Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! As we end this year, I want to look back and reflect on all the blessings and good fortune that we have had. This month concludes our 60th year Anniversary celebration! I couldn’t think of a better year in the history of the Harford Center. Many of you are probably saying, what is she talking about? Good year? How? Well, any year that we get to provide meaning in people’s lives, especially during these challenging and uncertain times, is the best year ever. This year we provided services to over 100 people. We spent time in our community, we helped connect people with their friends, we helped people reenter the workforce, and most importantly we survived. Sometimes survival is the blessing. In the past, we defined success with lofty goals. After almost two years of a pandemic, we define success much differently. This year’s success was that we kept people safe, happy, and connected to one another. Success was our ability to raise wages for our Direct Support Professionals. Success was receiving multiple grants, donations, and supports from our community. Success was being able to keep our doors open, our staff employed, and help our families get back to some sense of their day-to-day. We are blessed here at the Harford Center, and we are thankful for all of the support, kindness, and generosity that we have received this year. So yes, this was our best year ever. Happy Anniversary to the Harford Center and thank you to all of you who support our mission and share in our successes.
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