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Agency Mission

The Agency Supports Persons with Developmental Disabilities in Living, Learning, and Working in their Communities.

Agency Goals

  1. Ensure the well-being and safety of the people we serve, and maximize self-sufficiency through the programs we provide.
    • Reduce the waiting list for services by enhancing community and natural supports.
    • Increase the number of people employed in integrated settings.
    • Increase the independence of people receiving services through expansion of the Consumer-Directed Care Plus program.
    • Reduce reliance on large institutions as service settings.
  2. Improve customer outcomes and service quality.
    • Increase provider focus on achieving customer outcomes through quality assurance reviews and quality improvement initiatives.
    • Emphasize a customer-service approach to quality management in community-based service programs, to enhance results.
    • Implement core competency training for all persons providing direct care.