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Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Civil Rights, Disabilities, Disabled Persons Rights, Education, Human Services, Residential Care & Adult Day Programs, Special Education
Mission: Laradon’s mission is to empower children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live their best lives.
Target demographics: Children and Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Direct beneficiaries per year: In 2024, we served 63 students at the Laradon School, provided housing and resources for 15 kids at the Calabrese Youth Center, launched the Adult Day Culinary Art Training Curriculum, empowered 106 adults to tackle an employment path that fits their goals and dreams, supported 161 adults in programming and services and connected 97 adults with residential- host home providers
Geographic areas served: Human Services
Programs: The Laradon school for students ages 5-21 with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Calabrese Youth Center that offers the highest level of individualized care designed to assist youth ages 11-21 to resolve social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties, Adult Day Program for Adults 21+ have access to learning opportunities, skill-building activities, and meaningful, social relationships, Employment Programs that offers a wide variety of services that are tailored to fit individual employment and community inclusion goals for adults 18+ and Community Living Services that offers a variety of residential settings to provide support to individuals ages 18+.