A Life of Their Own

ADEC Group Home Residents Visit Four Winds Field for a South Bend Cubs Game
ADEC Group Home Residents Visit Four Winds Field for a South Bend Cubs Game

ADEC Group Home Residents Visit Four Winds Field for a South Bend Cubs Game

2022-07-01T08:44:50-04:00June 30th, 2022|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, News|

On Sunday, June 26th, more than 100 ADEC Group Home residents and staff were able to attend the South Bend Cubs game and also enjoy a lunch buffet in the picnic area, and pictures with dinosaurs for Dino Day! [...]

You Can Travel with Disabilities (or Lisa’s Disney World Dream Vacation)
You Can Travel with Disabilities (or Lisa’s Disney World Dream Vacation)

You Can Travel with Disabilities (or Lisa’s Disney World Dream Vacation)

adecinc2022-12-29T11:25:48-05:00May 31st, 2022|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, News|

A VACATION DREAM COME TRUE Lisa has been dreaming of a trip to Disney World most of her life. She had never been to Florida before, and she’d never been on a plane. Lisa is an adult with disabilities [...]

Gaining Grounds to Host BDDS Case Management Meet and Greet on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, from 5 – 7 p.m.
Gaining Grounds to Host BDDS Case Management Meet and Greet on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, from 5 – 7 p.m.

Gaining Grounds to Host BDDS Case Management Meet and Greet on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, from 5 – 7 p.m.

adecinc2021-10-27T11:31:06-04:00October 27th, 2021|A Life of Their Own, Families|

The Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services will be hosting multiple in-person meet and greet opportunities for individuals and families to learn more about each of the awarded case management organizations. The Arc of Indiana will be planning to partner [...]

ADEC Recognizes Direct Support Professional (DSP) Week, September 12th-18th

adecinc2021-09-10T16:33:57-04:00September 10th, 2021|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, DSPs, Employment, News|

Direct Support Professional (DSP) Recognition Week 2021 kicks off September 12th and runs through September 18th, honoring the hard work that our DSP’s do to support our neighbors living with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This week is an important [...]

An ADEC family finds growth and purpose together through the ADEC Skills & Training Center
An ADEC family finds growth and purpose together through the ADEC Skills & Training Center

An ADEC family finds growth and purpose together through the ADEC Skills & Training Center

2020-03-20T09:33:28-04:00March 20th, 2020|A Life of Their Own, News|

When mysterious health problems began to affect her son Christian just as he was entering young adulthood, Monica Davis was at a loss for words. “He’s had complications from his disability for his whole life,” says Monica. “This was something [...]

ADEC continues tradition of creating opportunities for public engagement
ADEC continues tradition of creating opportunities for public engagement

ADEC continues tradition of creating opportunities for public engagement

2020-02-05T15:41:51-05:00January 23rd, 2020|Community, Families, News, Uncategorized|

ADEC, Inc. has been supporting families in our communities for nearly 68 years by providing services and advocating for families and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. At ADEC, we believe that all individuals deserve to live a life [...]

ADEC transportation department applies colorful decals to buses to raise community visibility
ADEC transportation department applies colorful decals to buses to raise community visibility

ADEC transportation department applies colorful decals to buses to raise community visibility

2019-12-11T09:07:32-05:00December 11th, 2019|A Life of Their Own, Community, Families, News|

Allie Dobski, ADEC’s transportation manager, is huddled with a few of her team members at the side of Bus 55. “Okay, ready?” she asks. In a deft move, she and three of her colleagues peel an opaque paper backing [...]

Wy.Not Summer Camp program winds down for 2019 season
Wy.Not Summer Camp program winds down for 2019 season

Wy.Not Summer Camp program winds down for 2019 season

2019-08-28T08:06:17-04:00August 27th, 2019|A Life of Their Own, Community, Families, News|

It’s that time of year, when the heat has started to outstay its welcome and kids are trading their swim trunks for book bags, which means ADEC’s Wy.Not Summer Camp program has come to an end for the year. But [...]

First United Methodist Church of Middlebury parishioners volunteer, donate funds

2019-08-21T10:46:03-04:00August 21st, 2019|A Life of Their Own, Community, News|

On a muggy Saturday morning, nine parishioners from First United Methodist Church of Middlebury made the trek to ADEC's new Goshen properties to help with some needed improvements. The volunteers came to pull up some old carpet and put [...]

ADEC unveils refreshed mission statement with emphasis on ‘informed’ choice
ADEC unveils refreshed mission statement with emphasis on ‘informed’ choice

ADEC unveils refreshed mission statement with emphasis on ‘informed’ choice

2020-02-05T15:41:00-05:00July 10th, 2019|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, Employment, First Person, News|

The addition of one simple word can change the meaning of a sentence significantly -- just consider ADEC's mission statement. ADEC's Board of Directors recently approved a refreshed mission statement that adds a single word: Informed. "ADEC proudly advocates [...]