Rachel Brown, Residential Program Manager, and Nathan Nelson, Manager of ADEC’s Foster Avenue group home, write about the everyday lives of the adults entrusted to ADEC’s care.

Clients at ADEC Industries help Raquel Santiago learn English, acclimate to American culture

2016-09-30T14:13:31-04:00September 30th, 2016|Direct Support|

As employees at ADEC Industries wrap up their work for the day and prepare to head home, sometimes you'll hear them call out: "Adios, amigos! Adios, señiorita!" You'll also see Raquel Santiago waving goodbye with a big grin on her face. [...]

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Mind the Gap by Giving to ADEC

2016-09-02T11:48:01-04:00September 2nd, 2016|Community, Direct Support, News|

Picture this. You live in ADEC’s Supported Living services, sharing an apartment with two roommates so you can evenly divide your monthly bills, stretching that monthly $840 Social Security check as far as it can go. You work with a Case [...]

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ADEC Services Receive Glowing Reviews

2016-07-22T11:02:09-04:00July 22nd, 2016|A Life of Their Own, Dignity, Direct Support, News|

Program surveys, reviews and audits are a valuable way to refine programming, reinforce quality standards and offer proof of impeccable service. ADEC furthers its mission of choice and possibility every time services pass critical review. Over the past few months, music [...]

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My ADEC Story: Jennifer Olson

2016-06-24T09:52:21-04:00June 24th, 2016|Community, Dignity, Direct Support, Employment, News|

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a disability as the condition of being unable to do things in the normal way. Well, based on that definition, each and every one of us has a disability. You cannot spell disability, without the root word, [...]

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Charlie Long: The Man Behind the Shirt

2019-03-28T12:21:36-04:00May 27th, 2016|A Life of Their Own, Dignity, Direct Support, Ride-A-Bike|

Charlie Long loves bikes. He also loves cars, tractors, antiques and old records. When you first meet him, he may seem shy and quiet, but all of that changes when you ask him about one of his interests. His eyes light [...]

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Working at ADEC Deepens Father-Daughter Bond

2016-05-13T11:24:01-04:00May 13th, 2016|Community, Direct Support|

Mike Hedrington, ADEC employment consultant, picked up a Supported Living shift on a recent Wednesday night. As he brought his clients to the weekly ADEC Silver Bullets basketball game, he looked across the court and was transported 30 years back in [...]

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