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    28Jun, 2018
    NAP Credits Available July 1

    The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority has again awarded Carey Services Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) tax credits to sell to donors. Donors can being officially taking advantage of the new round of credits on July 1.

    Individuals and businesses who donate to Carey Services through NAP are able to take a tax credit on their Indiana state income tax return for 50 percent of the amount of the donation and reduce their tax liability to the state. Donors also are able to claim the donation on their federal tax returns. A minimum $100 donation must be made to be eligible for a tax credit.

    Carey Services will use the donations received through NAP to help defray construction costs at the Pleasant Square apartment complex being built as part of our Marion campus. The complex is a second phase of the agency’s affordable housing initiative that began with the Pleasant Woods complex and will include five units that each will have two duplex-style apartments. It is scheduled to be completed in November.

    For more information on NAP credits, call Carey Services at (765) 668-8961, extension, 111, and ask for April Scott, or send her an email at ascott@careyservices.com.

    25Jun, 2018
    12th Annual Duck Race Huge Success

    Thank you to everyone who helped make the 2018 Carey Services Duck Race a huge success. Your part in creating opportunities for the individuals we serve is much appreciated.

    The prize winners were:
    First Place ($1,000) — Grant Memorial Park
    Second Place ($500) — Innovative Packaging
    Third Place ($300) — Leap Managed IT
    Fourth Place ($200) — Dawn Brown
    Fifth Place — ($100) — Ruth Masiongale
    Sixth Place (Arbor Trace golf package) – Lois Watkins
    Seventh Place (Arbor Trace golf package) – Cory Johnson
    Eighth Place (Kings Island tickets) – Leap Managed IT
    Ninth Place (Celtic Thunder tickets/Pro Prints gift certificate) – Lara Clark
    Tenth Place (Taylor University football season passes) – Lora Davison

    6Jun, 2018
    New Housing Complex Groundbreaking Set

    Through collaborative efforts over many months, The Affordable Housing Corporation, Carey Services, and other local partners will officially break ground on the new Pleasant Square affordable and accessible housing development at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 6, 2018.

    Pleasant Square will add 10 new affordable community housing units (arranged in five duplexes) north of the existing Pleasant Woods complex that opened in 2013 on South Carey Street. Pleasant Square will be built similar to Pleasant Woods Apartments, and it will feature updated floor plans and amenities based on input from those involved in the Pleasant Woods project and other development team members including Halstead Architects, Randal Miller & Associates, Pleasant Woods Resident Council and Mutual Bank. Both complexes are across the street from Carey Services’ main Marion offices and service sites at 2724 S. Carey St.

    “We’re excited to see this project reach this stage and be able to celebrate this significant milestone,” said Jim Allbaugh, Carey Services president and chief executive officer. “It has truly been a cooperative effort between many organizations to get to this point as we continue to make this dream become a reality.” Construction is expected to begin days after the groundbreaking; completion is anticipated in November.

    The cooperative project has received more than $1 million in funding from Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority and Federal Home Loan Bank of Indiana. The Pleasant Square apartments will be offered to low-income individuals who might or might not have a disability; apartments will be available to low-income families or individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability and/or other disabilities as applications are received. The Grant County area has an acute shortage of safe, decent, affordable, accessible independent living options for people with disabilities.

    “Pleasant Square is affordable housing designed for adults with disabilities,” said Jacquie Dodyk, executive director of Affordable Housing Corporation. “The wait list for such housing is the driving force behind our community partnership to meet this demand.”

    4May, 2018
    Help Us Win $10,000 in Online Scavenger Hunt

    Carey Services has an opportunity to win $10,000 to help us continue to make a positive difference in the lives of those we serve! We need your help!

    We appreciate the financial support of foundations like the AWS Foundation (they helped fund our Creative Hearts Art Studio). Please go to www.AWSFoundation.org today and play their scavenger hunt game. Once you have completed the game, please cast a vote for Carey Services, Inc. It’s that easy (Ok, it takes a little time to find all 10 of the great principles of serving people with disabilities, but it is fun, and you can learn a lot about the great things the AWS Foundation does!). You only get one vote per device. Please share this with your friends to give Carey Services the best chance to win. The game ends May 31. Thank you.

    24Apr, 2018
    12th Annual Duck Race June 23

    As has become tradition, Carey Services’ ducks will take their lap around the lazy river at The Splash House in Marion on June 23. The gates to the Marion Splash House will open at 11 a.m., and the race will begin about 11:45. We’ll have some traditional pre-race fun before the ducks splash into the water for their swim.

    In the spirit of fun, we’re changing the way we are selling ducks this year. In addition to buying a single rubber duck for $5, you now will be able to buy packages, each of which include bonus ducks — which means more opportunities to win. A Quack Pack is six ducks for $25; a Quackers’ Dozen — in honor of Carey Services’ mascot, Quackers — is 13 ducks for $50, and The Flock is 25 ducks for $100.

    We’re also offering more cash prizes this year; five lucky ducks will provide prizes of $1,000, $500, $300, $200, and $100 to their respective ticket holders. Several ducks also will be drawn for additional prizes after the cash-winning ducks are determined. Winners do not need to be present at the race to win prizes.

    For more information, official race rules, and a link to buy duck tickets online, click here.

    18Apr, 2018
    Free Special Needs Safety Kits Available

    As part of April’s Autism Awareness Month observance, Carey Services and AWS Foundation are making free safety kits available for families of children who have special needs.

    The kits are designed to safeguard against wandering and other dangerous situations involving children with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The kits will be available, while supplies last, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday at Carey Services’ Building C entrance, which is on the Marion Bypass south of 26th Street.

    “These kits are timely and important because kids with special needs can be prone to wandering or being bullied or they can inadvertently place themselves in dangerous situations,” said Jim Allbaugh, Carey Services’ president and chief executive officer.

    The goal of creating the kits is to provide families with tools designed to help prevent a potentially harmful situation from occurring and to provide resources if an emergency occurs. The kit is designed to address safety concerns from wandering, bullying and seclusion to safety precaution methods at home and school. Distributing the kits in April is a planned strategy to highlight the annual international Autism Awareness Month observance.

    13Feb, 2018
    Applebee’s Dining to Donate Event Feb. 22

    Carey Services is in the opportunity-creation business, and here’s your opportunity to easily help the agency.

    On Feb. 22, all you have to do it eat a meal at the Marion Applebee’s at Five Points Mall, and you will help Carey Services create opportunities for the individuals we serve.

    As part of the Applebee’s Community Connections program, Carey Services will receive 15 percent from each check that day. You must present the special Dining to Donate flyer (or show it on your digital device) to the server for Carey Services to be eligible for the donation.

    The donation opportunity is good all day, and carry-out orders also are eligible. Customers just have to present the flyer.

    You can download the flyer here.

     

    31Jan, 2018
    January Access Newsletter Available

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

    The Access newsletter features information about this year’s A Night at Carey event, which will be March 17 at Roseburg Event Center, and will also include annual presentation of The Carey Awards. Also in the newsletter is the monthly installment of the Caring and Serving series that highlights agency success stories, this month focusing on the agency’s annual report.

    You can find the January issue here.

    You can find all Caring and Serving articles here.

    19Dec, 2017
    Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report Available

    Carey Services’ annual report for fiscal year 2017 (July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017) is available. The report includes letters from Steve Smithley, board chair, and Jim Allbaugh, president and CEO, as well as financial reports. It also includes an overview of the agency’s service area and programming in specific counties and the agency’s many affiliations.

    You can view the report by clicking here.

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