Everyone is invited to join our virtual celebration when we present the 32nd annual Ability Awareness Awards on Friday, November 20. Because of the pandemic, we couldn't old a large, in-person celebration this year to honor this year's award recipients. Instead, the awards were presented over the course of five small luncheons. Those events were [...]
Most people look forward to Fridays. And now there’s another reason to be excited about the end of the work week. The Empty Bottle at Southern Tier Distilling Company will host a fund-raising event Friday, October 2, to support the Marine Corps Toys for Tots drive in Chautauqua County. The event is part of the [...]
The Resource Center is pleased to announce the recipients of its 32nd annual Ability Awareness Awards. The awards recognize people with disabilities who have made significant accomplishments, as well as TRC employees, community members and businesses that have improved the lives of people with disabilities. This year’s award recipients are: Advocate of the Year – [...]
As a professional pastry chef, Dory Matwijkow likely would appreciate these ingredients for a successful fund-raising event: 1 heart full of love for your son Strong passion for a cause Deep commitment to making a project succeed Dozens of family members and friends who want to support you Dory combined these ingredients into her own [...]
After a one-year absence, The Resource Center again sits atop the list of the region’s healthiest employers. The Resource Center recently was named the healthiest employer in Western New York among large businesses (those employing more than 500 people) in Buffalo Business First magazine’s annual competition. This marked the fourth time in five years The [...]
The Resource Center recently observed Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week by honoring employees who have done an exemplary job of helping people with disabilities to lead meaningful lives. TRC held its annual Everyday Heroes Celebration on September 16 at its administrative offices on Dunham Avenue in Celoron. The event honored five direct support professionals who [...]
Patricia Perlee was re-elected President of The Resource Center’s Board of Directors during the agency’s annual General Membership Meeting. Also re-elected as officers for the Board’s 2020-21 term were Richard Erickson, Vice President; Marie Carrubba, Esq., Secretary; and Craig Colburn, Treasurer. Elected to two-year Board terms were Timothy Adam, Douglas Anderson, Donna Haenggi, Dr. Todd [...]
The Resource Center has been awarded $26,000 in grants from the Trustee Management Board of NYSARC Trust Services to support TRC’s guardianship and recreation programs. NYSARC Trust Services administers supplemental needs trusts and pooled trusts that improve the lives of people with disabilities by enabling them to maintain eligibility for Medicaid and other means-tested government [...]
The Resource Center has implemented the latest initiative supporting its status as a national leader in the development of direct support professional career ladders with the launch of the NADSP E-Badge Academy. For more than a decade, TRC has worked with NADSP (the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals) to provide opportunities for eligible employees [...]
The pandemic has forced the cancellation of this year’s Mark Pacheco WOW Fund Lip Sync Battle fund-raiser, but area residents still have an opportunity to support the fund. The sixth annual Lip Sync Battle had been scheduled to take place in August at the Celoron Legion. Because the popular event draws a standing-room-only audience of [...]