At the Community Summit in Wenatchee, Washington, hundreds gathered to personify this year’s conference motto: cultivate potential. Nearly every kind of person showed up—client and direst support professionals alike. The atmosphere of every room was that of love and acceptance, and every face had a smile. With a variety of conferences, unique speakers, and a unified [...]
It certainly isn't out of the ordinary for folks to enroll their children in sports programs; soccer, softball or baseball, basketball, and even track and field. And there are a number of reasons why parents seem to want their kids involved in these group activities. Yes, these activities help kids to stay active—and the fight against [...]
On February 28th, Reside's RRC Plungers took part in the incredible experience of jumping into the cold Columbia River for the sake of Special Olympics. The Polar Plunge is hosted every year to help raise money for the Special Olympics, and in support of the program (and even several of our clients who participate in these [...]
The last blog post described the legal problems regarding and the steps toward providing better services to DD/ID individuals with a history of sexually inappropriate behaviors. This post will explain more thoroughly what PRS and ARMIDILO-S is, who created these, and how they influence Reside. As a habilitative program, Reside Residential Care's program, indeed, stems from [...]
Reside Residential Care was established to provide habilitative services—that is, to teach independent living and social skills—to Developmentally and Intellectually Disabled adults. We focus strongly on what people are capable of, building confidence, and enhancing and adding to the skills that our clients have. Of course, the individuals we support vary greatly from person to person. [...]
At Reside, we strive to work with our clients in a way that encourages a positive perspective of life and themselves, independence, and a sense of individuality. Like anyone else, these can be difficult things to build on. Everyone struggles with these at some point in their lives, and sometimes it takes years for us to [...]
Team RESIDE's Polar Plunge participation has grown each year since first taking the Plunge in 2010. So have the donations! Team RESIDE has managed to double their donations each year, for the last three years. This year's donations totaled $2,750!! We are all very pleased to know that 100% of the donations will benefit our athletes [...]
Check out what our talented Staff have done in the name of Special Olympics Oregon and the 2013 Polar Plunge! Great job Brian Christina and Hieu Kha! Thank you for donating your time to help raise donations for our athletes! http://youtu.be/gFIJI5pwI1k
RESIDE Staff + Special Olympics Athletes = A Great Time and an Awesome Softball Team. We had a successful season; making it to the first round of the playoffs!!
Meet the RESIDE Ball Kickers! A kickball team comprised of Reside Residential Care's finest!! We had a great time building some camaraderie amongst coworkers! It was a blast!