Person-centered planning is an important element of this program, which serves people diagnosed with severe or moderate developmental disabilities.  The program focuses on individual client choices and strengths to direct its services.

The program encompasses all phases of training, including:

• Community integration and participation

• Living skills training

• Communication skills

• Integrated work services through mobile work crews

• Collating work crews

• Behavior management

• Community volunteerism

• Nutrition and physical fitness

Staff also assist clients with the following:

• Appropriate social skills and behavior

• Decision making, verbalizing choices

• Shopping and banking skills

• Mobility training

• Recreational and leisure pursuits

Self-advocacy and independent living skills are important components of this program, which serves people with mild developmental disabilities.  The program promotes personal behaviors and skills that allow clients extensive integration into the community.

The program focuses on independent living skills, such as:

• Community mobility
• Money management
• Meal planning and preparation
• Using community resources
• Personal growth
• Household management

Integrated work is another important aspect of this program.  Clients work on mobile work crews in the community, and training is done at each job site with ongoing staff support.  Work opportunities include:

• Janitorial maintenance
• Housecleaning
• Landscape maintenance
• Volunteer work

Achieving as much independence as possible is the emphasis for this program, which serves people with severe and profound developmental disabilities.  The program offers a broad spectrum of training to both ambulatory and non-ambulatory clients and also serves those who require incidental medical and health care while at the program.

The program emphasizes the following:

• Self-help and personal care skills
• Communication skills
• Community integration through volunteer services to other non-profits
• Presciptive and therapeutic exercises for non-mobile consumers
• Behavior management
• Mobility

Developmentally disabled people over age 55 who may no longer wish to work and who consider themselves retired are eligible for this program.  Additionally, clients who require a slower pace of activity, but are younger than 55, may be eligible.

Components of the program include:

• Socialization and recreation

• Community involvement through volunteer efforts

• Modified exercise to maintain agility

• Experiencing quality of life through adaptation

• Therapeutic activity to improve quality of life

• Making the most of retirement years and creating an environment that lifts the spirit