by Kate Bottiger | Jan 23, 2018 | Features, Uncategorized
“It felt like a good fit,” says Andy Weinstein on his decision to join Reach’s Board of Directors in 2005. He stumbled upon Reach when a co-worker directed him to the website MAP for nonprofits, which pairs skilled individuals with board opportunities. Andy explains...
by Kate Bottiger | Dec 20, 2017 | Features, Uncategorized
Business cards. That’s what Jim Anderson collects. Jim is someone Reach supports, and he is the proud owner of hundreds—if not thousands—of business cards. With Reach’s involvement, Jim has additional comfort in going out and about in the community, where he not only...
by Kate Bottiger | Nov 24, 2017 | Features, Uncategorized
By the second week of last June, I looked like a deer in the headlights, frozen and staring down a long summer. Knee-deep in moving boxes and with two squirrelly and uneasy children, I needed a consistent, safe, and fun place for them to go. Then I could unpack, which...
by Kate Bottiger | Oct 13, 2017 | Features, Uncategorized
October 2017 If someone you love has a mental or developmental disability, he or she might be eligible for Social Security disability benefits. The Social Security Administration (SSA) offers resources for people of all ages who are unable to work due to an illness....
by Kate Bottiger | Sep 8, 2017 | Features, Uncategorized
September 2017 What would you like to share about your past? I would like to share how I struggled with my addiction and how it just took over me losing a lot, like my kids. Drinking was my main thing. I blocked out everything, it was my main thing and I was...