A Life of Their Own

Tess Fahey Celebrates 20 Years of Employment and Friendship

adecinc2023-02-12T18:44:55-05:00April 9th, 2015|A Life of Their Own, Dignity, Employment, News|

Tess Fahey and Lisa Henderson have been friends for 20 years. In that time, they have laughed together, butted heads, supported each other in difficult times, worked together to solve problems and helped mold each other into the people [...]

Northridge, Goshen and Notre Dame students chosen in ADEC Tech Challenge

2015-03-30T17:50:02-04:00March 30th, 2015|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, News, Technology|

Ten teams of area high school and college students competed in the first ADEC Tech nology Challenge on Saturday, March 28. Two teams from the University of Notre Dame and one from Northridge High School placed in the competition. Read [...]

Project Search: Back to School

adecinc2023-02-12T17:43:02-05:00September 16th, 2014|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, Employment, Families|

Molly Schmidt, a Project Search student, checks in for her work rotation at Memorial Hospital South Bend. Molly Schmidt wakes early to prepare for work. She dresses in brown scrubs and packs a lunch in her bright [...]

Sharing Ideas To Transform Lives

adecinc2023-02-12T17:41:30-05:00September 9th, 2014|A Life of Their Own, Administration, Community, Dignity, Direct Support|

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 [...]

“Keep the beat going strong in heaven, Mark”

adecinc2023-02-12T17:04:57-05:00June 16th, 2014|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, Direct Support, Families, Uncategorized|

Music sang through Mark Cox’s genes. The son of a musician, he enjoyed music with a passion unmatched by most. Mark’s brother, a bass player from Chicago, visited him recently at ADEC’s Adult Habilitation center in Bristol, IN, where [...]

Project Search Finds Opportunity

2014-06-13T17:31:16-04:00June 13th, 2014|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, Employment, Families|

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 [...]

Safety First — Always

2014-01-27T10:38:22-05:00January 27th, 2014|A Life of Their Own, Administration, Community, Dignity, Direct Support, Employment, Families|

Thank you to all the staff, clients and client families for your patience and flexibility as we journey through the coldest and what seems like the longest blast of Arctic weather in Michiana history. ADEC closed offices and programs today, [...]

Brandon’s Story Featured on Company Website

adecinc2023-02-10T18:10:36-05:00January 9th, 2014|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, Employment|

Brandon Krathwohl stands between his employers at Data Realty in South Bend. Data Realty Aids in National Effort to Provide Jobs for Disabled Individuals South Bend, IND. − Data Realty recognizes its integral role in the South [...]

ADEC Weathers the Storm

2014-01-06T18:31:07-05:00January 6th, 2014|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, Direct Support, Employment|

Board games, TV shows and “Home Alone” movie marathons have kept ADEC’s group home clients entertained and occupied during Winter Storm Ion, which hit Sunday and is keeping northern Indiana in a state of snow emergency through Tuesday. The bone-chilling [...]

Living the Dream

adecinc2023-02-10T18:02:13-05:00December 17th, 2013|A Life of Their Own, Dignity, Direct Support|

It took him 74 years, but Dave managed to cross one item off of his bucket list Thanksgiving weekend. He finally got to take a vacation. Dave traveled to Disney World in Orlando, Fla., flying on a jet and [...]