Tag Archives: community

Training update – intro to ASL, Mandt, leadership, Personal Support Networks, Abuse Prevention

Posted on 2009/03/25 by Aaron

There are many training opportunities available to our team members, ongoing and upcoming! Check here for details. Continue reading →

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news about the folks we support

Posted on 2009/03/25 by Aaron

recent news from Paul, Jai, Jan, Gary A, Randy, Wendy, Phil, Ene, Kelly, ABI folks, Diana, Marjorie and Happy Birthday Shirlane! Continue reading →

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siblings of folks with disabilities

Posted on 2009/03/25 by Aaron

Part of the joy of our work has always been working with families. Increasingly it seems that siblings are involved with the folks we support, and more and more stories are being told of these lives. Continue reading →

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Jai: setting and accomplishing goals

Posted on 2009/03/25 by Aaron

Jai – a story to be proud of, contributed by Shelley Klotz, Jai’s mom Continue reading →

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Social Enterprise and Spectrum

Posted on 2009/03/25 by Aaron

Social Enterprise is the intention to run part of your non-profit as a business. The things that we’re really good at here at Spectrum, aside from providing community based supports and what we believe (and hope) to be a certain quality of care and facilitation, are research, writing, and training. This has led to us seizing opportunities to publish and sell some of what we do… Continue reading →

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Teamwork

Posted on 2009/03/25 by Aaron

why do we focus on teamwork and building teams at Spectrum? Continue reading →

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