Author: Dom Moreci

Staff Spotlight: Daly McElwain

Meet Daly McElwain, EBI’s recently promoted Assistant Director of Supported Living Services (SLS). Having relocated to the Bay Area from New York four years ago, Daly wanted to continue the work she’d been doing with individuals with developmental disabilities back east.

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Moving Forward: Spring 2018

In January, interns in EBI’s most recently developed Project SEARCH site at the Claremont Club and Spa, a Fairmont Hotel, were greeted with the welcoming hospitality and friendly reception routinely experienced by guests at this luxurious urban resort.

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Donor Spotlight: Mary Lou Breslin

When Mary Lou Breslin agreed to join EBI’s Board of Directors in 2012, it was clear that her more than 35 years as a successful disability rights law and policy advocate would benefit the clients served by EBI. EBI appreciates the breadth of her contributions and the depth of her commitment to the EBI community.

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Moving Forward: Fall 2017

For low-income Alameda County residents living in skilled nursing facilities, and individuals who are homeless and have chronic health conditions, one of the greatest barriers to living successfully in the community is the lack of affordable housing.

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Staff Spotlight: Samara

Meet Samara Metz Born in the Sierra Nevada foothills, attending high school and college in Sacramento, then moving to Cape Cod, where she worked at Filene’s Basement and Dartmouth College, today Samara Metz calls the San Francisco Bay Area “home.”

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Donor Spotlight: Meri Lane

When Meri Lane attended EBI’s first Ramping Up for Independence series at the Ed Roberts Campus in 2011, she was looking for information that would one day help her son, William, in his search for employment.

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Staff Spotlight: Dana Poplin

Having just finished college with a major in Sociology, Dana was working at a local restaurant when her friend told her about his job in Employment Services.

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Moving Forward: Spring 2017

Integration, activity, and resourcefulness fuel EBI’s Community Day Support (CDS) program. Monday through Friday, you can find CDS program participants immersed in community life.

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Donor Spotlight: Frank Inami

Frank Inami, father of our consumer, Cindy, passed away at the age of 95 on March 14, 2017. EBI staff who knew Frank heard his stories and learned about his life as a patriot. We remember Frank for his many contributions.

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