News and Updates

Teamwork is the theme for January at DCI. A series of activities have been planned such as games, puzzles, scavenger hunt, etc. to help reinforce the idea of working together to achieve a common goal.  Why is this important for I/DD consumers? Teamwork requires social skills.  Social skills are linked to communication skills, including the ability to understand ...

For their Friday Field Trip, DCI Consumers enjoyed a morning at the Discovery Museum in Winchester, VA.  Although the museum is set up for children, adults can learn things too. One interactive display showed how food or drink enters the human body, is swallowed, and then digested.  Chris found this to be very interesting.  He was ...

Everyone of us is affected by weather.  It dictates how we dress, if we stay indoors or out, and sometimes even if we travel or not.  Most of us watch the weather forecast in the mornings to see what to expect the next day, or the next several days.  Do you need an umbrella?  How ...

Have you ever wondered what happens to the water that runs into the drains in your home?  Where does waste water go?  DCI Consumers were eager to learn more about this mystery.  Therefore, a tour was scheduled. Daily Companions, Inc. Consumers toured the plant for the Wastewater Division of the City of Hagerstown, MD.  On the tour they learned ...