DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – One of the many goals at United Rehabilitation Services is preparing adults to work and to succeed while doing so. Workers at URS detail just how the Adult Ambassador at the organization is proving to be a great example of success.
Tom Acker is a man on the move. “Because I feel like I can do the job,” he confidently says. He is in his happy place working at Kettering Medical Center.
Jeremy Nelson is the employment services manager at United Rehabilitation Services. He says Tom is very driven. “He had one drive, and that was to find a job in the community. No matter what you did or what you talked about, that was his goal and that is what he was focused on.”
Tom has been laser focused for decades. Now 60 years old, he has been coming to URS since 1980 and is a staple in Adult Services.
Nelson says, “We could use Tom as a model for work ethic, caring and openness and ability to receive feedback and to take your job seriously, and that is not something you find all the time anymore.”
Nelson has worked with Tom for years. He says Tom makes it easy because once he’s in an interview, Tom’s personality sells itself.
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Parents routinely say they have no idea where they would be without United Rehabilitation Services, and one mother is saying how grateful she is for the organization.
“Alright, handsome. Are you ready?” Meagan Rodriguez asks her eleven year old son, Miguel Wade, that question already knowing the answer. He most certainly is ready. Miguel is like every 11 year old.
“He’s got such a personality,” Rodriguez says. “He’s got so much character.”
Like many mothers, she has dreams for her bundle of joy. “Every parent wants the best for their child,” Rodriguez says.
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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — For more than 40 years, the Dayton Elks Lodge #58 has been supporting the mission of United Rehabilitation Services to help provide critical services to kids and adults with disabilities.
Awards and plaques proudly hang on the walls of the Lodge on Old Troy Pike. Now, the Elks will add another award to their collection — the Pay It Forward award from URS.
“To have an organization, a single organization who has done so much for us for decades is absolutely phenomenal. We are so blessed,” says URS CEO Dennis Grant.
The Elks started giving back to URS in 1980. That’s when the club made a $750 donation to URS. Since then they’ve invested more than $450,000 in URS programs.
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