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    3Jul, 2017
    Duck Race Again a Success

    Those rubber ducks keep coming out every year, and every year they have a successful race for the individuals Carey Services serves.

    The 11th annual Duck Race raised almost $33,000 on a warm, sunny evening at the Marion Splash House.

    “We couldn’t have asked for a better evening this year,” said Greg Maynard, the agency’s director of fund and strategic advancement. “It’s very gratifying to know that the community continues to support the race and our efforts to help the individuals we serve become empowered and equally valued members of the community.”

    This year’s race also featured a larger silent auction of sports memorabilia and gift packages than last year.

    Money raised through the race goes to help with unbudgeted needs for those individuals we serve.

    This year’s race was made possible through the generous contributions of these major sponsors:

     

    2Jun, 2017
    May Access Newsletter Available

    Carey Services has released the May edition of Access, the monthly newsletter that highlights agency activities.

    The Access newsletter features agency plans for the 11th annual Duck Race, our annual spring fund-raiser. Also in the newsletter is the monthly installment of the Caring and Serving series that highlights client success stories. This month’s article is about a Creative Hearts Art Studio client who is turning his love of making pillows into a business opportunity.

    You can find the May issue here.

    14Mar, 2017
    Library Hosting Creative Hearts Art Exhibit

    As part of National Disability Awareness Month, an exhibit of artwork from the Creative Hearts Art Studio has opened at Marion Public Library.

    The exhibit, which opened March 13 and will be on display through the end of the month, showcases more than 30 art pieces produced by artists who participate in the agency’s art program. The art includes paintings, painted tote bags and pillows as well as large sculptures.

    Many of the art pieces are for sale. To make purchase arrangements, call the studio staff directly, (765) 668-8961, ext. 221.

    The library is open 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday.

     

    8Mar, 2017
    February is National Disability Awareness Month

    Carey Services is joining with other disability advocates around the country to observe National Disability Awareness Month in March.

    In Indiana, more than 19 percent of the state’s population are children and adults with disabilities. The goal of the month-long observance, which has been occurring for more than 70 years, is to increase awareness of those who have disabilities while also promoting inclusion and independence for all people.

    This year’s theme and poster artwork — “I’m Not Your Inspiration” — emphasizes an important fact: people with disabilities are people first and defined by their abilities, not the challenges they might face. They are co-workers, classmates and neighbors who want to be fully included in their communities like everyone else.

    For more information, visit the website of the Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities here.

    20Feb, 2017
    A Night at Carey Tickets Available

    Tickets are on sale for “A Night at Carey,” a special night of dinner and dancing to recognize local people who have strongly supported community inclusion for people with disabilities. Early bird ticket pricing is $70 a person/$560 for a table of eight until March 15. After March 15, tickets will be sold for the regular price of $75 a person/$600 for a table of eight.

    The event, which will include a dinner before the awards program and dancing afterward, will be 6-10 p.m. April 8 at Roseburg Event Center. This year’s inaugural event has a theme of “Paris Masquerade.” As a way to add to the evening’s French theme, attendees will receive masks that will be made in the agency’s new art studio.

    The highlight of the evening will be The Carey Awards, six awards that will highlight involvement with improving the lives of people with disabilities.

    Click here to go to the event page, or click the button below to go directly to the ticket purchase page.

    Early bird tickets are $70 until March 15.

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    15Feb, 2017
    Self-Advocates Visit State Officials

    Members of the Alliance Seekers of Grant and Blackford Counties were part of an annual visit to Indianapolis on Tuesday to visit with state officials and talk with them about disability issues.

    The event, sponsored by The Arc of Indiana and Self-Advocates of Indiana, is part of a traditional visit by self-advocates and other disability advocates every Valentine’s Day. The theme of this year’s event was “DSPs — The “Heart” of it All,” highlighting efforts to increase wages paid to direct support professionals who provide care. The advocates spent the day talking with the legislators who represent them and also visit with other state officials. Self-advocates from Carey Services presented legislators and state officials — including Gov. Eric Holcomb and Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch — with candy jars produced in the agency’s art studio.

    14Feb, 2017
    Happy Valentine’s Day!

    Love and happy thoughts are in the air today.

    From all of us at Carey Services, we hope you have a happy Valentine’s Day. Thank you for the ways you continue to support us and our mission of helping people turn their abilities and barriers into opportunities.

    8Feb, 2017
    DSP Wages Third House Topic

    One of the prime topics of conversation with state legislators attending the recent Third House forum sponsored by the Marion-Grant County Chamber of Commerce was an initiative to get money added to the state budget that would specifically be used to increase wages for direct support professionals working with disability services providers.

    Third House Moderator Alan Miller from Indiana Wesleyan University lead a discussion that was prompted by a question submitted by Jim Allbaugh, Carey Services’ president and CEO. Allbaugh and several other advocates — DSPs, caregivers, clients and other Carey Services staff members — were in the audience.

    Disability advocacy groups have approached the General Assembly seeking $10 million in additional funding in each of the two years of the state budget. The $10 million would be specifically dedicated to increasing wages for front-line caregiving staff at agencies around the state. Disability services providers around the country are experiencing critical staff shortages in care-giving positions, much of which is attributed to low wages. For most agencies, the wage rates are directly tied to the reimbursements they receive from their states; most reimbursements are linked to Medicaid reimbursements.

    31Jan, 2017
    January Newsletter Available

    Carey Services has released the January edition of Access, the monthly newsletter that highlights agency activities.

    The Access newsletter features agency plans for a new event, “A Night at Carey,” which will be a dinner, awards program and dance to honor local people who are advocates for, and supporters of, people with disabilities. Also in the newsletter is the first article our new Caring and Serving series that highlights client success stories.

    You can find the January issue here.

    25Jan, 2017
    Carey Services Receives Additional NAP Credits

    Carey Services has been awarded an additional $1,100 in Neighborhood Assistance Program tax credits it can offer to donors through March 31, 2017.

    NAP is a program that provides Indiana tax credits to not-for-profit organizations for specific projects. Individuals and businesses who make a NAP donation to Carey Services can receive a credit on their Indiana income tax return for 50 percent of the donation amount.  Federal tax credits might also be available.

    “We were pleased to learn we have additional tax credits to offer donors as a result of fully committing our first round of credits,” said Jim Allbaugh, president and chief executive officer. “The additional donations we can solicit will be helpful as we continue to improve the work we do help people become empowered and equally valued members of the community.”

    The agency exhausted its initial allocation of credits in December. Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, the state organization that oversees NAP, reallocates the money agencies are unable to use by Dec. 31 to agencies who were able to exhaust their original allocations.

    Carey Services will use the NAP donations to help maintain the Pleasant Woods apartment complex and meet other programming needs. Pleasant Woods is an affordable housing community designed with individuals with disabilities in mind. The community has five one-story accessible duplexes designed to facilitate independent living. The NAP donations will be used to upgrade the facilities to further increase accessibility.

    For more information, call April Scott at (765) 668-8961, ext. 111

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