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Social distancing can be emotionally overwhelming and isolating for high school students. Independence, Inc. understands these challenges...

Given the quickly evolving situation involving the novel coronavirus and our efforts to protect the health of our staff, consumers and...

Independence, Inc. will begin offering single day pop-up shops throughout the Minot community this spring. “As part of our service...

I have always been the one to take care of my family. Until one day, I got sick and my legs quit working like they used to. I spent weeks...

Independence, Inc. is unlocking a future of opportunity for North Dakotans in recovery from substance abuse disorder and behavioral...

By: Scott Burlingame, Executive Director In what may be one of the biggest honors in my life, I have been asked to speak at the 10th...

By: Nicole McNees My story starts out pretty simple, I’m a woman living in North Dakota and I’ve been here for 4 years now. I have a few...

Independence Inc. is proud to announce registration for the 2019 Community Leadership Academy (CLA) is officially open. The program...

Please take a moment to complete the ND Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) survey and help us gain a better understanding of our...

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By: Scott Burlingame, Executive Director “Advocacy will never work in this town.” Those words greeted me a little over 8 years ago when I...

Winter is here and North Dakota is experiencing our first significant snowfall! At Independence, Inc., Center for Independent Living, we...

By: TJ Burlingame My working life began as a 14-year-old who had just gotten out of middle school and was ready to jump feet first into...

By: Darrell Wahl 1) Tell us about yourself. My name is Darrell Wahl. I was born on August 17, 1949 in Harvey, North Dakota. I was...

On Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Congressman Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, cosponsored the EMPOWER Care Act (H.R. 5306). If passed, the...

The EMPOWER Care Act (H.R. 5306) sponsored by Congressman Guthrie (R-KY) aims to improve and reinstate funding for The Money Follows the...

Service Animals The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines a service animal as any dog that is trained to perform a task for a...

By: Scott Burlingame, Executive Director “This was great, you should advertise more”. That statement was yelled from the back of the room...

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