Pearl Buck Center Inc

Programs: Working for a better life - adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities access multiple paid work opportunities in pearl buck center's production facility to earn wages while obtaining technical and social skills essential for community employment. Businesses contract production jobs to us that provide work for all skill levels. Continued on schedule o. Community employment - comprehensive, personalized employment services empowering adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to determine career goals, acquire training, secure, and retain quality, competitive employment in the community. We have added project search, a successful, business-led program in which students learn relevant, marketable job skills. Businesses are active partners, participating without subsidies, and program participants experience total immersion in the workplace. Interns (clients) are on site at the business each week day for a minimum of six hours for nine months. Pbc provides consistent on- site staff for support and coordination.

pearl buck preschool and family support - wraparound, tuition-free program for families led by parents with cognitive challenges. Most of their children are born without disabilities, but are at high risk for acquired disabilities, abuse and neglect. We offer a unique, year-round program of specialized preschool for children age two to five years; and parenting education and case management/outreach for eligible families whose children are zero to five years.

life enhancing activities program (leap) - a day program of community inclusion, educational experiences and meaningful activities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The program allows participants to achieve their individual goals, learn new skills, and develop peer relationships.

pearl buck vocational academy - pearl buck vocational academy is scheduled to launch in 2017. This post-secondary education option will incorporate employment path services in the facility and in the community. Initially enrolling clients from our sheltered vocational program, the academy will open to the public after receiving state licensing. With differentiated classroom instruction, hands-on training, and internships, the academy will address the needs of individuals, with and without disabilities, who struggle to meet their career goals in other educational environments. Supported living program - in-home and community assistance with the tasks of daily living that support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live in the community as independently and safely as possible.