The Provider’s Council recently featured Valley Educational Associates in their News and Notes section.
Chicopee Ribbon Cutting Event
You are cordially invited to join us at our ribbon cutting to celebrate the recent expansion of our Chicopee program site which provides day and employment programs for adults with developmental disabilities.
Date: Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019
Time: 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Parking: Free
Food: Light hors d’oeuvres & non-alcoholic beverages
Location: 317 Meadow Street, Suite 5A, Chicopee in the 391 Industrial Park Plaza
RSVP by Friday, Nov. 8th at http://bit.ly/vearibboncutting
Art Stop(s) Art Exhibition
Date: Friday, October 4th
Time: 5-8pm
Place: Valley Venture Mentors, 267 Bridge Street, Springfield, MA
We have been selected to display our art at the Springfield Cultural Partnership’s ART STOP(S). This exhibit will run from October to December 2019.
Saluting The Caring Force Recognizes Vickie Williams from Valley Educational Associates
Valley Educational Associates Scholarship
Valley Educational Associates is committed to helping our employees in achieving their academic goals while providing outstanding care to adults with developmental disabilities in Western Massachusetts. As part of this commitment, the VEA Board of Directors has developed this scholarship to recognize and reward the academic goals and community involvement of Valley Educational Associates’ direct care staff.
Scholarship Terms: Valley Educational Associates will accept and review applications on a rolling basis. Two scholarships will be awarded each academic year for staff applying to the Holyoke Community College Direct Support Certificate Program. The scholarship is designed to cover the full cost of the program courses and not to exceed $450 nor will it retroactively apply to completed courses.
You must submit your application, resume, and copy of acceptance letter to the Holyoke Community College Direct Support Certificate Program through email to Maggie Ducheney, Chief Programs Officer at mducheney@valleyeducational.org
Filling out and sending this form does not guarantee automatic winning or compensation.
Spectrums of Colors in All Walks of Life
Save the Date
Where: Holyoke Hummus 285 High St, Holyoke, MA 01040
Date: Thursday, September 6th at 5pm
Let’s Go To Dinner!
Our board is hosting a fundraising dinner to help purchase therapeutic art supplies and supported employment job tools.
Where: Outback Steakhouse in West Springfield
Date: Wednesday, April 25th from 4pm to 9pm.
Mention: Valley Educational Associates and they will donate back 15% of your bill.
Tickets: Register here
We look forward to seeing you!
The 2nd Annual 5K Cider Run was a huge success! We had over 140 participants this year who enjoyed the beautiful course, our dancing apple mascot (portrayed wonderfully by Meg, one of our Chicopee Job Coaches!), apple cider and apple cider donuts from Atkins Farms, face painting for the kids (and some of the grown-ups, too), and much more.
To everyone who participated, donated, and volunteered: THANK YOU! We couldn’t have done it without you!
The Open House on May 12th was a home run. Our clients proudly showed off their art work, craft projects and baked goods. Visitors came by in a steady stream.
This video is from an appearance on Mass Live.
The Provider’s Council recently featured Valley Educational Associates in their “Provider Profiles”. We are so proud to be in their edition. The Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers, Inc. is a statewide association of health and human service agencies. Founded in 1975, the Providers’ Council is the state’s largest human service trade association and is widely recognized as the official voice of the private provider industry.
