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Goshen News Sports Editor Covers Silver Bullet’s 1st Game with Grand Design
Goshen News Sports Editor Covers Silver Bullet’s 1st Game with Grand Design

Goshen News Sports Editor Covers Silver Bullet’s 1st Game with Grand Design

christmasz2023-03-13T08:52:00-04:00March 13th, 2023|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, DSPs, History, News|

Goshen News 3/9/23 BRISTOL — Smiles were to be had on everyone’s face inside Bristol Elementary School Wednesday as the ADEC basketball team, named the “Silver Bullets”, returned after a near-four-year hiatus. More than 70 members of the ADEC community [...]

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ADEC Celebrates Developmental Disability Awareness Month
ADEC Celebrates Developmental Disability Awareness Month

ADEC Celebrates Developmental Disability Awareness Month

christmasz2023-03-20T14:15:29-04:00March 2nd, 2023|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, Employment, News|

Developmental disabilities are a group of conditions caused by an impairment in physical, learning, language, or behavior areas that may impact a person’s day-to-day functioning and will usually last throughout their lifetime. ADEC has [...]

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ADEC’s Plaza Day Program Hosts 80’s Themed Valentine’s Dance
ADEC’s Plaza Day Program Hosts 80’s Themed Valentine’s Dance

ADEC’s Plaza Day Program Hosts 80’s Themed Valentine’s Dance

christmasz2023-02-17T14:17:00-05:00February 17th, 2023|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, DSPs, History, News|

On Tuesday, Feb. 14th, ADEC's Plaza Day Program, located in Downtown Elkhart, hosted an amazing Valentine's Day Dance for ADEC clients and their staff. It was 80's themed, and it was totally tubular. The decorations were rad, the snacks were [...]

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ADEC Self-Advocates Visit the Indiana State House
ADEC Self-Advocates Visit the Indiana State House

ADEC Self-Advocates Visit the Indiana State House

christmasz2023-02-17T11:16:39-05:00February 17th, 2023|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, History, News|

On February 14th, members of The Arc of Indiana and Self-Advocates of Indiana, along with some of ADEC’s own, once again participated in The Arc’s yearly ‘Have a Heart for the Arc’ day. Attendees of the trip representing ADEC and [...]

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February is International Recreational Therapy Month
February is International Recreational Therapy Month

February is International Recreational Therapy Month

christmasz2023-02-13T11:18:49-05:00February 10th, 2023|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, Employment, History, News|

February is a wonderful opportunity for we at ADEC to raise awareness about Recreational Therapy: what it is, what it does, and why Recreational Therapists deserve to be celebrated, along with the individuals who work hard to [...]

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ADEC’S SILVER BULLETS MAKE A COMEBACK
ADEC’S SILVER BULLETS MAKE A COMEBACK

ADEC’S SILVER BULLETS MAKE A COMEBACK

christmasz2023-01-30T12:49:23-05:00January 30th, 2023|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, DSPs, Employment, History, News|

At first it was just idle what-ifs? And then people began to really get excited about the possibility... and then interest just exploded and the idea to maybe start up ADEC's inactive basketball team again became a reality. It went [...]

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New for ADEC in 2023!
New for ADEC in 2023!

New for ADEC in 2023!

christmasz2023-01-30T12:55:41-05:00January 29th, 2023|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, News|

As 2022 drew to a close, everyone at ADEC was able to look back proudly on a year of accomplishment and progress. We continued to provide exemplary services, guardianship, residences, support, transportation, employment coaching and so much more to well [...]

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ADEC’S WRAP-UP 2022
ADEC’S WRAP-UP 2022

ADEC’S WRAP-UP 2022

christmasz2022-12-30T15:45:55-05:00December 30th, 2022|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, DSPs, Employment, History, News|

As 2022 draws to a close, everyone at ADEC can look back proudly on a year of accomplishment and progress. We continue to provide exemplary services, guardianship, residences, support, transportation, employment coaching and so much more to well over 1,000 [...]

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A Cheerful and Successful Wish List 2022!
A Cheerful and Successful Wish List 2022!

A Cheerful and Successful Wish List 2022!

christmasz2022-12-30T11:12:50-05:00December 30th, 2022|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, DSPs, Families, News, Uncategorized|

Wish List 2022 is in the books, folks! And what a year it was: 113 clients received over 400 gifts this Christmas because of our generous Elves. There are many individuals and groups of people from our communities who can [...]

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ADEC Featured on ABC 57’s Holiday Heroes Segment
ADEC Featured on ABC 57’s Holiday Heroes Segment

ADEC Featured on ABC 57’s Holiday Heroes Segment

christmasz2022-12-14T12:46:35-05:00December 14th, 2022|A Life of Their Own, Administration, Community, Dignity, Direct Support, Employment, Families, News|

This holiday month gave ADEC an unexpected but wonderful gift! ADEC was featured in a series called Holiday Heroes, produced by ABC 57's journalist Summer Horan. The segment was informative and wonderfully done, and we are so grateful to have [...]

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