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Mel Tadesse, M.A.Program Director
Office Location: 9020 South Stony Island Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60617 (773) 933-0762 Phone (773) 933-9311 Fax
Program Description: The program provides comprehensive developmental training services and pre-vocational training to persons with developmental disabilities, whose condition is attributable to mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism and other forms of developmental disabilities.
Eligible Criteria: Adults 18 years or older, but not exceeding 64 years of age, have mental retardation as primary diagnosis, medically stable and able to participate in at least five hours of program activities daily and reside within the geographical area.
Services Offered: Person-centered individualized training designed to foster independence. Community living and Community Integration skills that include mastery of personal identification information, survival skills, travel, use of community facilities, money handling skills, time management skills, socialization, recreational and out door camping. Pre-academic and academic skills, pre-vocational skills and limited productive work skills leading to sheltered employment (productive level of 25% of industrial norm). Motor skills (fine and gross motor skills including training in arts, crafts, ceramics, horticulture). Behavioral management and modification, limited Counseling, Case Management, Psychological Evaluation , and Transportation.
Service Area: Service area extends from Roosevelt Road North, to 127th Street South, and Lake Michigan East, to Western Avenue West
Cost: No cost to service-recipient; Medicaid Eligible
Service Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
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