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,”...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...