Nancy Ogden, Supervisor of Linwood Center Nancy is supervisor of the Linwood Center which is the Agency’s senior community center. She began her career with the Agency close to 27 years ago working at the Children’s Intermediate Care Facility on Fall Road. Then, from 2000 to 2003, she was a Direct Support Professional at Osgood […]
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Congratulations to all our staff for Staff Appreciation Week!
All our staff make it possible for the ReHab Center to support more than 850 people with disabilities across three counties. They get up every day and go to work to support our people in a million different ways, but always with the intention to do their best to ensure that each will reach their […]
Agency provides a lifetime of enrichment
Agency provides a lifetime of enrichment A bright smile spread across Billy Jo Olkosky’s face as he shared memories from his many years at the ReHabilitation Center, which has been home, rehabilitation provider and employer for most of his 67 years. “It’s been a long time,” he said, smiling at his mother, Estelle, and step-dad, […]
Learning job skills at PreVoc Bingo
Learning job skills at PreVoc Bingo Learning is often a subjective experience, drawing from each person’s individual strengths. But, for everyone at the table from the PreVocational training program, a round of Careers Bingo stirred their creativity, igniting their interest and spiking their unique learning edge.
SWEET MEREDITH’S FUDGERY
Where dreams come true . . . Sweetness goes a long way at Cuba’s newest business enterprise. It’s in rich supply in the delicious, creamy chocolate, peanut butter, caramel, even strawberry cheesecake fudge Meredith Doyle sells to benefit the Palmer Opera House in Cuba. Starting a business had always been a dream of the SubCon […]
St. Bonaventure’s ArtMobile visits Day Services
The Day Hab classroom buzzed with activity as would-be artists from Day Services made colorful fish, traced maple leaves, and other craft projects under the direction and guidance of five interns from St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts this week. “The interns from the center’s ArtMobile brought all the materials and […]
Linwood champions in Golden Olympics
There’s nothing like a little competition to stir up some fun. It may also be the impetus for creative ingenuity which bolsters self-esteem which the disabled and elderly too often feel a loss. It may explain why a wheelchair tennis champion like David Wagner, left a paraplegic at age 21 after an accident in the […]
Love of people drives the music and service
Tim Hollamby’s career path led him in several directions. But, one thing they all have in common is his love of people, expressed in his acting and music as well as support of people with disabilities as a Health Homes Care Manager. Locally, he’s a well-known actor and singer but he also supports people with physical and […]
Father’s Day honors paternal wisdom & protection
This Father’s Day post is offered in gratitude to our fathers and grandfathers who have guided and inspired us, leaving their indelible footprints in our lives and world.
Creativity in Day Hab knows no limits
Smiling, bashfully, Johnny studied a Facebook picture of his dog on Deena Holcomb’s cell phone. “Go show your friends the picture of your dog,” Deena, who is a Day Hab DSP, said urging Johnny to interact with his Day Hab peers. “Who’s that right here?” Deena continued, pointing to the picture on her phone in […]
