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CCS is excited to welcome Amber Rich to our Board of Directors. Amber currently serves as Vice President Operations at Anesthesia Associates of Vermont. She brings extensive professional experience in education technology software sales, college admissions, and financial management. “I...
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CCS is pleased to welcome Andrew Rea to our Direct Support Professional (DSP) staff. He brings 12 years of experience in human services, including two years in Developmental  Service, to his new position. “I have used life events to further...
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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and CCS and our colleague agencies at Vermont Care Partners are joining the awareness and action campaign launched by the Vermont Department of Health and Vermont Department of Mental Health. We will be sharing...
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UVM Medical student, and CCS volunteer blogger, Ash Sarathy offers tips on minimizing the potential negative effects of too much “screen time” and maintaining healthy habits  in the latest in her series of health-tip posts, “Let’s Talk About Health!”  Read: “Let’s Talk About Screen...
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This year CCS partnered with medical students from the Larner College of Medicine at UVM on a semester-long research project through the Public Health Partnership (PHP) program.  Our team examined “Understanding communication experiences of patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities...
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DID YOU KNOW . . . there is a great team representing CCS in the 2022 Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival this Sunday? YES! The CCS Crickets are “riding the dragon for charity” in this wonderful event hosted by Dragonheart...
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CCS is excited to introduce Jeremy Martin as a new Residential Direct Support Professional (DSP). He brings experience in the mental and holistic health sectors, and has worked as a professional writer and editor, entrepreneur, and in branding and marketing,...
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UVM Medical student, and CCS volunteer blogger, Ash Sarathy offers tips on practicing Mindfulness  in the seventh in her series of health-tip posts, “Let’s Talk About Health!”  Read the pdf  here: Let’s Talk About Mindfulness Read her earlier posts here: Let’s Talk about Making...
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All of us at CCS join in congratulating Larry Bissonnette on being awarded the Vermont Arts Council 2022 Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts! This award is the most distinguished recognition bestowed by the State of Vermont. Accordingly, it...
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Congratulations to Champlain Voices President and CCS Board of Directors member Hasan Ko, recently named the 2022  of the April Dunn Start Your Journey Award by the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities. It’s a fitting tribute to his...
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