Meet the People You Help

Jeff attends computer training class twice a week taught by SEEC's IT Director, Mike Mullenix. He is becoming increasingly competent in his computer skills, a talent that he hopes will lead to paid employment.

One of SEEC's four co-founders, Ilene Martin, celebrates the holidays at SEEC's  party with her son, Gregory. Gregory receives SEEC vocational supports and has been a valued employee with Safeway for many years.

Arnold has a real knack for letters and numbers. After receiving training and support from SEEC's vocational services staff, Arnold was hired by a local accounting firm to file checks and other documents. He has held the position for nearly three years, and travels to his work via public transportation. Arnold is well liked by his colleagues and his work is valued.  

Jennifer helps make Redskin pillows to be sold at SEEC's Annual Holiday Gift Boutique.

Ricky beams with pride after receiving is certificate of completion for his course work at Montgomery College. Ricky has a talent for computers and video games and is also interested in modeling.

Gal pals, Caroline and Cris, use public transportation to travel around town to get to work, volunteer, workout, and just have fun!

Best friends and roommates, Elmer and Bill, receive residential and vocational supports from SEEC. The two joined SEEC at the closing of the Great Oaks institution in 1997 and are co-owners of their townhouse in Silver Spring.

Liz is an extremely outgoing young lady who loves to be with people and loves to be of help. Her job at the Sunnyvale Retirement center gives her plenty of opportunities to do both. There she helps out doing laundry, baking banana bread, selling snacks to the residents and entertaining people by playing the piano. She has made lots of friends with both the staff and residents over the course of the past year. Her hobbies include playing the piano, swimming, and working out. She also enjoys her once a week trip to the Wheaton Mall eatery where she typically orders something nice and healthy. 

For more than four years, Joseph has volunteered in a variety of capacities for the Silver Spring YMCA. In fact, Joe received Volunteer of the Year award for his contributions. Joseph recently participated in a 10-week wheelchair dancing class and is looking forward to his art class at Montgomery College. When not working or taking classes, Joseph and his direct support staff, Thommasenia, can be seen cruising the downtown Silver Spring area taking advantage of the multitude of entertainment options in the area.

Elizabeth graduated from Albert Einstein High School and became a part of the SEEC family in 2008. She loves visual arts and takes classes several times a week. In this picture, Elizabeth puts her final touches on a mosaic table she created to sell at SEEC's Holiday Gift Boutique. Elizabeth is an animal lover, having spent many hours volunteering at the Washington Humane Society from which she adopted her cat, Patches.