Holiday Candle Sale! Support a local business and local people. 16oz. Hand-poured, eco-friendly soy candles. Available in 12 fragrances. These make a perfect Holiday Gift! We have partnered with The Potato Creek Candle Company out of Smethport, PA on a Holiday Candle Sale fundraiser. Proceeds from the sale benefit The Rehabilitation Foundation. The Foundation financially assists […]
Category: Features
Employment Connection expresses gratitude to disability employers
As long-term advocates of disability inclusion in the community’s work force, Employment Connection will participate in National Disability Employment Awareness Month by commemorating the local businesses who employ people we support. Initially, the Agency offered educational opportunities for children with intellectual disabilities through the Children’s Learning Center. Later, As the children grew into adulthood, the […]
Fly Away Giveaway Raffle
Win A Trip or Cash! GRAND PRIZE – Fly Away Getaway: (2) Round Trip jetBlue Airline Tickets & $300 Rental Car Certificate 1st Prize: $100 2nd Prize: $50 Tickets: 1 for $5 -or- 3 for $10 Get them at one of our three buildings: Rehabilitation Center Admin Building: 1439 Buffalo Street, Olean, NY 14760 Subcon […]
Rehab Foundation names award, scholarship winners
The Rehabilitation Foundation held its annual Scholarships and Awards Reception last week to support employee professional development. Mari Howard, CEO, thanked the selection committee which included Jen Eaton Miller who was unable to attend, and Tracy Karl Lebrenz, Lisa Hennig, and Nick Lyons and Kyle Henzel, both Foundation Board members for “their commitment and guidance […]
Garden abundance
Pam Pacer, a supervisor at the Youth Home since 2009, gathers veggies from the Youth Home’s garden. Thanks to a hot summer and lots of TLC from the teen gardeners, this summer’s garden produced an abundance of squash and tomatoes.
Affirming respect
Lisa Powless, who is a DSP III / Behavior Tech at Lifeskills, has worked for the Agency for 13 years. She began her career at the Children’s Learning Center working with children with Autism. Later, she worked part time until transitioning to full time in December of 2008. She completed certification testing as a registered […]
Allowing space to grow
Jessica Martin, The Employment Connection’s Community Employment Specialist, supports people’s journey into community employment. In her role, she is a combination of a job agent, coach and personal cheerleader, urging the people she supports to overcome hurdles to achieve their goals. Sometimes, that may mean going with changes she doesn’t think are best for the […]
Power of the mind
Alyssa Richardson began her career with the Agency at the Children’s Learning Center. Since, she has worked for several of the residences as a Direct Support Professional, including Hinsdale, Fall Road, Buffalo Road, Five Mile, and now at Prospect Avenue where she’s worked since December, 2015. She is now med certified and working on a […]
Pathways mentors plan for success
Pathways mentors plan for success Don Salter’s internship working at the Best Western Plus hotel in downtown Olean helped him discover what it’s like to work in an active downtown hotel. As part of The Rehabilitation Center’s Pathway to Employment program, he stepped into all aspects of the hospitality business to determine if that’s the […]
SubCon Honors Employees’ Service
The 34th annual SubCon Years of Service and Awards Banquet, held last Tuesday in St. Bonaventure University’s Hickey Dining Hall, was another year to remember. More than 200 people attended the event that honored employees with SubCon Industries and the Employment Connection in five-year increments and those with outstanding work achievements.