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Nervous about working as a direct care professional? You can do it!
If you’re a college student considering a direct care professional job with ACR Homes, but you’ve never worked with people with disabilities, you may feel a bit uncertain about what…
Read MoreFamily gains peace of mind from high quality care, stellar staff.
After Nick sustained a brain injury in an ATV accident 14 years ago, his family struggled to find him living conditions in Minnesota that could fully support his needs and…
Read MoreACR Homes and Arthur’s share common vision of support
ACR Homes is known for the high quality of care it gives to people with physical and developmental disabilities. What people often don’t know is that ACR Homes has a…
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight- Transferable skills from DCP to Occupational Therapist
Name: Whitney Pfaff ACR Home: Fulham Undergrad: Kinesiology – University of Minnesota Schooling/Career: I worked at ACR Homes for 5 years throughout my undergraduate and graduate programs at the University of Minnesota. I…
Read MoreDental Research during Gap Year
University of Minnesota alumni Riley Sanocki learned about ACR Homes from his roommate who also works at ACR and recommended it to him.. He applied thinking it would be a…
Read MoreGreater compassion: MN med student launches career at ACR Homes
Even as a kid Madison Duppenthaler knew she wanted to follow in her mom’s footsteps and pursue a career in medicine. But it was her work at ACR Homes as…
Read MoreDiscover your career path & opportunities for growth
For the vast majority of ACR Homes employees, work comes to represent far more than just a paycheck. A lot of our people join us because they’re interested in careers in healthcare,…
Read MoreWork at ACR inspired one employee to pursue work in O.T.
Like many of us do in our youth, Melissa Glynn chose her first career path — public accounting — based on the academic subjects that seemed to match her abilities…
Read MoreVolunteer Hours as Part of an Internship at ACR [VIDEO]
Remember how the Cat in the Hat could balance a cake on his head while holding a fish bowl on an umbrella in one hand and a stack of…
Read MoreTop 5 Reasons for Students to Get a Job
Does working while going to school enhance or distract from your studies? There’s quite a bit of evidence that holding a job actually improves your academic outcome. Here are the…
Read MoreACR Mentor Program: You’ve Got a Friend
A box of Dunkin’ Donuts and two big smiles is a pretty good sign that an ACR mentor and a new employee are getting together. That was how I met…
Read MoreThe Power of Work Experience for High School Students
Work experience for high school students can be a powerful career planning tool. More than one in four high school students age 16 and older work, according to data from…
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