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 [...]
Current research indicates that 85 percent of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are unemployed, but ADEC is working to change that. ADEC, a nonprofit that helps people with disabilities lead lives full of choice and possibility, is hosting a [...]
Each year at ADEC, we take a step back and recognize ADEC employees who have reached milestone anniversaries. On Tuesday, Jan. 17, ADEC hosted a dinner at Antonio’s in Elkhart to recognize the employees who celebrated in 2016. All total, [...]
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 [...]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said: “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'" At ADEC, we give back in many ways. Each week, ADEC clients volunteer their time as a way to connect with [...]
Cheese balls, 1970’s motown, rubber bands, balloons and dogs - these were just a few of Lawrence Jones’ favorite things. “He loved to dance,” remembers Gale LeCount, ADEC program manager. “He would just grab me and dance.” We don’t know [...]
Top 3 New Year’s Resolutions (according to Statisticbrain.com): Lose Weight Get Organized Spend Less, Save More Well, starting in February, ADEC is offering a great opportunity to help our dedicated staff members get organized and spend less/save more with the [...]
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 [...]
ADEC employees were in for an early Christmas surprise this year when ADEC announced its 2017 holiday schedule. Instead of the traditional eight paid holidays in 2017, ADEC employees will enjoy nine paid holidays. As ADEC celebrates 65 years of [...]
When Patricia Lepe grows up, she wants to be an artist at Cartoon Network. A senior at Concord High School, Patricia looks forward to graduating in the spring and moving to California to learn more about art and work toward [...]
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