Developmental day training program focusing on life skills and occupational therapy for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Services also include job skills training, proper workplace behavior training, punctuality and self-confidence.

Community Day Services program offers social and recreational support, activities to enhance life skills and enrichment experiences.

Provides individuals with disabilities with programs that will help them gain independence. Services include: - Life skills classes - Employment preparation - Creative expression - Training/assistance with personal care - Referrals to healthcare, financial, legal, and residential services The Life Skills program is designed to enhance: - Self-advocacy - Communication - Independence Participants are engaged in activities such as: - Cooking - music - Community planning - Physical fitness - And rights, responsibilities and relationships. Employee Development Services (EDS) provides a transitional training program. EDS helps develop - Basic interpersonal skills - Attitudes - Work behaviors EDS prepares individuals for the Employment First Program. Horticulture program helps develop skills in gardening and landscaping: - General horticulture skills - The life cycle of plants care - Maintenance of indoor plants and outdoor gardening. Offers work in a team environment to maintain a garden and engage in social interaction with volunteers. Instructional classes, participants have full involvement in the: - Planning - Planting - Care of two fields in which they grow vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers. Center For The Arts provides new possibilities for communication and expression. The center cultivates an individual’s unique talent and creates a sense of empowerment and accomplishment. mmunication and expression. The center cultivates an individual’s unique talent and creates a sense of empowerment and accomplishment.

Licensed care facility which provides developmental training to developmentally disabled individuals. Provides therapeutic, educational, and recreational activities, including: - Music recreation - Language and communication - Basic academic skills, arts and crafts - Motor activities - Personal living skills - Relaxation, sensory stimulation, and aquatics

Resources, specialized teaching, and support to individuals with Down Syndrome, as well as to their families and the community. Virtual programs also offered.

Offers a broad range of interests and activities for individuals with disabilities. Activities include: - Relationship building - Job skills training - Culinary arts - Community explorations - Creative expression

Provides individuals with disabilities the opportunity to be involved in community programs. Programs include recreational and leisure activities, including: - Youth Programs - Teen Programs - Teen/Adult Programs - Adult Day Programs - After School Programs - Outings for Seniors - Financial Assistance - Inclusion Assistance - Special Events - Special Olympics - Summer Day Camp - Vacation/Overnight Trips - Weekly Programs

Provides inclusion services for all youth programs and sports through Warren Special Recreation Association (WSRA). Youth Programs - After School Programming - Special Events - Day Trips - Art Programs Teen Programs - After School Programming - Special Olympics - Social Clubs - Special Events - Day Trips - Art Programs Adult Programs - Day Programs - Social Clubs - Special Olympics - Special Events - Day Trips - Art Programs

Provides people with developmental disabilities the assistance to build stability into their by providing advocacy, help with decision making, managing health issues, and supporting healthy living. Activities include educational instruction, daily living skills practice, and vocational support. Vocational training supports developing job skills, positive work habits, and allows access to work in a supervised environment.

Provides individuals with disabilities the opportunity to be involved in community programs. Programs include: - Social outings - Dances - Indoor and outdoor fitness programs - Art and craft programs - Bowling leagues - Summer, spring, and winter day camps - Virtual programs - Sports teams that compete in the Special Olympics of Illinois

Serves individuals with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities by providing recreation programs and life skills training for adults.

Serves individuals with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities by providing recreation programs and life skills training for adults.

Offers assistance to individuals with developmental disabilities look for employment. Matches clients with potential employers to fit their interests and needs. Also assists clients with the job skills preparation and job searching.

Services for adults with developmental disabilities include: - Business Services: Support and training to work in the community. - Developmental Training: Work skills, recreation, and daily living skills to enhance personal independence and self-esteem. - Work: Vocational evaluation, job training, regular work, supported employment, and job placement services for persons with disabilities. Community Recycling Center is a part of this program. - Community Integrated Living Arrangements: Clients who lease or own their own homes may receive support in the areas of budgeting, shopping, cooking, communication with medical providers, and participation in social and recreational events. - Family Support - Services are provided to support families in caring for their special needs members.

Provides people with developmental disabilities the assistance to build stability into their by providing advocacy, help with decision making, managing health issues, and supporting healthy living. Activities include educational instruction, daily living skills practice, and vocational support. Vocational training supports developing job skills, positive work habits, and allows access to work in a supervised environment.

Provides individualized educational and vocational programming for students with mild to complex disabilities. Services differ depending on location, but can include: - Physical and occupational therapy. - Speech and language therapy. - Art and music therapy. - Recreational therapy. - Community opportunities.

To help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities by enabling them to successfully live, learn, work, and socialize in the community. Its programs are attuned to the unique potential of each individual and designed to build self-confidence and independence. Support services are provided through one or more of the following programs: - 24-hour residential support. - Developmental training. - Supported living. - Supported employment. - Competitive employment. - Janitorial training.

Provides developmental training and support to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Provides an appropriately-structured environment that encourages participants to function optimally in the least restrictive setting, whether vocational, social, or community. Programs include: - Sensory motor activities. - Occupational therapy. - Vocational skills. - Job training. - Volunteer and employment options in a safe and supportive environment. - Drop-in program for participants who do not have funding yet (Project Leisure).

Provides individualized, goal-oriented plans for individuals to gain skills and independence. There are many different activities available for different interests and skills. Training activities occur throughout the day to reinforce skills acquisition. A full range of community integration programs are conducted, including a volunteer program for clients to participate in community service.

- Developmental Services and Community Integration: Provides skill training, paid work opportunities, community integration and employment to individuals in order to enhance and maintain their independence in community living. The program provides support, assistance and advocacy for individuals with developmental disabilities. - STARS (Structured Therapeutic Adult Recreation Services) Program: Collaboration between AID and Fox Valley Special Recreation Association. Focuses on active community integration, volunteer work and fitness activities for participants. - Autism Program: Emphasis placed on a specialized curriculum that includes communication skills, social and coping skills, functional life skills, community integration, vocational skills and volunteer opportunities. - Vocational Training: Assistance for individuals in obtaining and maintaining job training through subcontracts or community job sites. - Volunteer Sites: Used for the purpose of community integration as well as skill training. Clients learn social skills and an appreciation of giving back to the community as well as enhancing their vocational skills toward community employment. - Food Service: Trains clients in basic food service skills and positive work behaviors, enhances their independence and prepares them for community employment. Food Service also increases life-long learned skills, daily living skills and vocational skills.

Provides rehabilitation and support services to individuals with developmental disabilities. The following programs and services are offered in Lincoln: - Community employment. - On-site employment. - Community support. - 24-hour supervised residential.

- Developmental Services and Community Integration: Provides skill training, paid work opportunities, community integration and employment to individuals in order to enhance and maintain their independence in community living. The program provides support, assistance and advocacy for individuals with developmental disabilities. - STARS (Structured Therapeutic Adult Recreation Services) Program: Collaboration between AID and Fox Valley Special Recreation Association. Focuses on active community integration, volunteer work and fitness activities for participants. - Autism Program: Emphasis placed on a specialized curriculum that includes communication skills, social and coping skills, functional life skills, community integration, vocational skills and volunteer opportunities. - Vocational Training: Assistance for individuals in obtaining and maintaining job training through subcontracts or community job sites. - Volunteer Sites: Used for the purpose of community integration as well as skill training. Clients learn social skills and an appreciation of giving back to the community as well as enhancing their vocational skills toward community employment. - Food Service: Trains clients in basic food service skills and positive work behaviors, enhances their independence and prepares them for community employment. Food Service also increases life-long learned skills, daily living skills and vocational skills.

- Developmental Services and Community Integration: Provides skill training, paid work opportunities, community integration and employment to individuals in order to enhance and maintain their independence in community living. The program provides support, assistance and advocacy for individuals with developmental disabilities. - STARS (Structured Therapeutic Adult Recreation Services) Program: Collaboration between AID and Fox Valley Special Recreation Association. Focuses on active community integration, volunteer work and fitness activities for participants. - Autism Program: Emphasis placed on a specialized curriculum that includes communication skills, social and coping skills, functional life skills, community integration, vocational skills and volunteer opportunities. - Vocational Training: Assistance for individuals in obtaining and maintaining job training through subcontracts or community job sites. - Volunteer Sites: Used for the purpose of community integration as well as skill training. Clients learn social skills and an appreciation of giving back to the community as well as enhancing their vocational skills toward community employment. - Food Service: Trains clients in basic food service skills and positive work behaviors, enhances their independence and prepares them for community employment. Food Service also increases life-long learned skills, daily living skills and vocational skills.

Provide activities, resources, educational programs, and support to individuals with Down Syndrome, their families, and the community. All of the programs are free to families, and are therapeutic in nature. Each of the programs are designed to work on specific skill development in several areas including speech and language, social development, and fine and gross motor skills.

A program of daily activities, 5 days a week, which focuses on the development and enhancement of daily adaptive living skills. Such activities include: - Fine and gross motor development. - Attention span development. - Safety. - Problem solving. - Grooming and dressing skills. - Toileting. - Eating. - Communications and reduction of maladaptive behaviors. - Promotion of adaptive behavior and capacity for independent living.