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Community Living Programs company history timeline

1921

When the American Federation for the Blind was established in 1921, Keller had an effective national outlet for her efforts.

1939

Roberts was born in 1939 and grew up with a passion for baseball.

1948

Dart contracted polio in 1948.

1956

Dart went into business in 1956, building several successful companies in Mexico and Japan.

1971

The Community Council of Idaho, having been incorporated in 1971, established deep roots in the great state of Idaho.

1972

1972: First Head Start Funding-First site in Weiser, ID

1973

1973: First Employment & Training Grant (CETA) now known as Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act was the first disability civil rights law to be enacted in the United States.

1974

1974: Emergency School Assistance Funding for youth and adult recreational activities

1975

In 1975, Ed was appointed the director of the California Department of Vocational Rehabilitation by Governor Jerry Brown.

1976

1976: Opened Health Care Center in Caldwell and Burley, ID

1977

1977: Opened Health Care Center in Payette, ID

1980

1980: Purchased Colonia de Colores Housing Site in Twin Falls, ID

1981

In 1981, President Ronald Reagan appointed Dart to be the vice-chair of the National Council on Disability.

1984

1984: Funding received to construct current Administrative Office — El Mercado

1986

1986: Total Federal Funding Assistance surpassed $2 million

1986: Purchased El Rancho Grande Estates land and construction began — American Falls, ID

1987

1987: Total Federal Funding Assistance increases to $3.5 million

1988

1988: Purchased Twin Falls Labor Center, now El Milagro site

1989

1989: Total Federal Funding Assistance increases to $4.6 million

In 1989, Dart was appointed chair of the President’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities, shifting its focus from its traditional stance of urging business to “hire the handicapped” to advocating for full civil rights for people with disabilities.

1990

1990: First grant from Dept. of Health and Welfare (mental health/case management)

1992

1992: First Substance Abuse Program in partnership with Homedale School Dist.

1992: Total Federal Funding increases to $5.7 million

1993

1993: Purchased Project Hope housing site — Heyburn, ID

1995

1995: Total Federal Funding increases to $6.5 million

1995: Built Colonia Cesar Chavez housing project — Blackfoot, ID

1996

In 1996, confronted by a Republican Party calling for “a retreat from Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln democracy,” Dart campaigned for the re-election of President Clinton.

1997

1997: Built Un Nuevo Amanecer housing project — Dubois, ID

Dart suffered a series of heart attacks in late 1997, which curtailed his ability to travel.

1999

1999: Total Federal Funding increases to $7 million

2002

2002: Total Federal Funding increases to $9.5 million

2004

2004: Community Family Clinic opens in Idaho Falls, Roberts and Blackfoot, ID

2006

2006: Total Federal Funding assistance eclipses $10 million

2008

2008:Total federal funding increases to $11.7 million

2011

Half of the Townhomes were built in December 2011.

2011: Received Home Evidence Program Grant through Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

2012

The other half of the Townhouses opened in August 2012.

2014

2014: Received new funding from the Cambia Health Foundation to teach Head Start children and their parents about obesity and diabetes prevention.

2016

2016: NCLR (National Council of La Raza) honored Community Council of Idaho with the Affiliate Award of Advocacy.

2017

Honors College and Sawtooth Hall opened in August 2017.

2017: CC Idaho was awarded funding through the Early Heard Start Community Partnership Program

2018

2018: Received Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to construct 60 units of Affordable Housing at El Milagro in Twin Falls

2019

2019: Opened Bright Futures in Twin Falls through EHS-CCP Grant

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