ADEC’s new Growth and Purpose (GAP) program is designed to help bridge the gap between education and employment. The program, which launches in April, is open to any individuals with disabilities interested in joining the workforce.
The individuals we serve at ADEC love to volunteer and take pride in knowing they are making their community a better place.
At ADEC, our employees are the backbone of our organization. Our employees clock in each day with one mission in mind: Providing exemplary care and critical support to the 1,000+ individuals we serve at ADEC each year.[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Our employees are the [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It's a frightening statistic, but one that needs to be recognized: People with disabilities are seven times more likely to be sexually assaulted than individuals without disabilities. NPR recently launched an investigative series looking at the "hidden epidemic" of sexual [...]
When Evan Hoover sat down to talk over his experiences at ADEC, one of the first things he did was pull out an ADEC Annual Report from 1982. In it, Craig Fulmer, board president at the time, writes, Our goals for [...]
You don’t have to be magical to be a fairy godmother. The stage is set for the ADEC ball on Friday, April 20, at the RV Hall of Fame, but we need your help expanding the wardrobe. We’re looking to collect [...]
At 67 years old, Dianne Hampshire is living proof that it's never too late to enjoy a new adventure. A few months ago, we shared this incredible story of Dianne and Richard Hampshire reuniting after eight years of searching for each [...]
For most people, a job offer signals validation, respect and the hope of new beginnings. It's exciting to know someone feels you are worth the investment, regardless of whether you take the job. For Karl Kingsley, his most recent job offer [...]
The students of ADEC’s 2016-17 Project SEARCH class celebrated reaching the program’s halfway mark this month by hosting an Open House to show off their progress. The highlight of the Open House was talking with Deric and Kayla, two best friends [...]
Owen Suskind was a thriving, typically developing 3-year-old boy — until suddenly he wasn’t. “He loses speech, he loses motor function, he can’t meet your gaze. He just kind of vanished,” Owen’s father, Ron Suskind said. “It was like we were [...]
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