As we deal with the COVID-19 crisis, Carey Services is committed to ensuring the safety of the individuals we serve, and the dedicated direct support professionals who are supporting them. We also dedicated to supporting the community and the many people in the community who support our work.
You can read a letter that Jim Allbaugh, the agency’s president and chief executive officer, released today. You will find the letter here.
There is no higher agency priority than the health and safety of the individuals we serve, and employees who work, at Carey Services as we continue to navigate through the current pandemic with COVID-19. The extraordinary care being taken with this situation by our direct support professionals, Early Head Start home visitors and teachers, and all of the passionate people at Carey Services is unmatched.
The Carey Services board of directors, leadership team, and safety committee members continue to pay close attention to what is happening with COVID-19 in Indiana, and more specifically, closer to home in Grant, Blackford, Cass, Wabash, and other counties where we provide services. Carey Services continues to monitor updates from the World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH), the Grant County Health Department, and other local health departments in counties where we provide care. A team of emergency management experts at Carey Services is meeting daily to assure the safety of those we serve and those we employ. Employees, family members, individuals served, and key stakeholders are being routinely kept informed of actions being taken to help assure health and safety at Carey Services.
Thus far, Carey Services has aggressively and proactively taken preventative steps regarding visitation and travel. We have identified safe healthy practices, and we have implemented symptom management and evaluation for all who are involved in our services. We are diligently aware of those we serve who are in the “high-risk” categories according to CDC, and extra care is being taken for those individuals. Support is being offered to employees in this unprecedented situation, and our team is taking very serious the need to be diligent during these times.
Questions or comments about the response Carey Services is taking to COVID-19 can be directed to Jim Allbaugh, president/CEO at jallbaugh@careyservices.com or 765.668.8961 (ext. 102).
Get out your fedoras and spats or your flapper dresses and headbands and join us on March 7 as The ’20s Roar Again at Carey Services’ annual A Night at Carey dinner.
As part of National Disability Awareness Month, Carey Services conducts this dinner to present The Carey Awards, which celebrate the accomplishments of the individuals we serve, the staff members who support those individuals and community members and/or organizations who show dedication to the vision of seeing all people as equally valued. We’ll have ’20s-themed decorations and lots of opportunities for fun and celebration as we gather for the evening at Roseburg Event Center.
Tickets will be $75 a person, and we have opportunities for you to buy a table for you and your friends or to be an event sponsor. Click here for additional event information, and information on how to buy your tickets online.
We’re less than a week away from the annual Leading Men Who Cook event, sponsored by LEAD, Inc. Jim Allbaugh, Carey Services’ president and CEO, will again be one of the participating chefs, and will be going for another win in the best dessert class.
One of the event’s signature features is the tip jar program. Each chef selects a charity that will receive their tips from the event, and Jim’s participation will benefit Carey Services.
Each chef will have a tip jar at the event, but you also have a convenient way to donate a tip online. Go to http://leadgrantcounty.org/leading-men-who-cook. On that page, choose “Tip Your Chef Here.” Click on “2019 LMWC Tip Jars” for the “Fund” and “Jim Allbaugh, Carey Services” for the “Subfund” so your donation will go to Carey Services.
The chef who collects the most tips will be crowned “Champion Chef” at the of the evening. Chefs’ food also will be judged, and winners will be selected in several categories. Jim has won best dessert two other times.
Drop by and say hello at Jim’s table at Roseburg Event Center on Saturday. And, all of your tips will go to help the individuals we serve.
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 officials have announced a new focus for the organization, while continuing 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 individuals with disabilities. This announcement was made July12 during the agency’s internal 65th anniversary celebration.
With development of its strategic plan for 2019-2022, Carey Services has new mission and vision statements and a strong plan to focus agency efforts for the future, said Jim Allbaugh, Carey Services’ president and chief executive officer.
“I am excited to share our new plan and focus with the communities we serve,” Allbaugh said. “Our board, numerous staff members, many individuals we serve, and others in the community have helped us get to this point with the final product.”
The agency’s new mission statement has been strengthened to clarify purpose: “Turning abilities into opportunities.” The vision statement has also been clarified: “A world where all people are empowered and equally valued in the community.”
As part of the strategic planning process, the agency developed four priorities that will guide strategies and assure sustainability:
• Build brighter futures
• Deliver world-class supports
• Employ compassionate people
• Leverage charitable donations
“Carey Services’ operations have been guided by a set of core values for 65 years,” Allbaugh said. “The strengthened priorities and strategies in the new plan don’t replace our core values, but they do provide overall guidance in coming months and years as we make decisions – both large and small – to even more powerfully impact our work and the individuals we serve. We plan to be more iconic in our industry and communities.”
Allbaugh said he looked forward to sharing details of the plan with agency stakeholders and others in the community in coming days.
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.
We will have our second Giant Bistro Dine to Donate event of the winter on Friday, where you can a great meal, help Carey Services and support a great Marion High School program at the same time.
Have a meal at the Giant Bistro, which is a culinary training program of the Marion Regional Career Center, between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday and Carey Services will receive 10 percent of the profits. No coupons are needed. The bistro is at 2215 S. Western Avenue.
Thank you to everyone who supported the first event last month, and we hope to see you on Friday.
Carey Services has provided opportunities to make a positive difference in the lives of those we serve for 65 years. We request your feedback to help us achieve incredible results for those we serve into the future.
Please click on the following link to help us understand, from your perspective, what we can do at Carey Services to meet the community’s needs in new and exciting ways:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CAREYSERVICESSTRCLARITY
This survey will take 3-5 minutes to complete, and the survey closes at 5 p.m. on Feb. 25. Please stay tuned for reminders throughout the month.
At the end of the survey, you will be invited to provide your contact information so you can be entered into a drawing. Jim Allbaugh, Carey Services’ president/CEO, is offering a catered lunch and a tour of Carey Services’ facilities and operations to the lucky winner.
Carey Services’ board and leadership team members thank you in advance for your time and feedback.
How would you like to have a great meal, help Carey Services and support a great Marion High School program all at the same time?
Well, here’s your chance. Have a meal at the Giant BIstro, which is a culinary training program of the Marion Regional Career Center, between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Nov. 14 and Carey Services will receive 10 percent of the profits.
The bistro is at 2215 S. Western Ave.