Achieve held a ribbon cutting ceremony at their new Envisions facility, located at 96-100 East Main Street in Norwich. The new location aims to further Achieve's mission to provide enhanced quality of life to people with developmental and intellectual disabilities through skill advancement, inclusion, integration with the community, independence, and socialization. (Photo by Sarah Genter)

NORWICH — After more than a year of renovations, Achieve's new "Envisions" facility at 96-100 East Main Street in Norwich is officially open. The organization held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, April 25 to celebrate the completion of the project.

Achieve is a nonprofit organization that provides skill advancement, inclusion, independence, and socialization to more than 2,200 individuals with developmental and other disabilities in Broome, Chenango, and Tioga Counties.

Achieve's Norwich facility has always been located outside of city limits on Country Club Road. However, in recent years the building has been in need of several costly repairs and accessibility features.

Achieve also owns several buildings in Norwich, one of which was a subsidiary manufacturing facility known as CWS Plant 5. The facility closed its doors in late 2021, and in February 2023, the Achieve Board of Directors voted to support the conversion of the vacant warehouse into a state-of-the-art day service program and community-based services hub.

"That property on Country Club Road had offered a lot of opportunities and it was a thriving program for many, many years," said Achieve CEO Amy Howard. "But what we really liked about the idea of moving that facility [and] those people served down to this community is that there would be greater opportunities for participation within the community for activities like volunteering, working, recreational, and social opportunities."