On Saturday, July 30th, ADEC turned Elkhart Civic Plaza into a true celebration space! From 11-3 we welcomed volunteers, staff, clients, family, friends, and the public to celebrate the culmination of our month-long 2022 fundraiser, Picture Possibilities. Food trucks, free [...]
If you ask Fred Todd what it means to be Direct Support Professional at ADEC, he will almost always answer, “You get to change the world every day.” And that’s what Fred has done every day for more than 27 years. [...]
A few Saturdays ago, Dion McField treated his roommates to coffee and cinnamon rolls at the Electric Brew in Elkhart. While they enjoyed their breakfast, Dion gave the guys a tour, proudly showing them his lists and describing the tasks he [...]
Usha Pfifferling squealed and gestured with joy as she painted outdoors at Potato Creek State Park on Wednesday, June 22. Using just her imagination and the scenery around her, she painted a brightly colored banded background and filled it in with [...]
Once a month, Lauren Eby heads over to ADEC’s Shoots Game Club in Goshen for a night full of fun conversation, pizza and games with more than 40 other people who fall into the 18 to 24 age range. For Lauren, [...]
People with disabilities mounted their bicycles alongside the community members who support them on Saturday morning, kicking off the 44th annual Ride-A-Bike for ADEC together. This year's ride has already raised more than $50,000, a 36 percent increase over 2015 totals — and [...]
New Sign Increases Access If you've driven by ADEC lately, you may have noticed we are cleaning up our trees and foliage. A new sign is scheduled to be installed in the next month. The sign that exists today has been [...]
When I applied at ADEC, I was 20 years old and had held only one other job before. When I was called for a second interview, I was shocked; the only prior experience I had was caring for a grandmother with [...]
Nothing signals summer quite like day camp. I still remember eating hamburgers that had been wrapped in aluminum foil and cooked slowly over a campfire at the day camp I attended in Vero Beach, Fla. when I was in elementary [...]
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