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Provides training and assistance to people with developmental disabilities who live independetly or at home with their families. Staff teach cooking and laundry skills, writing, personal hygiene, decision making, and money management. Staff may also take the individual out for activities such as shopping, recreational activities, and to doctor's appointments. In-home staff will follow up with therapeutic exercises if recommended by the physician, physical therapist, or occupational therapist.

Offers opportunities to socialize on-site at our community center through activity groups around shared interests (such as video gaming) or game nights, pot-luck dinners and more. Additionally offers many opportunities for community experiences such as sports, theater, museums, bowling, billiards, restaurants, and more.

Offers hearing evaluations, hearing aids, hearing aid counseling, and the Hear Now Program for low income individuals, as well as outpatient speech evaluations and speech therapy.

A Community Participation Supports agency that provides facility-based and community-based employment, training, and placement for developmentally disabled adults. The primary goals are to enable the individuals to develop natural supports in the community that could lead to employment in their areas of interest and to increase independence and productivity within their current setting.

Provides services to individuals and families who have been identified as having developmental disabilities. Services could include: Family Driven Family Support Services, Supports Coordinator, Residential Services Intermediate Care Facility / ID, Lifesharing, Community Living Arrangements (CLA), Personal Care Boarding Homes, Domicilary Care Homes, Home and Community Habilitation, Pre-Vocational Services, Supported Employment, Transitional Employment, Adult Training Facility, Behavior Therapy, Outpatient Partial Hospitalization, EPSDT Wrap-Around Services, Generic Community Resources, Health Care Quality Unit, Respite and Behavioral Health Services.

Offers an individualized range of supports provided by The Branch staff to adults with psychiatric or intellectual disabilities living independently in their own apartments or with family.

Serving individuals with mental health and intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in community, residential and adult training facility settings. Offering Home and Community Habilitation, Community Living Arrangement, Life Sharing, Adult Training Facility and Mental Health support. Behavioral Health Support services offered by full-time, Master level clinicians and led by on-site Psychologist. Health Services Department led by a Medical Director and offering services by Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and nurses specializing in Psychiatric care.

Residential group homes services for persons with intellectual disabilities. Operate homes with 1 to 4 people in each setting. Supports and services are provided.

Offers a joint employment arrangement where individuals or their surrogates act as the managing employer, responsible for managing the staff in their home. UCP, as your Agency with Choice provider, is the employer of record and is responsible for handling the employment-related finances and paperwork.

Provides educational, social, cultural and wellness activities for adults with disabilities. Participants in this adult training program spend a portion of their time at their facility in Bethlehem, combined with opportunities to explore the community. Individuals are introduced to recreational activities and cultural events with the assistance of Via Community Inclusion Specialists. In addition, activities like cooking, nutrition, physical exercise, and cognitive skills development are integrated into our daily schedule to promote wellness and encourage social interaction.

Provides home modifications to individuals with low-income. Offers ADA & UCC Assistance, Comprehensive, on-site assessments, technical assistance, and training on the federal and state anti-discrimination and accessibility laws. Gives training, Individualized, interactive workshops on disability awareness and disability-related issues, and monthly consumer training series.

Offers educational, recreational, and social opportunities to individuals with limited and varying physical and/or intellectual abilities.

Provides a variety of supports to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to enhance their abilities and interests. Services include supported living, in-home supports, day programs, group living, intermediate care facilities, supports coordination, and respite care.

Coordinates and carries out services designed to allow individuals with disabilties to live as independently as possible in the community. Services include Lifesharing, OBRA, Supervised Community Homes, and Home and Community Based Services.

Offers an all-inclusive licensed 2380 training facility/community based day program for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Transportation to and from the center is offered. Participants are offered exercise, volunteer opportunties, recreational and educational activities. Referrals/intake are made to office in Tamaqua; location of day program is in Hazel Township.

Provides information and referral to people of all ages with disabilities. Can assist in many areas such as abuse and neglect, access to community services, discrimination, ADA compliance issues, education, etc. The help can include information, referral to other organizations, advocacy and legal action. Provides assistance on legal issues to attorneys and others and provides education and training on a variety of issues to consumers, families, advocates, and professionals.

Provides day program services including help with self-care, communications, socialization, and community participation as well as mobility and use of community resources.

Offers an Adult Training Facility that focuses on assisting individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities to become active members of their community. Individuals participate in individual and group community based vocational, recreational, and social activities in a community-integrated setting that reflects their individual goals. Pre-vocational skills, educational activities, and activities of daily living are provided at the Center in a variety of group and individual activities allowing for individualized instruction/assistance in the development of competency in specific skill areas and the enhancement of a positive self-image.

Offers meetings to discuss information on therapies, treatments, legislation, and conferences dealing with or affecting autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Also exchanges information on locally available resources and provides mutual support.

Offers a full range of therapeutic, home and community-based services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Services include behavioral supports, community integration activities, community residential services, community residential living, counseling, home and community habilitation, Life Sharing (Family Living), specialized services for autism, supported employment, and supported living services.

A therapeutic program designed to provide support to children with emotional and behavioral needs. IBHS provides comprehensive treatment to children to assist them in becoming more functional in the home, school, or community. Works with each child and their family to assist them in developing strategies to manage challenging behaviors more effectively.

Provides adults with intellectual disabilities, autism, and behavioral health challenges the opportunity to live as independently as possible in homes with 24/7 support or a more independent living arrangement. Options include community group homes, licensed Lifesharing or unlicensed Lifesharing.

Provides counseling, therapy, and referral services; programs to address mental illness and developmental disorders; residential programs adults with mental illness or intellectual disabilities; and host home programs for children with emotional disturbances or intellectual disabilities.

Each Thursday after work, about 50 of the clients from our day program gather in one of two groups for fun and learning. The groups are led by a team of volunteers. Some of our volunteers are Handi-Crafters' staff who put on different hats for the afternoon, while others are from the community at-large. Each group has five or six "helpers" as they work through the afternoon's activities. These activities include musical sing alongs; exercising to "Chicken Fat", discovering their artistic talents, playing BINGO and many others. Special events are planned around the holidays.

Offers an array of services that take place in both a protected facility and a community setting. We provide support and advocacy with the goal of having our consumers live and work in a truly integrated environment.