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Building Skills, Expanding Possibilities: Avenues Partners with Easterseals to Support Clients with Autism

We’re always looking for ways to enhance our programs and better serve the individuals who trust us to help them live and work with independence. That’s why Avenues is excited to share that our team has partnered with Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford’s Illinois Autism Partnership (IAP), a collaboration

Ash & Willow’s Holly Santelli Recognized for 15 Years of Service to Adults with Disabilities

Park Ridge, IL – October 28, 2025 – Avenues to Independence, a nonprofit supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, celebrated its Annual Dinner and Dance on October 24 at the Hilton Chicago Northbrook. One of the event’s highlights was the presentation of the William and Jean Knaack Spirit of

Avenues and Ash & Willow Salon on ABC 7 Chicago

On November 9, Bob McNamara ,VP of Development at Avenues, and Holly Santelli of Park Ridge-based Ash & Willow Salon appeared on ABC7-Chicago to celebrate the 15+ years Holly and her team have been offering our clients free haircuts.

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