Message From The Superintendent - September 2025

Greetings! 

We hope everyone is doing well!

On August 14th, we held our Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) Appreciation Event.  We are fortunate to have so many great DSPs, and this is the one time of year that we honor them; however, we appreciate them all year long. Thank you also to the numerous staff here at Portage DD who made this event great! Thank you! 

Last month, we discussed the significant increase in costs associated with our statutory requirements for funding waivers during the previous two years.  We have decided to eliminate our contract with Buckeye Residential Solutions LLC for our respite home.  We will continue our contract with them to utilize the youth respite facility.  The termination will be effective at the end of 9-30-25.  We wanted to thank Buckeye Residential Solutions Inc. for being such a great partner, and this isn’t a reflection of anything negative on their end. Thank you!

We want to invite everyone to our Portage DD celebration, scheduled for September 11th from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Happy Day Service Building. We will have games, food trucks, a DJ, a Photobooth, face painting, a balloon artist, and more! Believe in People! 

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU.

Sincerely,

John Vennetti