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Grant Supports Health Education
Easterseals Arc has been awarded a $1,902 grant from the St. Joseph Community Health Foundation to fund health education resources for people with disabilities.
Arts Commission Provides Funding
Easterseals Arc of Northeast Indiana was recently awarded a $3,650 grant from the Indiana Arts Commission to support a range of artistic opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Summerville and Clouse Promoted
Easterseals Arc has promoted Thomas Summerville to Chief Operating Officer and Kelly Clouse to Chief Administrative Officer.
Passages Awarded Three-Year CARF Accreditation
CARF International recently announced that Passages, Inc. has been accredited for a period of three years for six different programs and services.
Plymouth Congregational Supports Respite
Easterseals Arc of Northeast Indiana has received a grant of $1,500 from the Benevolence Committee of Plymouth Congregational Church to support respite services.
Lincoln Financial Foundation Gives $32,000
Easterseals Arc of Northeast Indiana recently received a $32,000 grant from the Lincoln Financial Foundation to support employment services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Passages Receives Surprise Award from AWS Foundation
Passages, Inc. was awarded $50,000 by AWS Foundation to assist in operating expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Foundation awarded the Emergency Operating Award to 10 nonprofit agencies in Northeast Indiana. “In a time when many businesses closed due to COVID-19, the staff of Passages continued to come to work every single day,” Patti Hays,… Read more »
AWS Foundation Gives $50,000 in COVID Relief
AWS Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to Easterseals Arc of Northeast Indiana for emergency operating support due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sending Love Across the Globe
Easterseals Arc’s Transitions program and Projects Drive Group teamed up recently to help animals hurt or orphaned in the recent wildfires in Australia.
Easterseals Arc and RISE Plan Merger
Easterseals Arc of Northeast Indiana and RISE Inc. have begun proceedings to merge the two disability services organizations, with a goal of completing the merger by the end of May.
Dream Teens Adapts for Summer 2020
When Dream Teens began in early June, the initial plan was for a program of virtual lessons designed to help protect the participants amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Career Connections Uses Virtual Visits for Exploration
Easterseals Arc has reshaped many programs to reduce the chances of spreading COVID-19. The career exploration activities run by the employment services team are no exception.