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We are

Empowering
People 

and

Building
Independence

Daily

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We are

Empowering
People 

and

Building
Independence

Daily

We are a non-profit agency providing services to people with disabilities that reside in Eastern CT. We believe change starts with the individual, but the support of the community makes inclusion possible. We are guided by the principle that our consumers should be able to integrate into the community of their choice to the fullest degree possible. 

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Our Approach

Be your own advocate with DNEC.

We are dedicated to supporting YOUR rights. Working to empower YOU to live independently. Advocating for change that helps YOU become included in your community.

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Our Approach

Be your own advocate with DNEC.

We are dedicated to supporting YOUR rights. Working to empower YOU to live independently. Advocating for change that helps YOU become included in your community.

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TOWNS DNEC PROUDLY SUPPORTS

Ashford
Bozrah
Brooklyn
Canterbury
Chaplin
Colchester
Columbia
Coventry
East Lyme
Eastford
Franklin
Griswold
Groton
Hampton
Killingly
Lebanon
Ledyard
Lisbon
Mansfield
Montville
New London
North Stonington
Norwich
Plainfield
Pomfret
Preston
Putnam
Salem
Scotland
Sprague
Sterling
Stonington
Thompson
Union
Voluntown
Waterford
Windham
Woodstock

Eastern
CT

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Our love notes  |  testimonials 

Your thoughtfulness certainly made a difference in mine. Thanks again for helping me to get my ear pad. You were very nice.

E.B.

This is to thank you again for all that you helped me with. I know that I thanked you over the phone, but I had to say it again because it meant so much to me. I pray that in the coming year you will continue to receive the funding you will need to continue your good work. It has truly been a blessing with my mobility in so many ways. Thank you so much again. 

D.S.

I don’t know where I would be today if it wasn’t for all your help and guidance. 

J.B.

Thank you so much for helping our family in our time of need. We have had to make many adjustments since the pandemic started, from leaving our jobs of 10 and 12 years to keep our family safe and healthy, to being distant from our friends and family. Your kindness and love sure are appreciated more than you will ever know. You have given our family faith in humanity.

L.L.

Thank you very much for the work you are doing to help all who need help acquiring funds to help those who are disabled. I especially appreciate the wonderful help you have given to my husband. The generous grant will help him get in and out of the van. I look forward to your visit when they have finished the work.

B.R.

Thank you for helping me with the sleeve air conditioning unit. I will never forget your kindness!

S.M.

Just a few words to say “Thank You” for paying for the vehicle repairs. It feels good to be back in the work force, that would not have been possible without your assistance.

A.A.

I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the AMAZING help you have provided to my family. I’ve been struggling so hard to hold it together while my child’s disability has worsened, and my health problems continue. The added stress of my tax refund being wrongly withheld just made everything seem hopeless. It has never been easy for me to ask for help, but you have never made it impossible for me to do so. Everyone there is so friendly, and your help and referrals have been lifesavers in emergencies like this situation I am currently in. The work you do is so important to people like me who have so little.

J.T.

I want to thank everyone who helped with finding an iPhone for me. I really appreciate it. It will help me live more independently.

N.B.

It was such a pleasure to meet you and recognize how giving of yourself and your time you are for your client’s sake. I want to thank you for becoming my advocate and I am confident you’ll prod me in a stronger direction, a plan for a better life.

W.W

Thank you for the shower chair. You are wonderful to me. You all make me smile a lot. Thank you so much.

J.M.

We can’t thank you enough for everything you did to get us a chair lift. We love it. My husband can go freely up and down the stairs without worrying about him falling. There aren’t enough words to express how we feel. Thanks again for everything you did.

T.J.
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Our love notes  |  testimonials 

Your thoughtfulness certainly made a difference in mine. Thanks again for helping me to get my ear pad. You were very nice.

E.B.

This is to thank you again for all that you helped me with. I know that I thanked you over the phone, but I had to say it again because it meant so much to me. I pray that in the coming year you will continue to receive the funding you will need to continue your good work. It has truly been a blessing with my mobility in so many ways. Thank you so much again. 

D.S.

I don’t know where I would be today if it wasn’t for all your help and guidance. 

J.B.

Thank you so much for helping our family in our time of need. We have had to make many adjustments since the pandemic started, from leaving our jobs of 10 and 12 years to keep our family safe and healthy, to being distant from our friends and family. Your kindness and love sure are appreciated more than you will ever know. You have given our family faith in humanity.

L.L.

Thank you very much for the work you are doing to help all who need help acquiring funds to help those who are disabled. I especially appreciate the wonderful help you have given to my husband. The generous grant will help him get in and out of the van. I look forward to your visit when they have finished the work.

B.R.

Thank you for helping me with the sleeve air conditioning unit. I will never forget your kindness!

S.M.

Just a few words to say “Thank You” for paying for the vehicle repairs. It feels good to be back in the work force, that would not have been possible without your assistance.

A.A.

I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the AMAZING help you have provided to my family. I’ve been struggling so hard to hold it together while my child’s disability has worsened, and my health problems continue. The added stress of my tax refund being wrongly withheld just made everything seem hopeless. It has never been easy for me to ask for help, but you have never made it impossible for me to do so. Everyone there is so friendly, and your help and referrals have been lifesavers in emergencies like this situation I am currently in. The work you do is so important to people like me who have so little.

J.T.

I want to thank everyone who helped with finding an iPhone for me. I really appreciate it. It will help me live more independently.

N.B.

It was such a pleasure to meet you and recognize how giving of yourself and your time you are for your client’s sake. I want to thank you for becoming my advocate and I am confident you’ll prod me in a stronger direction, a plan for a better life.

W.W

Thank you for the shower chair. You are wonderful to me. You all make me smile a lot. Thank you so much.

J.M.

We can’t thank you enough for everything you did to get us a chair lift. We love it. My husband can go freely up and down the stairs without worrying about him falling. There aren’t enough words to express how we feel. Thanks again for everything you did.

T.J.

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