News – Page 20 – Carey Services

23Oct, 2014

Carey Services Receives Grant

Carey Services recently received a grant from the Blackford County Community Foundation to buy sensory equipment for the Hartford City Day Services Center.

The foundation awarded the agency nearly $2,900 to buy equipment for a sensory integration room in the day center in downtown Hartford City. The equipment will help center staff members better work with clients in a specific setting designed to help them work on those skills in an optimal environment. The new equipment will help clients work on communication skills and fine-motor and gross-motor skills, among other things. Those skills are part of each client’s personalized plan to become more integrated into daily community activities.

“We are very appreciative that the foundation is providing funding for us to provide increased services to the people we serve in Blackford County,” said James Allbaugh, Carey Services’ president and chief executive officer. “The award fits perfectly with the agency’s vision of helping all people, regardless of their abilities and barriers, to be equally valued members of the community.”

The Hartford City Day Services Center is open Monday through Friday. It serves people in Blackford and surrounding counties. For more information, call (765) 667-0368.

17Oct, 2014

Carey Services Job Fairs Coming

Carey Services has job openings for several positions and will conduct job fairs in Atlanta, Logansport, Wabash and Hartford City to recruit staff members.

We will conduct a job fair in Atlanta in Hamilton County on Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hamilton North Public Library, 100 S. Walnut St.

We will conduct a job fair in Logansport on Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the WorkOne office, 1 Ivy Tech Way, Suite B.

We will conduct a job fair in Wabash on Oct. 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the WorkOne office, 1143 N. Cass St.

We will conduct a job fair in Hartford City on Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the WorkOne office, 1301 N. High St. Suite B.

We will have human resources staff to speak with you about the application process, and we will have managers available for preliminary interviews.

Information on the open job positions can be found on our job opportunities page.

For more information, call (765) 668-8961.

6Oct, 2014

Manufacturing Exhibit

Carey Services is one of the Grant County manufacturers highlighted in the “Still Making It In Grant County” exhibit at the Marion Public Library Museum.

The exhibit celebrates Grant County’s strong manufacturing presence as well as its rich manufacturing heritage. The exhibit includes samples of products built by local manufacturers. The Carey Services table includes examples of the Mr. Canary bird feeders we produce, as well as items assembled for other Indiana manufacturers.

The exhibit is open until Oct. 31. Hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The museum is at 600 S. Washington St., in Marion. For more information, call the library, (765) 668-2900.

3Oct, 2014

Marion Job Fair October 8

17Sep, 2014

Head Start 50th Anniversary

The National Head Start Association and the Early Head Start program at Carey Services will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the national program with a Red, White and Blue day on Wednesday, Sept. 17.

“Education is not a problem,” President Lyndon B. Johnson said 50 years ago. “Education is an opportunity” Head Start has opened that window of opportunity for the nation’s most at-risk children and families since Johnson signed legislation creating the program.

On Wednesday, Head Start students, teachers, staff members, parents and supporters will be wearing red, white and blue to help celebrate the anniversary.

Carey Services’ Early Head Start program provides services for families in Grant and Blackford counties. The program provides services for expectant mothers through children up to age 3.

For information about Carey Services’ Early Head Start program, call (765) 668-8961.

For information about the 50th anniversary of the national Head Start program, visit their website.

2Sep, 2014

Press Release: Recognizing Direct Support Staff

CAREY SERVICES RECOGNIZES DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL STAFF

Marion, IN – Carey Services has announced its participation in National Direct Support Professional Recognition Week. The week of September 7 through 13 has been designated as National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week; Indiana Gov. Mike Pence recently issued a state proclamation in honor of the week.

“The Carey Services direct support professionals, or DSPs, help individuals and families to turn abilities and barriers into opportunities every day in several Indiana counties,” said Jim Allbaugh, Carey Services’ president/chief executive officer. Carey Services employs 220 DSPs who provide daily services for residents and their families in Grant, Blackford, Hamilton, Wabash and Cass counties.

“National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week is a time to demonstrate our gratitude locally for the dedicated individuals who work at Carey Services,” Allbaugh said. “These staff work amazingly hard, and they care very much for the people they serve.”

Carey Services staff will have several activities to assure the DSPs feel recognized during this celebration week, Allbaugh said.

DSPs are the people who work as direct care workers, in‐home support workers, personal assistants and attendants to ensure that people with disabilities are able to live independently in communities of their choosing. With an industry staff shortage, Carey Services is routinely looking for good, hardworking individuals to work as DSPs.

Carey Services is the premier local provider of home and community‐based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Carey Services was established in 1954, and is celebrating 60 years of service during 2014. The vision of Carey Services is “Carey Services envisions all people, regardless of their abilities or barriers, as empowered and equally valued members of the community.” Carey Services is an accredited, community based, not‐for‐profit agency providing an array of services to people with disabilities and other low income individuals and families.

Carey Services serves as the Arc Chapter for Grant and Blackford Counties and as a United Way organization. Supports and services are determined through person‐centered planning, where consumers and their families direct the planning and allocation of resources to meet their individual life goals. Call 765‐668‐8961 or visit their new website at www.careyservices.com for more information or to seek employment opportunities. Individuals can also visit the Carey Services Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Careyservices

12Jul, 2014

Duck Race Creates Big Splash

The Eighth Annual Carey Services Duck Race created quite a splash, raising the most money ever and also being the first year it sold out 2,500 tickets.

The race, conducted June 28 at the Marion Splash House, raised almost $31,500 for the agency. Money will be used to help agency clients. This year also was the first year all 2,500 tickets were sold. The event, in fact, sold out two days before the numbered rubber ducks began their swim through the Splash House’s lazy river.

Much of the event’s success is because of the volunteers and the sponsors who support it, said James Allbaugh, Carey Services’ president and chief executive officer. Sponsorship also increased this year, including a major sponsorship from Round Robins Bingo, and many other local businesses and individuals provided sponsorships.

First prize was $1,500, while second prize was $500, and third prize was $250. In total, 16 prizes were awarded. Other major prizes included two $250 gift certificates to Lowden Jewelers, and prizes also were donated by the Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Pacers and Fort Wayne TinCaps. Several other local businesses also provided prizes.