Organization: HELPING HAND CENTER
Mission: TRANSFORMING LIVES OF ALL - CONNECTED TO HELPING HAND CENTER - THROUGH OUR GENUINE CARE AND EDUCATION.
Activities: ADULT DAY PROGRAMS HELPING HAND CENTER CONTINUES TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. WE OFFER INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON A WELLNESS MODEL. THE ADULT SERVICES PROGRAM SERVED MORE THAN 400 INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN OUR DEVELOPMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITION AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. IN OUR ADULT DAY PROGRAM, WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON A WELLNESS MODEL. A NEW TRACK SYSTEM WAS IMPLEMENTED TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED CHOICE. A TOTAL OF 45 TRACKS ARE OFFERED ON A WEEKLY BASIS, AND OVER 160 CLIENTS PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. PROGRAM CHOICES INCLUDE ARTS/CRAFTS, COOKING, COMPUTERS, FITNESS, UNDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS, RECREATION THERAPY AND LIBRARY. WE PROVIDE COUNSELING SERVICES TO 55 CLIENTS AND COUNSELING GROUPS WERE OFFERED THAT INCLUDED AN ART THERAPY GROUP AND RESIDENTIAL LIFE GROUP. A TOTAL OF 45 CLIENTS RECEIVED BEHAVIORAL THERAPY SERVICES. THIRTY ADULTS RECEIVED PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES TO FOCUS ON INCREASING RANGE OF MOTION, MUSCLE STRENGTH, AND CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE. OUR EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT SERVED 97 CLIENTS. OUR JOB DEVELOPERS FOCUSED ON BUILDING NEW BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS AND PLACED 45 CLIENTS IN JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE SUPPORTED COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT AND EARN A COMPETITIVE WAGE. THE HOST EMPLOYER HIRES INDIVIDUALS, PAYS THE INDIVIDUALS, AND HOLDS THE INDIVIDUALS ACCOUNTABLE TO POLICIES AND PROCEDURES JUST AS OTHERS IN THE COMPANY. AN ONSITE COACH OR SUPERVISOR EMPLOYED BY HELPING HAND CENTER ASSISTS IN THE TRAINING AND SUPERVISION OF THE INDIVIDUALS HIRED. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 13 CLIENTS PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM. PROJECT SEARCH IS A LICENSED INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM THAT IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS SUCCESS IN JOB PLACEMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. HELPING HAND CENTER IS A PART OF TWO COLLABORATIVE PROJECT SEARCH PROGRAMS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAMS IS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT. IN 2020, EIGHT INDIVIDUALS FOUND EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY LIVING PROGRAMS IN OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS, WE SERVED OVER 76 INDIVIDUALS AT 12 DIFFERENT SITES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. OUR RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES ARE HEAVILY FOCUSED ON INDEPENDENCE AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION. HELPING HAND'S RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM PROVIDES 24 HOUR SUPERVISION.
SCHOOL AND PEDIATRIC OUTPATIENT CLINIC TOGETHER AS A COLLABORATIVE TEAM, THE CHILD, THE PARENT/GUARDIAN, AND OUR VERY SKILLED AND EXPERIENCED THERAPISTS AND EDUCATORS, WORK TO REACH EACH CHILD'S HIGHEST POTENTIAL. OUR CHILDREN SERVICES TEAM CONSISTS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, BEHAVIORAL ANALYSTS, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND MUSIC THERAPISTS. RESULTS ARE LIFE ALTERING CHANGES THAT IMPACT AND IMPROVE EACH CHILD'S QUALITY OF LIFE AT HOME, IN SCHOOL AND IN THE COMMUNITY. DURING THIS PAST YEAR, THE PEDIATRIC OUT-PATIENT CLINIC PROVIDED OVER 4,500 HOURS OF THERAPY FOR 195 CHILDREN. OUR THERAPEUTIC DAY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SERVES 55.
NTEE category: Human Services
Secondary category: Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines