Check out the Fall 2022 newsletter from Carey Services.
The newsletter features information about our Employment Services program and photos from the recent training and career development center groundbreaking celebration. Also in the newsletter, Phillip Bowers of JGBowers, Inc. shares why he gives to turn abilities into opportunities. Another article discusses Person First Language and how the words we use can impact those around us.
You can find the newsletter here.
Carey Services officials recently announced a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of a $2 million renovation for the transformation from a “workshop” to a robust “Training & Career Development Center” for the community.
The groundbreaking ceremony will be Monday, October 10, 2022 at 1:30 pm at Carey Services in their Building C which is the building nearest the bypass across from Lowe’s. The public is welcome.
During the groundbreaking ceremony, the community will have an opportunity to learn more about Carey Services’ plan for the space being transformed. Carey Services is planning for the space to be renovated. Various community members, Board members, funding partners, individuals served, and Carey Services staff will have an opportunity to participate in a specific and unique ceremony to celebrate the construction project.
This groundbreaking ceremony comes after more than a year of planning with the Carey Services team and local firm, Halstead Architects after Carey Services received a grant from AWS Foundation to create more opportunities for community-based employment for people with disabilities in this region. Through a competitive bid process, the Carey Services Board of Directors recently chose a local contractor, JGBowers, Inc. to complete the project. This groundbreaking ceremony will be the official start of construction that is planned to be completed by mid-spring of 2023.
“There is so much awesomeness planned with this project for the people we serve and our greater community,” said Carey Services president/ceo, Jim Allbaugh. “With this new project, we are truly practicing what we preach to maximize the opportunities for people with disabilities to get jobs in the community. We cannot wait to see how this project transforms lives and this community.”
Carey Services’ leadership and several individuals the agency served joined with AWS Foundation to officially announce a $188,000 programming award.
The funds awarded will be used to create a curriculum focused on increasing the tools direct support professionals are provided when supporting Carey Services’ individuals with varying needs. The Life Success Coach initiative strives to get the highest level of outcomes for individuals by increasing the continuity of care through retention of experienced direct support professionals. DSPs are individuals trained to support those with disabilities. Increased DSP retention is a goal not only for Carey Services, but also other providers nationwide.
“We believe that, in properly executing this grant, we will see results at our organization in the form of even more positive outcomes for those we serve and decreased turnover of direct care employees,” said Jim Allbaugh, Carey Services’ president and chief executive officer. “We are extremely grateful to AWS Foundation for seeing the possibilities in our grant proposal and for deciding to support us with the funding to create this initiative.”
The grant award will fund research and curriculum development along with the hiring of a person to oversee the program. Patti Hays, CEO of AWS Foundation, said AWSF was intrigued by the creative approach Carey Services is proposing to address this issue. “Our hopes are that this pilot program will produce positive outcomes that can lead to program replication across the state.”
Carey Services staff members are planning to conduct a larger public event in the coming weeks to discuss the grant opportunity in more detail.
“We know we’re not alone in having people we serve – and those doing the serving – deal with challenging issues,” Allbaugh said. “We’re thankful AWS Foundation embraced our vision for a different way of looking at the challenge and is providing their support to work on a way to support others.”
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 maintain the Pleasant Square and Pleasant Woods apartment complexes that are part of our Marion campus. The complexes are part of the agency’s affordable housing initiative, and each include five units with two duplex-style apartments. Some NAP proceeds also might be used for planning and site work for a future phase three on adjacent property.
For more information on NAP credits, call Carey Services at (765) 668-8961, extension, 111, and ask for April Scott, business office and event coordinator, or send her an email at ascott@careyservices.com. You also can ask for Greg Maynard, director of fund development, at extension 124 or send him an email at gmaynard@careyservices.com.
Carey Services’ 2019 Duck Race dodged the fowl weather and was a splashing success.
The race raised more than $30,000, which will be used to meet unexpected or unbudgeted needs for the individuals we serve.
The prize winners (and winning ticket numbers) for the race were:
1st – Peerless Printing (963) — $1,000
2nd – LaRea Slater (1020) — $500
3rd – Jayne Clark (633) — $300
4th – Agricor (1771) — $200
5th – Vicki Maynard (1659) — $100
6th – Tim George (162) – Indianapolis Indians tickets
7th – Dave’s Excavating (1230) – Honeywell Center concert tickets
8th – Peerless Printing (941) – Splash House passes
Thank you to all of the race sponsors and ticket purchasers for supporting Carey Services.
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
Carey Services’ Early Head Start program is participating in National Head Start Awareness Month throughout the month of October.
The National Head Start Association organizes national activities to raise awareness for the Head Start and Early Head Start programs throughout the country and for early childhood development issues in general.
Carey Services’ Early Head Start program served 235 pre-natal mothers and children 0-3 last year in Grant and Blackford counties. It is one of 25 Early Head Start programs in the state.
Carey Services recently was awarded a grant from the Cass County Community Foundation to help build a gazebo outside the agency’s day center in Logansport.
The foundation awarded Carey Services $6,442 toward the cost of the gazebo, which will combine with a private donation to help defray construction costs.
“We would like to thank the foundation for the generosity shown to fund our request,” said Greg Maynard, Carey Services’ director of fund and strategic advancement. “This addition to our Logansport facility will allow us to expand our programming options for the individuals we serve and do it in a nice outdoor setting.”
The grant will fund construction of a gazebo and concrete sidewalk behind the facility in a large area bounded by trees. Many of the individuals served at that center use wheelchairs, and the gazebo and sidewalk will allow those clients to take advantage of outdoor activities.
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.