Final December 2025 Newsletter

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The Usual--

This is the last newsletter of 2025 if you can believe it! While it didn't fly by quite as fast for me as 2024, it still really zipped by!

I'm grateful for the CLI community-- which includes staff, clients, families, and many people in the general public who have gone out of their way to make sure that we are welcome everywhere we go. We're looking forward to doing new things in the new year. Everything that providers like CLI does with people is supposed to be directly tied to personal goals/outcomes in each person's ISP. One of the things that we want to really help make better in 2026 are individual outcomes. We really want to help CLI clients identify and pursue their personal ambitions. This is a collaborative affair. Of course we will work with SSAs and family members-- but the most important person is the person with DD. CLI wants to help each individual client advocate for what excites them.

I hope that everyone has an invigorating, safe, and fun holiday. I know that I'm looking forward to road-tripping south to see some family members that I haven't seen for quite a few years.

Stay warm & stay well (clean hands help)!

John

More after hoursChristmas shopping

finishing up with dinner Danny Boy's!

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Firelands Local LLC

The whole workshop production crew is super excited for the big holiday-- and making sure that they're name is Santa's right list . . .

The Good News from the Good Works Cafe--

Question of the week

Q: What days are CLI Programs closed for the Christmas & New Year's holiday? Does Firelands Local's holiday schedule have the same days off?

A: CLI & Firelands Local's scheduled 2026 Program Closed Days are: January 1-2, April 4-6 (Easter), May 25 (Memorial Day), July 3 (Independece Day), September 7 (Labor Day), November 25-27 (Thanksgiving), and December 24 - January 3 (Christmas & New Year).

FYI -- this schedule does not include any bad weather closings or a possible spring staff training day late in March that has not been scheduled yet.

CLI encourages you to contact our politicians to make sure that they know how important and relevant DD services are to you. The reality is that $.66 out of every dollar spent on people with DD in Ohio comes from federal Medicaid dollars. Your voice matters!

Senator John Husted

198 Russell Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

(202) 224-3353

Senator Bernie Moreno

B33 Russell Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

(202) 224-2315

Representative Jim Jordan

2056 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

(202) 225-2676