Posted on January 16th, 2018
Rasimgul is a 63 year old loving grandmother of 11 grandchildren who resides in Washington County with her son Alim, daughter in law Mukhabat, and three small grandchildren ages 6-8 years old. Rasimgul has a supportive and caring family. She has suffered from memory impairment for many years and after the recent death of her husband of 40 years, she …
Posted on December 26th, 2017
Zayyiah Utley is on the DDA Waiting List at Current Request. She is 27 years old and lives with her family in Baltimore City. She practices Islam. She loves to read. She hikes, and she likes being creative. Zayyiah’s Service Coordinator was able to obtain CARVE funding for her to have 4 weeks of private classes with an artist at …
Posted on December 26th, 2017
Meet Calvin and Stacy Titchenell. Both have been diagnosed with spina bifida. They had been living together on their own in the community for several years with the assistance of Community First Choice (CFC) services up until about a year ago. Within months of each other, both Calvin and Stacy developed health complications resulting in the need for nursing facility …
Posted on October 10th, 2017
Timothy is a 25-year-old male with a big heart and passion for those with any type of disability to be treated fairly. He has overcome many obstacles in his life. He grew up in foster Care, then moved into DDA residential housing.
2015 was a year filled with ups and downs for Tim. From moving to N.C. to moving back …
Posted on September 26th, 2017
Jake had surgery last year, forcing him to have to learn to walk again. Increasing Jake’s mobility has taken several therapies a week and several doctors’ appointments. Through all of this, Jake’s sister was diagnosed with diabetes and Mom has been battling Breast Cancer. This made it very difficult for his Mom to always lift Jake and provide the day …
Posted on September 19th, 2017
Tyrone is a 46-year-old male diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual Disabilities, and speech and language impairments. He currently attends the Medical Day program at the League for Persons with Disabilities. Although Tyrone likes attending the Medical Day program at the League, he has been attending the program for over 20 years. When Tyrone found out that he was chosen to …
Posted on August 17th, 2017
This story is about Sparky who is just about to turn 21. Sparky has a diagnosis on the autism spectrum. He received services through the Autism Waiver and was in line for funding from the Governor’s Transitioning Youth Initiative for DDA day services. You see where this is going right? The Autism Waiver is for people under 21 years of …
Posted on August 17th, 2017
Matt has a personality unlike any other! He is always cheerful and smiling. Matt has a natural ability to spark a conversation with anyone, and make them feel welcomed and comfortable. Matt had a great natural community connection at King’s Pizza in Falling Waters, WV. His family frequents there often to grab some dinner. Matt has built a connection here …
Posted on July 31st, 2017
A team member works with an individual, AJ, who lives with his family. AJ has used respite funds to attend Camp Fairlee for many years. He loves going to camp, and his family appreciates the respite opportunity. Recently, AJ developed some increased medical needs and as a result, was ordered by his doctor to receive all of his nutrition by …
Posted on July 31st, 2017
Karen started volunteering at Ridgeway Nursing Home in Catonsville, MD when her mother was admitted there over 16 years ago. She decided to volunteer to be there for her mother in her time of need. Karen continued to volunteer at the nursing home after her mother passed away and has now been volunteering for 16 years at Ridgeway. Karen volunteers …