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Provides assessment and training to help individuals with developmental disabilities meet their vocational goals. Service includes development of job-keeping behaviors such as attendance, punctuality productivity, work quality, on-task behavior, accepting authority, and work appropriate appearance. Job placement in the appropriate setting is the ultimate outcome of the program.

Offers a variety of recreational and enrichment activities such as cooking classes, arts activities, theatre, sports that are accessible to youth and adults with disabilities.

Offers a variety of behavioral health services to address the needs of children, adolescents and their families. Services include child and adolescent psychiatry, counseling, developmental behavioral pediatrics, psychology, ADHD, feeding disorders and cerebral palsy treatment.

Provides a variety of structured, supervised overnight summer camping programs that feature recreational and educational activities such as swimming, boating, horseback riding, arts and crafts, natural science, and wilderness survival.

Offers summer camp with activities include camping, hiking, swimming, arts and crafts, games and others. Services offered depend on the child.

Provides 5-week summer tutoring services with emphasis in math and reading as well as speech therapy. A separate 5-week program covering the same topics is available for students with autism.

Provides staff and/or trained volunteers with a disability who can offer support and information for other disabled persons. Matches are made according to the specific support needs, disability and preferences of the consumer. Assesses the needs and abilities of disabled persons, and offers a series of workshops or one-on-one sessions to assist with accomplishing independent living goals.

Provides day camps throughout the Summer. Camps specialize in music, dance, and theatre activities and education. Programming and inclusion for those with developmental and physical disabilities is available.

Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training, training supplies and books, financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed to work), occupational supplies, placement, small business development, and follow-up on the job. Also helps disabled students who are transitioning from school to work or college after high school. Some of the above services are provided by other agencies through a referral process.

Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training, training supplies and books, financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed to work), occupational supplies, placement, small business development, and follow-up on the job. Also helps disabled students who are transitioning from school to work or college after high school. Some of the above services are provided by other agencies through a referral process.

Provides grass cutting and snow removal for seniors and those with disabilities.

Provides supports needed by client (based on assessed needs) to continue living in the community. These waivers can be used to pay for a wide range of services, including housing, in-home services (such as help with meal preparation and household chores) and other services to maintain the independence of the client (such as transportation, help with budgeting, and life skills training as needed). There are three types of waivers depending on the level of the client's needs. The Individual Options (IO) Waiver is for people who may need a lot of help in their home and who may need many different kinds of services. The Level One Waiver is for people who do not need a lot of paid staff to provide services. Usually, people using a Level One Waiver only need help with a few things, or they have people who can help them with some of the things they need, like cooking meals, taking showers, or driving places. The Self-Empowered Life Funding (SELF) Waiver is for people who want to be in charge of some of their services. Those with a SELF Waiver can be in charge of hiring and training the people that provide services and manage their own budget for services. The board can help the individual select which waiver is right for them and can help the client locate service providers who can accept the waiver.

Offers a volunteer-led, professionally-supervised, educational, and recreational outdoor-based program for youth. Youth become part of a troop and participate in activities such as camping, canoeing, hiking, and model building. Scouting for youth with disabilities is available through group homes, organizations that work with these youth, or by joining traditional troops and packs.

Helps to facilitate the inclusion of children with special needs into child care programs, day care homes, and schools. Services focus on the inclusion of children with disabilities and include helping families find child care and preschool programs, workshops, information and referral, as well as training and on-site consultation for teachers/professionals.

Provides one-on-one support and education, educational seminars, parent training workshops, specialized information and referral, family events, parent resource library with Boardmaker program, and presentations and training for professionals and groups.

Provides supports needed by client (based on assessed needs) to continue living in the community. These waivers can be used to pay for a wide range of services to pay for housing, in-home services (such as help with meal preparation and household chores) and other services to maintain the independence of the client (such as transportation, help with budgeting, and life skills training as needed). There are three types of waivers depending on the level of the client's needs. The Individual Options (IO) Waiver is for people who may need a lot of help in their home and who may need many different kinds of services. The Level One Waiver is for people who do not need a lot of paid staff to provide services. Usually people using a Level One Waiver only need help with a few things or they have people who can help them with some of the things they need, like cooking meals, taking showers, or driving places. The Self-Empowered Life Funding (SELF) Waiver is for people who want to be in charge of some of their services. Those with a SELF Waiver can be in charge of hiring and training the people that provide services and manage their own budget for services. The board can help the individual select which waiver is right for them, and can help the client locate service providers who can accept the waiver.

Provides a comprehensive evaluation, including testing, career exploration, and situational assessment. Program provides information about a person's interests, limitations, aptitudes, and strengths. Situational assessments can be arranged in-house in manufacturing, custodial, food service, customer service or clerical settings or established at a company site.

Provides consultation and referral to services, including child care, for families and caregivers for their children with social-emotional, developmental, or medical needs. Information available on developmental issues, parenting, health care, and other community resources that serve the needs of this population.

Provides a training program that helps individuals with developmental disabilities optimize their personal, social, and community skills. Areas include daily living skills, communication, personal hygiene, leisure and recreation, basic academics, and community exploration.

Offers an empowerment group to enhance social skills and increase independence of participants. Group facilitates meetings and determines activities. Activities include social events, fundraising and volunteer opportunities.

Advocates on behalf of individuals with developmentally disabilities, as well as their families and caretakers in Medina County. Assists with identifying and accessing services, guardianships and Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). Note: The agency does not assist clients with unemployment applications.

Provides eligibility determination using OEDI or COEDI; other services include needs assessments, development of individual service plans, establishing individual budgets, assistance with provider selection and coordinating services, quality assurance, and emergency intervention.

Provides benefits screening and forms assistance for several government assistance programs (Food Stamps (SNAP), Medicaid, etc.). NOTE: does not help with unemployment. Provides particular focus on signing households up for food stamps (SNAP/Food Assistance). Trained phone staff takes information from the client in order to fill out applications for many programs at once. Applications can be completed and submitted over the phone. Also provides food pantry referrals to the agency's food partner sites in its 5-county service area. Also helps families sign up for the Senior Commodity Box Program.

Provides HUD subsidized apartment housing for individuals with developmental disabilities who are low income and able to live independently.

Offers day camps and several 1-week overnight outdoor camps for youth diagnosed with developmental, learning, or physical disabilities; mental health disorders; or multiple diagnoses.