A Summer Celebration
By: Stephanie Cohen
On Saturday, June 15, City Center NOVA hosted our first event since becoming an official non-profit. More than 125 people gathered at the Redeeming Grace Church in Fairfax, VA, to enjoy food, music and games. After a terrific musical performance, our Chairman of the Board Paula Manion shared the latest updates on City Center NOVA including our 501(c)(3) non-profit organization status, partnership meetings and our membership program and our vision for what’s to come. The evening ended with a raffle… Read More »A Summer Celebration
This Business of Autism
By: Stephanie Cohen
Mother Starts Highly Successful Company for Individuals with Autism By Joe Manion [Note: Some information in this article was gleaned from news articles on Spectrum Design as well as viewing the film, The Business of Autism”.] Recently I attended a feature length film about a grass roots company called Spectrum Designs that changed lives. For many reasons, the film is outstanding and a must-see. It’s called “The Business of Autism”, was produced by documentary filmmaker Stephen Mackey from Loudoun County,… Read More »This Business of Autism
Kicking Things Off
By: Stephanie Cohen
Paula and Joe Manion kicked things off sharing their story and why they were they were inspired to start exploring the viability of affordable, inclusive housing in NOVA. They then introduced Main Street Rockville founders Jillian and Scott Copland who discussed their housing project in Maryland that recently broke ground. The event wrapped up with the vision of what could be possible for a NOVA-based project and the request for help with the project as well as interest in future… Read More »Kicking Things Off
