ADEC celebrates 3 Project SEARCH graduates as they prepare for future careers
Three young adults are ready and eager to enter the workforce after spending a year learning job skills and completing internships at Memorial Hospital of South Bend.
Deb Buras, invoice and records coordinator for ADEC Industries, celebrates 25 years of employment
When Deb Buras was hired at ADEC in 1993, she never imagined staying for 25 years. Now she couldn't imagine retiring anyplace else. Deb, who grew up in South Bend, was unhappy with her work in accounts payable. Her brother, [...]
ADEC’s 2018 Ride-A-Bike and Color Our World 5K: A photo and video recap
More than 200 people came out to Northridge High School on May 19 to support the people with intellectual and developmental disabilities served by ADEC every day.
Donors of WhisperGLIDE visit ADEC to dedicate plaque on swing
The ADEC Day Service at Bristol was recently the proud recipient of a WhisperGLIDE swing generously donated by Matt and Susan Richardson.
Ride-A-Bike brings people with disabilities, community members together for morning of fun, fitness
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 [...]
ADEC Ball recap: Relive the magic with photos and videos from the big night
Many memories were made at the ADEC Ball on April 20. Relive some of our favorite moments with this recap video and photo gallery.
From the CEO: Thanks to our community, the ADEC Ball was a magical evening for the people we serve
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
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
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 [...]
Northridge Middle School students bond with adults from ADEC during annual Ability Day
Individuals from ADEC and students from Northridge Middle School spent a morning in March getting to know each other over a game of bowling.
