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Who Are You Becoming?

Becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim… it is a forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously towards a better self. The journey doesn’t end. Becoming requires equal parts patience and rigor. Becoming is never giving up on the idea that there’s more growing to be done. – Michelle Obama (in her autobiography, Becoming)

At Communitas, we spent a whole, wonderful year celebrating our golden anniversary, looking back at all the amazing people and processes that helped us become who we are today.

As we look forward to the next 50 years and beyond, we want to keep building on what has already been achieved. We recognize that to be an organization that celebrates abundant life for all abilities means we need to keep growing, keep learning, keep supporting, keep being curious. We want to see what more we will become.

So our theme for 2025 is “Becoming…” As Mrs. Obama says, becoming isn’t about having arrived, it’s a forward motion.

This is true for us as an organization but also for the people we serve and for our staff. We want to take this year to explore what we can become – can we become kinder, stronger, calmer? Can we be more curious, more gentle, more generous?

Some of the people we serve are exploring new opportunities to learn new skills – they are becoming baristas, landscapers, janitors, support workers, mental health workers, managers, and more.

All of this speaks to our desire for that abundant life – a life filled with new opportunities to grow, learn, make new friends, and experience new things.

As you look ahead to the rest of this year, what does “Becoming” mean to you?