"Innisfree Village is
celebrating 40 years. The Albemarle community brings together adults with
special needs and their volunteer caregivers.
They say, "It takes a village
to raise a family" and at Innisfree that consists of more than 30 residential
volunteers and 40 "co-workers" as they're called or adults with special needs.
Residents and their caregivers live as families, work, and play together in a
community unlike any other.
Rhonda Miska with the
Innisfree Village said, "We are different because we are not an institution,
we're not a group home. It's not a place where staff come and wear a nametag.
It's a place where we live together in family style homes and focus on what we
have in common not on what sets us apart."
"Co-workers" have a daily
routine of workshops, from weaving to woodworking, baking, farming and
therapeutic recreation. Their work is sold in area stores and the profit makes
its way back to the village.
The nonprofit just celebrated
its 40-year anniversary and it continues to grow. It is currently looking for
volunteers." Click here for more information.
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