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Busy day
Spring is a busy time here at SU...among many other things today: John got a long and arduous grant request for a new vehicle off his desk;       Kyle cranked out some dip tubes for one of our customers;         Allen planted trees;         Jalapeno pepper plants are will hopefully lead us to a ...
National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
The proclamation by President Reagan is below.  Don't look at the date and get caught up in a bout of 80s nostalgia...don't play synthesizer pop songs and do aerobics in your leg warmers.  Opportunities for people with developmental disabilities have come a long way and it is worth celebrating.  There's still a long ways to go...Illinois still operates institutions and there are close to 20,000...
Newsletter/Annual Report
Happy Thanksgiving all. Our Annual Report for FY12 is is available.
National Disability Employment Month 2012
Streator Unlimited, Inc. Recognizes National Disability Employment Awareness Month We celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an annual awareness campaign that takes place each October. The purpose of National Disability Employment Awareness Month is to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabi...
Front Page Article
We're on the front page of the Times today!  It being an election  year, do we sound like politicians running for election with phrases like "cautiously optimistic" or "stable for now"?  It's hard to do a good job of articulating that we're financial stable for the moment, optimistic about the long term future, but still nervous about the outlook for the next few years.  That picture of Jim in...
Dental Issues
Here is an article on dental issues regarding people with developmental disabilities.  It's not a new problem but is an ongoing one.  The recent Medicaid cuts removed funding for preventative care for adults, though SU is required to assure residents in our group homes receive it.  Even with Medicaid, the dental rates were so low and the payments so late that it was a losing proposition for den...
Streator
A  happy outcome in this article, though we wouldn't call it uplifting.  A tribute to Streator, that in the process of building our new group home, there was nothing but support from our fine city government and residents.
Topinka Tour
Our State Comptroller is conducting a tour of agencies like SU which serve people with developmental disabilities to highlight the impact of the state choosing to make budget cuts in a way that has had a negative impact.  Perhaps nothing highlights the impact on the service system than this article.  We've made it through at SU though the support of a fantastic Streator community, along with an ...
Business as Usual
The late payments are nothing new to those of us providing services  funded by the state of Illinois.  We do feel that the fiscal year beginning July 1 will be a stable, if unspectacular one, for SU.  We'll have to watch our cash flow very carefully and make it through the hoops of the expedited payments process at the appropriate time.  Even so, the full impact of the Medicaid cuts on healthc...
FY13 Budget Update post
It's nice to have a state budget passed as we plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1.  However, it's still very difficult to project the impact the Medicaid cuts will have on the expenses we have for our residents' health concerns.  At this point in time it looks like we'll be financially stable in the coming fiscal year, assuming continued support for our workshop program through donations a...

Tootsie Rolls

Posted By: jmallaney on April 15, 2013 in Community - Comments: No Comments »

Speaking of community support, thank you to the Knights of Columbus!

Food for Thought 2012

Posted By: jmallaney on September 19, 2012 in Events - Comments: No Comments »

Food for Thought is back again this year!  We’ve tweaked the format based on our experience last year.  We lengthened the time of the vendor s how and, instead of a big show in the auditorium we’ll have half hour food demonstrations right there in the commons.  There will once again be lots of prizes to be won as well!  Tickets are now on sale at Centrue Bank and here at SU.

 

Posted By: jmallaney on May 14, 2012 in Community - Comments: No Comments »

Thank you Bill for the pizza and bowling parties!  They were awesome!

Lions Club Donation

Posted By: jmallaney on April 3, 2012 in Community - Comments: No Comments »

A big Thank You to the Streator Lions Club!

Lion’s Club Donation

Posted By: jmallaney on March 22, 2012 in Community - Comments: No Comments »

Thank you to the Lion’s Club for their $1,000 donation!  Streator is lucky to have so many excellent service groups.

Taste of the Town 2012

Posted By: jmallaney on March 1, 2012 in Community - Comments: No Comments »

Residents, courtesy of 50 Yard Line, and SU staff and family, had a terrific time at Taste of the Town last night.  The food was great and the auction items very cool.  Money raised is going to local organizations including SU!

 

 

A picture is worth…..

Posted By: jmallaney on December 2, 2011 in Community - Comments: No Comments »

The Food for Thought Fundraiser check was presented today. The event was an astonishing success. Thank you so much to everyone who worked so hard and the sponsors and vendors and people who attended. This is a great help to support our programs whose state funding was cut last year.

Electronic Recycling Day

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The day was a big success! We collected six skids worth of material and shredded 17 hard drives! We also bid a job to shred 300 hard drives!

Food for Thought 2011

Posted By: jmallaney on November 14, 2011 in Community, Events - Comments: No Comments »

The event went great on Saturday! The Times had a couple of front page photos today. Thank you so much to the sponsors and volunteers, vendors and chef and organizers, who made the day such a success for SU. We were at a loss when the state cut our Workshop funding last year and don’t know where we’d be were it not for the support of the Streator community.

Posted By: jmallaney on November 11, 2011 in Events - Comments: No Comments »

Get ahead of the landfill ban by bringing your electronics to SU’s Electronic Recycling Day, between 10-5 on Thursday, December 1. Free of charge we’ll take your computers and related hardware, copiers, printers, scanners, cell p hones, computer cords, fax machines. If you’re worried about your data, for $10 we’ll remove your computer hard drive and shred it in front of you that day.

http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=443953

 

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