Largely due to the efforts of ADEC driver Kim Nelson, ADEC will be receiving eight new vans between now and September. Also the administrative assistant for transportation, Kim has researched, written and reported on a large Indiana Department of Transportation grant [...]
It doesn’t get any better than 100 percent. The South Bend chapter of Project SEARCH, a school-to-work training program for young adults with developmental disabilities, will be recognized July 14 for placing 100 percent of the students in its 2014 [...]
Oftentimes when ADEC employees and clients represent ADEC in the community, someone will ask what ADEC means. In this installment of The Story of ADEC, we will dive deeper into our organization’s history and learn how we became known as [...]
Tom Nickel is on a roll. He works hard to keep the faith and keep the momentum going for ADEC. Tom raised more than $5,000 in donations for the 43rd annual ADEC Ride-A-Bike May 16, making him the Top Adult [...]
ADEC’s Summer Camp kicked off this week with good news and fun activities. Each morning, 38 children with disabilities gather at Memorial High School for a summer experience designed to fit their needs. On Monday, June 8, ADEC’s Family Services [...]
Walking into the Project SEARCH commencement ceremony June 2, the energy and excitement was palpable as graduates talked to each other and their families in tones filled with the hope found in uncovering a life filled with choice and possibility. [...]
ADEC client Joe Lehman looks forward to Wednesday mornings when his friends come to play Euchre at Gaining Grounds at the Shoots building in Goshen. Each week, three men trickle in to play a highly competitive game at 10:00. “If [...]
If we don’t know where we’ve been, how can we possibly know where to go? In 63 years, we have come a long way. Technology has advanced, understanding has increased. However, ADEC’s underlying commitment and dedication to choice and possibility [...]
If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then ADEC soon will be getting rave reviews. Nataliya Bordun, a visiting professor from the Ukraine, learned new ways to serve adults with intellectual disabilities by seeing what works here. When she [...]
Katelyn Andrysiak congratulates Sarah Holland for completing Project Search. Only one graduating class in Michiana can boast 100 percent employment for its graduates. And this class had to overcome overwhelming odds to achieve it. The seven graduates of Project [...]
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