Delaware

Highlighting Mosaic’s Supports for Autism Services

by Angela Weis | Apr 14, 2021 | Advocacy, Partners

April is National Autism Awareness Month. Recognizing the unique supports that assist people with autism to excel has guided Mosaic’s Grow Our Own Clinician program to grow from one clinician six years ago to more than 20 today, and to support more than 100 employees to receive their IBCCES Autism Credential.

Congratulations to our DSP of the Year Award Winners!

by Randall Donner | Apr 23, 2019 | Direct Care

“Priceless fulfillment” is what David Oruko said he gains by helping others and seeing them smile through his work as an award-winning direct support professional (DSP) at Mosaic.Oruko, of Delaware, joins Debra Main in Connecticut, JoDee Bryant in Kansas, and Lisa...

A Life of His Own

by Linda Timmons | Nov 8, 2018 | Caregivers, Innovation/Leadership, Spiritual Life, Testimonials

Mosaic makes a difference for people—both the people we serve and the ones who love them. This story about Karen Bashkow and her son Ben shows one way that happens. Ben was Karen’s first-born. By age 2, she knew something was different. Her friends’ children the same...

Mosaic Employees Named ANCOR DSPs of the Year

by Randall Donner | Apr 26, 2018 | Advocacy, Direct Care, News

Without Sumer Whitaker’s advocacy for a person she serves at Mosaic, the outcome of a doctor visit could have been dramatically different. Whitaker thought it was possible the individual had a stroke, but the doctor was prepared to send the person home. She persisted,...

Learning From the People Served by Mosaic

by Randall Donner | Feb 27, 2018 | Spiritual Life, Testimonials

Our work at Mosaic is filled with surprising, spontaneous teaching moments. Here’s one that was shared recently. Shari, a woman served by Mosaic in Delaware, was attending an art event as a volunteer. When she saw a piano, she sat down and started to play. No one knew...

Saretta’s Driving Experience

by Randall Donner | Dec 8, 2017 | Testimonials

This past summer, Saretta Jones received her driver’s license after the seventh attempt to pass the road test. That’s persistence. That’s Saretta. Here’s her first-person story. I just want to tell you my driving experience as a new driver. It felt good to have my...

Five Direct Support Professionals Receive National Recognition

by Randall Donner | May 30, 2017 | Direct Care

The American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) named five people affiliated with Mosaic as top direct support professionals (DSPs) in their states for providing compassion, respect and care...

Celebrating Volunteers with Disabilities

by Randall Donner | Apr 25, 2017 | Partners

Warm, delicious, homemade cinnamon rolls. The anticipation. The smell. The taste. Mmmmmm. This week is a good opportunity to share just a few of the things people served by Mosaic do for others, such as serving homemade cinnamon rolls. That’s what Daniel does as part...

A Bold Mosaic

by Guest Post | Mar 30, 2017 | Advocacy

What does a bold person look like?All month long we’ve been talking about the bold lives of the people Mosaic supports for National Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.A coworker and I were having a conversation about the word “bold” and I had...