From the CEO: ADEC Gaining Grounds Center to be place of transformational impact, community inclusion

2018-05-29T11:35:49-04:00May 29th, 2018|Community, Employment|

Last month, we told you that we were breaking ground on an exciting, new Gaining Grounds location that will help provide more choices and greater possibilities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, but I wanted to take some time and explain the vision behind the new addition.

Ride-A-Bike brings people with disabilities, community members together for morning of fun, fitness

2018-05-11T16:13:36-04:00May 11th, 2018|Community, News|

Residents of ADEC's Tara group home spend a full month counting down the days until Ride-A-Bike, and then they spend another two weeks after the event talking about how much fun they had. "They just love seeing all the bike [...]

From the CEO: Thanks to our community, the ADEC Ball was a magical evening for the people we serve

2018-05-02T16:34:39-04:00May 2nd, 2018|Community, News|

As I stood inside the RV Hall of Fame on Friday, April 20, for the ADEC Ball, I was overcome with appreciation for our community as hundreds of others joined me in cheering for the people we serve as they [...]

Stacey Damron reflects on relationships formed over 25 years at ADEC group home

2018-04-30T10:58:40-04:00April 30th, 2018|News|

When Stacey Damron (formerly Stewart) started at Village Women's group home back in 1993, there was one woman who couldn't speak. Through the years, Stacey and other ADEC staff worked with Helen to learn to communicate. A speech pathologist came [...]

Inspired by cousin with disability, Amy Moore finds lifelong career at ADEC

2018-04-30T10:23:50-04:00April 30th, 2018|News|

Since she was just 5 years old, Amy Moore knew that she wanted to work with individuals with disabilities — and for the past 25 years, she has been doing just that. Amy, who works at ADEC Industries in the [...]

ADEC breaks ground on Gaining Grounds Center in Bristol

2018-04-13T10:40:42-04:00April 13th, 2018|Community, Employment|

If you’ve noticed that the electronic sign in front of ADEC’s Bristol location has been off and there’s a huge pile of dirt, it’s because we’re preparing for a lot of changes. ADEC will be adding a Gaining Grounds coffeehouse to its Bristol office.

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