Article from the Dayton Daily News Posted: 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 BY BETH ANSPACH – CONTRIBUTING WRITER Devoted to their community, Harrigan’s 5K Run volunteers Dean and Sue Hertert of Kettering began their lives in charitable work before they even moved to the Dayton area, while living in Pennsylvania. “Dean’s best friend in […]
News from United Rehabilitation Services
Just A Typewriter??????
The incredible story about a talented man with Cerebral Palsy going against all odds and creating beautiful artwork from….Just A Typewriter! He lived at Rose Haven Nursing Home (Roseburg, OR) for years. Paul Smith, the man with extra ordinary talent was born on September 21, 1921, with severe cerebral palsy. Not only had Paul beaten the odds […]
Learn more about Project Search!
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WDTN) – A program run by United Rehabilitation Services and Springfield Medical Center is providing young people with special needs, with a career. It’s estimated that there is a 76 percent unemployment rate for adults with disabilities, but everyone who has gone through Project […]
A Letter to My Little Sister
To view the original blog post, please visit “Measured in Moments” Blog, by Kelly Maroney Today was one of the days that will stay with me forever. It was one that softened my heart and opened my eyes. This morning I volunteered with United Rehabilitation Services (URS), a center dedicated to helping people of all ages with […]
Local business owner has a huge heart for kids & adults with disabilities!
In 2012, local business owner of Fat Daddy’s Pump ‘N Go in Moraine, Vicky Lambert, adopted $500 worth of ducks to support the 9th Annual URS Rubber Duck Regatta. Vicky has a very special place in her heart for people with disabilities because her sister, Peggy, was born with Cerebral Palsy in 1957. One of […]
URS’ Summer Learning Program
URS summer learning from WDTN Channel 2 Updated: Monday, 24 Jun 2013, 7:57 PM EDT Published : Monday, 24 Jun 2013, 7:57 PM EDT DAYTON, Ohio WDTN – United Rehabilitation Services, or URS, has a summer program to help people with disabilities, age 18 to 22, gain work experience. Directors say the program, in its second […]
Caresource Foundation awards $15,000 grant
Staff – Dayton Business Journal Click Here to View the Story Caresource Foundation recently awarded United Rehabilitation Services (URS) a grant for $15,000 to support a Sensory Integration Program for the center’s Special Needs Childcare Center. With the growing trend in the number of children diagnosed with Autism and other Sensory Processing Disorders, URS will enhance the classroom […]
Day of Action Brings Out Area Volunteers
“A Story from the Dayton Daily News” Posted: 12:05 a.m. Saturday, June 8, 2013 BY KEVIN O’DONNELL – STAFF WRITER Nearly 500 volunteers came together Friday to fill the daily needs of non-profits in the area during the United Way’s annual Day of Action. At United Rehabilitation Services on Old Troy Pike, Thomas Maultsby, […]
URS receives CARF International Accreditation
CARF (the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) announced United Rehabilitation Services of Greater Dayton (URS) was recently awarded a Three-Year Accreditation for the agency’s comprehensive programs for children and adults with disabilities in the Miami Valley. This is the 10th consecutive time that URS has received this accreditation which recognizes the organizations dedication and commitment to […]
URS has a new blog!
We are very excited to start blogging! We hope this will help keep you informed about what we are up to at URS, featuring success stories, upcoming events and activities going on at our facility!