Achiever Submissions

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Your Name* This field is required.

First Name

Last Name

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Your program and service area* This field is required.e.g., “Monarch Services” or “Community Living Resources”

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Story covers time periode.g., “January – May 2026”

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Supported Person's Name* This field is required.

First Name

Last Name

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Photo release on file?* This field is required.(Story requires photo release)

Yes

No

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Name release on file / can we use their first name in print?* This field is required.(Story requires first name release)

Yes

No

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What goal did the person work toward, or what challenge did they face?* This field is required.Be specific. Not “improved independence” but learned to take the bus to work on her own.”

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When did you first notice real progress?* This field is required.Think of a specific scene: a day, a conversation, a first. “The first time she did the route alone, she called me from the stop to tell me she made it.”

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What obstacles got in the way, and what made it difficult for the person, the team, or both?What made this hard? For the person, for the team, or both?

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Who is this person beyond their program? What do they care about, what makes them laugh, and what do you want people to know about them?* This field is required.What do they care about? What makes them laugh? What do they want people to know about them? …This is what turns a profile into a story.

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If a DSP, job coach, therapist, or other staff member played a meaningful role, we’d like to recognize them.Team member — Full name

First Name

Last Name

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Confirm photo release on file? (if applicable)

Yes

No

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Confirm that we use first name in print? (if applicable)

Yes

No

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Share a quote from the person supported, a family member, or a team member* This field is required.Preferred: directly from the person supported, in their own words. If you’re suggesting a ghostwritten quote, write what they’d say if they could: plain, specific, honest. Avoid generic phrases like “RGA has helped me so much.”

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Source of quote* This field is required.

Person supported

Family member

Team member

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What does the future look like for this person?* This field is required.Goals, hopes, next steps: anything that shows their story is still in motion. Health, independence, relationships, work, community… whatever feels true.

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What is coming up in the program that readers should know about?New services, upcoming events, expanded capacity, seasonal programming? Anything worth a mention in the “What’s Next at RGA” online?

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Photos are required for every story. Please attach image files here.* This field is required.Candid or action photos preferred over posed shots

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Additional context or handling notesIs there anything about this person or their story that doesn’t fit the questions above but would help us write it well? Anything we should be careful about? Anyone we should follow up with?