recreation and

Direct Service Professionals are the backbone of our service to adults with disabilities. Dani Pevy (left) has been a DSP for about a year after a lifetime of bartending. She loves hanging around with Karla and other clients at the Jackson CES day-habilitation center. Direct Service Professionals are the backbone of everything CES does for our clients who are adults, ages 18 to 80+ with intellectual or developmental disabilities or acquired brain injuries. Most work in 10 to

CES adds a layer of support for our Direct Service Professionals to ensure our care to adults with disabilities meets the gold standard. Ceirra helps Gail Ute settle into the morning activities at the Lander based Gary Hudson center. When she was 19 Ceirra knew she wanted to be a caregiver and began a career in the field of directly helping people live their best lives. Originally from Arizona, like many people in Lander she moved here with her parents and fell in love with