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- EIN 36-2474251
- (847) 362-4636
- 14245 W Rockland Rd Libertyville IL 60048-9713 USA
- http://www.lambsfarm.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Developmentally Disabled Centers, Disabilities, Human Services, Job Training, Sheltered Employment, Vocational Rehabilitation
Mission: Our mission is to maintain an atmosphere wherein people with developmental disabilities as well as those in the community at large can learn, grow, and broaden their horizons. Lambs farm is a place that provides all of the essential ingredients for people to grow: a safe, caring, living environment, an extended family of peers with shared values and mutual respect; opportunities to be as self-sufficient as possible, to have productive employment and to make a contribution to the community. To our residents, lambs farm is home, and a place they are proud to share with our visitors. To our visitors, lambs farm is a place to learn about many things, including people with developmental disabilities; where they, too, can grow and create lasting connections with their families and ours. We strive to maintain exemplary vocational, residential and social/ recreational programs, and continue to help people grow, operating our agency and our businesses in a self-sustaining manner.
Programs: Community living facilities (clf) programs develop a participant's ability to live and function in a shared housing arrangement. Supervision and teaching are provided through lambs farm. The program served 123 clients for 365 days.
training sites are campus businesses run to teach basic job skills to developmentally disabled participants in hopes of preparing them for community employment. Training was provided for 62 clients for 365 days.
vocational training program consists of costs incurred in teaching job skills to participants in community or other campus jobs. 125 clients were served for 365 days.