The Center for Enriched Living (CEL) is proud to receive a Quality Assurances Accreditation with the Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL). CEL was recognized for our commitment to excellence in systems and practices that lead to an elevated quality of life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

CQL is a leader in the accreditation field of organizations serving people with developmental disabilities. CQL Accreditation is unique in that it serves as a CEL partner to sustain a high standard of excellence and continuous improvement in its person-centered programs and services.

After months of preparation and a week of in-person focus groups, meetings and interviews, the staff from CQL gave CEL high praise for a first-time reviewed organization.  “Center for Enriched Living is commended and congratulated for achieving accreditation with CQL’s Quality Assurances Accreditation methodology and for its ongoing commitment and efforts to exemplify how a singular focus on the lives of people supported leads to making meaningful discoveries about What Really Matters.”

CQL assists communities, systems and organizations to help people discover and define their own quality of life, measure personal quality of life for individuals, organizations and systems and improve the quality of life for people with disabilities, people with mental illness and older adults ― and the people, organizations and communities that support them.  This accreditation provides CEL with a partner, as well as an entire network of the best of the best organizations around the world to learn from.

At CEL, we are working towards our vision where every person with a developmental disability is an equal, valued and contributing member of the community. Thanks to your support, we are Dreaming Big and never resting our on our laurels. CQL accreditation helps us as we continue to grow and expand.