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Causes: Developmentally Disabled Centers, Disabilities, Group Homes, Human Services, Job Training, Vocational Rehabilitation
Mission: To provide individualized residential, vocational, and educational services primarily for people with disabilities.
Programs: Residential services are provided in either group home or semi-independent environments, the largest being group homes. Well-maintained group homes are located in residential neighborhoods and provide services to two to six adults with disabilities. This service promotes the growth of social and adult daily living skills. Individuals reside with others who share common interests, lifestyles, and skill levels.
the day treatment and training service provides training, supervision, therapeutic activities, and counseling to promote skill development in independent living, self-care, communication and social relationships. A subsection of the program includes an art program, which is designed to encourage free forms of expression. This program is complimented by massage, music, and speech therapies as well as dental hygienic services.
the employment related program emphasizes the development of job skills in supervised work programs throughout the community. The service provides long term, on-going support for individuals, including counseling, regular contracts with the individual and the employer, job modeling, job monitoring, and ongoing job coaching.