Advancing Abilities Ross Day Program

10/12/2026

🎉💜 IT'S BACK FOR THE 2ND YEAR! 💜🎉

Get ready for a fun-filled evening! Live Professional Wrestling is returning to the Pike County YMCA for its 2nd Annual Event!

Bring the whole family and enjoy an exciting night of entertainment, cheering, and making memories together! 🤼‍♂️

📅 Saturday, November 21, 2026
📍 Pike County YMCA – 400 Pride Dr., Waverly, OH
🚪 Doors Open: 6 PM
🔔 Show Starts: 7 PM

✨ Mark your calendars, invite your friends, and join us for a great night of family fun!

📣 Help us spread the word!

10/08/2026

What a wonderful evening of adventure, laughter, and beautiful memories at AA Ross! ❤️
Our Evening Services enjoyed dinner in the park, sweet treats and pinball at the Antique Emporium, and a spooky stop at Spirit Halloween! 👻🍦 Meanwhile, another group traveled to Portsmouth to experience the beautiful sounds of the Phantom Symphony 🎶✨
Different adventures, shared smiles, and memories that make life richer. Because at AA Ross, it’s not just about where we go, but the friendships we build, the experiences we share, and the joy we find along the way! ❤️🌟 Chillicothe Antique Emporium

10/08/2026

💙✨ Another wonderful day at AA Ross Day Program!
One group shopped for Bingo prizes for our Westmoreland friends, while another got moving at the YMCA in Waverly and others went to explore Antique Emporium 💪❤️Back at the program, we made homemade chicken salad and got creative with decoupaging! 🥗🎨
Every day brings new opportunities for friendship, independence, creativity, and community connection. It's not just about what we do, but the memories we make and the lives we enrich along the way! ❤️
Making memories, building friendships, and celebrating abilities every day! 💙♾️ Pike County YMCA
Chillicothe Antique Emporium

10/07/2026

Exploring new places, sharing smiles, and embarking on adventures are central to our experiences. Every outing we undertake is far more than simply an activity to pass the time. Instead, it represents a valuable opportunity to help build confidence, forge lasting friendships, acquire new knowledge, share moments of laughter until our stomachs ache, and ultimately discover that there are genuinely NO LIMITS to the incredible things we can experience when we are surrounded by the right supportive people. 💪💚

10/07/2026

📣 S.P.A.R.K. Advocacy Meeting! 🌈✨

Join us for our S.P.A.R.K. Advocacy Meeting!

Come share your voice, ideas, and help us Support People Through Advocacy, Respect & Kindness. 🫶

🌟 Different Hands, Brighter Tomorrows!
We’d love to see you there! 💚💙

10/07/2026

💚 Information is for everyone—and so is this invitation!

Advancing Abilities uses Google Classroom to share resources, updates, and opportunities with anyone who wants to stay connected. You don’t have to attend our program to join!

Families, self-advocates, support teams, and community members are all welcome. Explore information for yourself or share it with someone who could benefit.

📲 Join here: https://classroom.google.com/c/ODY0NDkzMTE3NTQ0?cjc=k4evq7qj⁠

🔑 Class code: k4evq7qj

You can also scan the QR code on our flyer. Join us and invite a friend!

10/06/2026

🚀 The Fun Rocket has officially lifted off at AA Ross Day Program!

What a FUN Monday and Tuesday we’ve had! From laughter and smiles to new adventures and making memories with friends, our days have been filled with exactly what Day Program is all about — meaningful experiences, friendship, inclusion, and FUN! ❤️

Here’s to keeping the Fun Rocket flying, exploring our community, trying new things, and showing the world that abilities have no limits! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

10/03/2026

Rainy Day Fun
🌧️💛 A rainy day brings out the inner child in all of us!
Today we made a cottage cheese fruit snack, colored, laughed, and even danced in the rain! 🌈🎨🍓
Meanwhile, Evening Services enjoyed exploring Octoberfest in Beaver. 🍂🎉
Rain or shine, we’re making memories, embracing community, and proving that the best adventures don’t always happen when the sun is shining! ❤️

10/02/2026

💙 **NDEAM: KNOW BEFORE YOU SAY “I CAN’T WORK!”** 💼

One of the biggest concerns people with disabilities have about employment is, *“What will happen to my benefits if I go to work?”*

🤔 Will I lose SSI?
🤔 What about Medicaid?
🤔 How much can I earn?
🤔 Are there programs that help me work while keeping important supports?

The good news is that work and benefits can often work together.

🌟 **Ohio Disability Benefits 101 (DB101)** is a free resource that helps you understand how employment may affect your benefits. You can learn about SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, work incentives, and use planning tools to explore how earnings could impact your unique situation.

🧮 Knowledge = Power.

Before deciding that employment isn't an option, get the facts and explore the possibilities.

👉 Learn more https://oh.db101.org/

At Advancing Abilities, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to make informed choices about employment and their future.

💙 Learn.
💼 Explore.
🌟 Achieve Your Goals.

Disability Benefits 101-Ohio gives you tools and information on employment, health coverage, and benefits. You can plan ahead and learn how work and benefits go together.

10/02/2026

The past two days have been absolutely AMAZING! We’ve been out in our community, trying new things, exploring new places, making memories, and most importantly—doing it TOGETHER! 🥰
Every outing is more than just an activity,
from the little moments to the big adventures, these are the days that remind us why community matters. It’s about being seen, being included, having a voice, trying something new, and knowing that you belong. ❤️
Here’s to exploring, learning, laughing, connecting, and creating memories—and to many more adventures ahead! 🌟
Because life is meant to be experienced, not watched from the sidelines. 💚🌎