There is a tidal wave of information available from many sources on the Coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease the virus causes. Much of that information can be technical and hard to understand. The Arc of the United States, a national advocacy group for people with disabilities of which Carey Services...
After announcing a new organizational focus in early July, Carey Services is making available the agency’s new three-year strategic plan to interested stakeholders and community members. The plan continues to emphasize the agency’s long-standing work with low-income families and pre-natal mothers and children up to three years old, along with...
Greg Maynard (left), Carey Services’ director of fund development, and Lisa Dominisse, executive director of Family Service Society, make sure Lily the Lightning Bug is comfortable as she settles in on her first community visit. Lily the Lightning Bug is in the wild! The artists in the Creative Hearts Art...
The inaugural SplashABILITY event for people with disabilities will be July 25 at the Marion Splash House. The event is geared for folks with all abilities, including people with disabilities, their loved ones and their caregivers. The event will be 7-9 p.m. with a discounted entrance fee of $3 for...
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...
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...
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...
Rock’s Concessions will conduct a tenderloin fundraiser to benefit the FacePlace program at Community School of the Arts on Aug. 10. Many Carey Services clients participate in FacePlace, which is a CSA program that emphasizes musical performance. The event will be 4-7:30 p.m. in front of the CSA building in...
Carey Services has released the June edition of Access, the monthly newsletter that highlights agency activities. The Access newsletter features information and photos from 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...
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...