A big THANK YOU to EHOVE Career Center for hosting such a fantastic Career Fair! Weโre grateful for the chance to connect with students and highlight the life-changing work happening in the developmental disability field. Careers that support, empower, and inspire โ it all starts here! ๐
02/20/2026
Today we celebrate leadership that makes a difference. ๐
Coach Drew and Coach Jayla demonstrate that true leadership is about showing up with empathy, support, and the courage to inspire others. Because when we lift others up, we all rise together.
Thank you for being champions in our community! ๐
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ, weโre not just braving the coldโฆ
๐๐ฒโ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ for amazing athletes. ๐
The Polar Plunge supports the ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ข๐น๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ, helping provide the resources athletes need to succeed.
Join us ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐ต at Ashland County Fair Grounds 2042 Claremont Ave. Ashland Ohio, and ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ!
In observance of President's Day, Huron County Board of DD offices and Christie Lane School will be closed Monday, February 16th. We will return to regular business hours on Tuesday, February 17th, 2026.
In the event of an emergency, please contact our after-hours Crisis/MUI Hotline at 419-706-3810.
02/15/2026
Pre-Valentine treats + big smiles = a great day ๐
Christie Lane students enjoyed a sweet surprise!๐ฆ
02/14/2026
Happy Valentines Day!
Our self-advocates remind us that advocacy is about connectionโand sometimes that looks like delivering Valentines and brightening someoneโs day. ๐
So proud of the love and kindness they shared throughout our community.
Gaymont Care & Rehabilitation Twilight Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation
Keirsta and Michael joined Kyrie for a โCircle of Funโ activityโspreading out toys and books to encourage him to reach, grasp, and explore while on his tummy and back. And guess what? Kyrie rolled over for the very first time! ๐
๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ with tips and tools to make everyday moments count. Because small steps today build strong futures tomorrow. ๐
Learn more about how we can support your family at: https://hurondd.org/services-for-children/
Video Description:
Keirsta (mom) and Michael (dad) joined Kyrie (infant son) for a โCircle of Funโ activity, spreading out toys and books to encourage him to reach, grasp, and explore while on his tummy and back. End page lets parents and caregivers know that Help Me Grow Home Visiting is here to help and encourages families to visit hurondd.org.
02/13/2026
Itโs that time of year again for the Huron County Bears to take on the Celebrity All-Stars!
March 18, 2026
6pm start time!
Norwalk High School ๐
Featuring
Artist Open Studio Pop up Art show ๐จ๐๏ธ
Circle of Excellence Awards present at half time โค๏ธ
Bring a Non-food Bank item for entry.
See list on the flyer.
We are excited to bring a bigger focus to this event and ask that you share this!
Community is the heart of it all! โค๏ธ๐ก
02/11/2026
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ป๐
๐ผ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ. Deb Dodson has lived independently for many years. Remaining in her own home is very important to Deb.
Through waiver services, a bathroom modification was completed and HPC staff were added to her supports, allowing her to safely continue living on her own.
๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏโ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ณ๐๐น ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ was reconnecting with her daughter, Jamie, about six years ago, after being placed for adoption when Deb was young. Since then, she has also had the joy of meeting her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Deb enjoys spending time with her beloved cat, Patches. She independently manages her finances and is supported by close family members who visit regularly.
๐๐ฒ๐ฏโ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ, ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐.๐
02/06/2026
๐๐ถ๐ด ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐, ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ โ way to go 2nd year Project LIFE interns! ๐
Our interns are gaining valuable job skills and real-world experience at the Goodwill Factory in Bellevue, building confidence and independence every day.
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ, for being an incredible community partner and supporting inclusive employment opportunities!
02/05/2026
๐ช๐๐ก๐ง๐๐: ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐! ๐
Help provide transportation for people with developmental disabilities.
๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐? Thatโs okay- weโll help guide you through the process!
๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ? Contact Melissa Murphy at 419-668-8840 ext. 1425 m.murphy@hurondd.org
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