Getting through

Ron Dushatinski has a single favorite word: “Connection.”

The Auburn resident, who has been a group care worker at Cayuga Home for Children for more than two decades, strives to make connections with the youths whose lives he affects on a daily basis.

The home, located at 101 Hamilton Ave. in Auburn, houses numerous area children who have developmental or social issues. Dushatinski, or “Ron D,” as he is affectionately known, works with youths who have led previously troubled lives, often because of family or substance abuse problems.

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