The Brookwood Community in the Katy area helps adults with mental or physical disabilities integrate into society through meaningful work. But like other organizations globally, the nonprofit has had to make adjustments this year due to the pandemic.
The nonprofit has several enterprises through which individuals on the autism spectrum or with intellectual or developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injuries or aging care can hold jobs after learning their respective skills.
There are about 230 adults either living on campus or participating in the day program at the Brookwood main campus and Brookwood’s Grand Parkway location. CEO Vivian Shudde referenced a recent speech by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts saying people with disabilities are better equipped to handle the coronavirus crisis because they have lived their lives with uncertainty and lack of control.
“The uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus is just another day of the week for them, and if we allow ourselves to lean into the gift they have to give us, it should be just another day of the week for us as well,” Shudde said.
