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Causes: Human Service Organizations, Human Services, Job Training
Mission: To provide comprehensive rehabilitation services to meet the needs of individuals with intellectual disabilities in our community.
Programs: Sheltered employment the program is designed to increase knowledge in the performance of work, improve work-related behaviors, increase productivity, and increase independence for individuals with intellectual challenges. Individuals employed in sheltered employment receive training and monetary compensation for work performed. Parc services has a special wage hour certificate from the u. S. Department of labor, which allows the program to compensate each individual based on their productivity. Parc services also operates an imprinting shop that provides training and employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. The shop provides affordable quality imprinting and printing services to the general public. The imprinting shop hours are monday-friday- 8am- 2 pm. Parc services employment program operates monday - friday from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. The program is located at 114 north union street, suite b, in the city of petersburg, virginia.
osage house osage house is a 12 bedroom, 24 hour residential home designed to provide housing, support, and assistance to individuals with intellectual disabilities. Osage house operates according to the "normalization principle" meaning that all persons living in the home should have the same opportunity to engage in and make use of community activities and resources as would non- disabled persons. Osage house provides a program of care which is designated to meet the resident's physical needs, provide protection, guidance and supervision, to promote a sense of security and self-worth and to meet individual training needs.
supported employment through supported employment, individuals with mental disabilities gain competitive jobs in the community with non-disabled workers. Each worker is encouraged to reach his or her fullest potential within the employment community. All services provided by the program to clients foster and encourage growth and maintenance of behaviors and life styles that are culturally valued in the community. Supported employment workers are employed in a variety of positions in a variety of businesses.
day support 269,030 parc services day support program provides day support services to individuals with "intellectual disabilities- and severe functional deficits that interfere with their adjustment within their homes and communities. Consumers in the day support program are certified for medicaid waiver services due to their functioning level and risk of institutionalization. Individuals enrolled in the day support program receive individualized activities, support, training and supervision in a variety of areas. Training areas include self-care or personal hygiene, community skills, recreation and leisure time activities, nutrition, health and emergency procedures, basic housekeeping and socialization. The focus of the program is on individual skill development, social learning, support and supervision. Consumers in the day support program receive individualized training, support and supervision to help them maintain or increase knowledge in their performance of tasks, increase behaviors that are acceptable in the performance of tasks, increase behaviors that are acceptable in the community, and enhance their quality of lives. Parc services day support program is located on the first floor of the main office location at 114 north union street, suite b in petersburg, virginia. Vhda 72,582 the vhda project is the residential facilility that houses the osage program.