Can One Non-profit REALLY Change the World? If so, it Starts Right Here with BeauVita!

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Can One Non-profit REALLY Change the World? If
so, it Starts Right Here with BeauVita!
(1888 PressRelease) Unique, non-profit BeauVita,
who provides superior one-of-a-kind program
services for adults with developmental
intellectual disabilities has a few major
announcements to release. Follow BeauVita on
social media and watch them launch into great
things for the Greater Cincinnati area and
beyond. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN - Another charity
for folks with disabilities? Admittedly, some
people's eyes glaze over. That's just the truth
we must deal with when serving our friends with
disabilities. But BeauVita and BeauVita West
are unique! Not only are we not your
grandmother's non-profit, we aren't your cousin's
either. BeauVita is boldly announcing that we
are the Non-profit 2.0 for adults with
developmental and intellectual disabilities. And
today we have six (6) major announcements to
share with you. These changes at BeauVita signify
our Board's commitment and will to be the top
leaders in providing services in Southwestern
Ohio for adults with DD ID... and to lead
non-profits anywhere who may want to do what we
do. 1. In late October the BeauVita Board
confirmed a candidate for our first ever
Executive Director. Onboarding for Jason Lee
Overbey began in mid-November and with help from
the Board, committees and the BeauVita West
Program Staff, Jason has hit the ground the
running. In a statement to the senior leadership
of our Board, Mr. Overbey said, "One of our top
priorities is to revisit our mission - our
primary purpose - for this work.
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We must then cement that vision and get every
member, staff and contractor aligned with our
single purpose for being here. Our new focus will
then guide every step we take at BeauVita from
maintenance to major acquisitions." We are
honored and excited to welcome Jason Lee Overbey,
with more than 10 years in progressive management
experience, to our team! 2. We have acquired,
touched up and officially opened new Executive
Offices on Monday, November 24, 2014, at 5213
North Bend Road in Cincinnati. You can reach our
senior staff and Executive Director, Jason Lee
Overbey, at 513-834-9698. These offices are just
two buildings up from BeauVita West where we
provide our Day Program. 3. The primary purpose
of BeauVita was established back in 2007. A group
of parents of children with developmental and
intellectual disabilities came together. They had
a real fear. Their fear was that they would pass
on one day and their adult children would be left
not having a strong foundation of superior
support services matched with a level of
independence fostered by their parenting and high
quality support. With many agencies around, the
"system" was still heavily burdened. Programs
where their children could receive necessary
support while strengthen their individual levels
of independence where not readily available.
These parents were focused to make sure their
children would have as much opportunity and
quality of life available to them as possible.
They were driven to ensure they would have a
"Beautiful Life"! And so BeauVita was born. So we
are pleased to announce that since there are
thousands on the Hamilton County waiting lists
for service, BeauVita is actively looking and
planning to increase our ability to serve more by
opening a second location for Day Services.
4. Since 2007 we have acquired property in Green
Township in Hamilton County (often called the
West Side of Cincinnati) to open and grow our Day
Services program. We have steadily added top
notch staff and we are now at 8 total for our
BeauVita West location. We have implemented
transportation services to and from BeauVita West.
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So we are excited to announce we recently
received certification to provide in-home support
services. This in-home piece, just like all of
our work, is centered on the family. We only
provide services to families - one at a time -
not to group homes. We let the parents interview
our staff and choose who the right fit is for
them. Program Director, Rebekah Elliott, said "We
also create and maintain a family narrative for
each new person we serve. We have high
attendance, transparency and supervisor review
expectations. No one is doing in-home support -
or even Day Service - like our team at BeauVita
is." Jim Washington, a Direct Care Provider with
over 30 years' experience in disability services
added, "I didn't have to come back to work. I'm
retired. I came to BeauVita because of this
program. We can - we are - a model for programs
everywhere." 5. BeauVita is also excited to
announce the date for our annual fundraiser
auction event held at the iconic Music Hall in
downtown Cincinnati. We will hold the event,
Saturday, March 28, 2015 from 7pm until Midnight.
This is a major community event and we will sell
out at 600 seats. Who will be this the host for
2015? Last year it was WLWT Channel 5's Sheree
Paolello. In 2014 we had Paul Daugherty, sports
writer for the Cincinnati Enquirer. Check back on
our website beauvita.org and our facebook page
facebook.com/BeauVitaLife for the announcement of
2015's anticipated host and our event itinerary
for the evening! 6. GivingTuesday. Coming up
Tuesday, December 2, 2014, is the powerful social
media drive to raise millions for non-profits all
over the world. With the year end rush to
maximize tax deductions, millions of dollars have
been raised during GivingTuesday since it first
launched in October 2012.
Please, click here to learn about BeauVita's
campaign and what we plan to do with our
donations this year www.beauvita.org/givingtuesda
y So BeauVita is on the move!
As our new Executive Director, in recent comments
to the President of the Board, Dr. Barry Ross and
his wife, Carolyn Ross (an original founder of
BeauVita) said
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"We are not confused about where we are, what we
need to do and where BeauVita can go. We are
going to keep a laser precision focus on six core
elements 1) parents and families of the adult
with disabilities 2) services that provide
superior quality for our participants 3)
ensuring that inclusion in the community is a 1
priority for our participants, as well as real
choice for their services 4) state-of-the-art
training and staff development 5) advocacy and
awareness - helping the public and leaders
realize that this population is an asset and not
a liability and 6) non-profit 2.0 operation
meaning we will maintain the highest
transparency, accountability, and stewardship we
will be a 501(c)(3) that gives back to other
non-profits by leading, networking and training
we will be innovative and entrepreneurial
inasmuch as a non-profit can bring corporate
progress models into its work and we will be
visible - we are going to work with elected ,
appointed and de facto leaders in Green Township,
Cincinnati, Hamilton County - the State of Ohio
and Nationwide. We are poised to rocket
expansion and leadership. We are on the
move!" Note While BeauVita and BeauVita West
are situated in Green Township in Hamilton
County, Ohio, we serve many residents who live in
the City of Cincinnati proper. This includes
Madisonville, Avondale, Westside clients and
more! http//www.beauvita.org/