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Located at 253 Penrose is Carlisle's drop in psychological and social rehab center, which is a | Located at 253 Penrose is Carlisle's drop in psychological and social rehab center, which is a branch of the Stevens Center. The Stevens Foundation oversees the many different Stevens Centers. | ||
The mission of the Stevens Foundation is to provide persons with cognitive, developmental and physical disabilities access to programs and services that will help them to attain their goals in life. It is also our mission to assist family, friends and the community in their efforts to ensure full participation and success in all aspects of life for persons with disabilities. (Stevens Foundation Website) | The mission of the Stevens Foundation is to provide persons with cognitive, developmental and physical disabilities access to programs and services that will help them to attain their goals in life. It is also our mission to assist family, friends and the community in their efforts to ensure full participation and success in all aspects of life for persons with disabilities. (Stevens Foundation Website) | ||
Carlisle's Stevens Center hopes to empower its members by providing a healthy and comfortable enviornment for recreation purposes, to learn independence, to gain employment, and in general, to have a normal life. | Carlisle's Stevens Center hopes to empower its members by providing a healthy and comfortable enviornment for recreation purposes, to learn independence, to gain employment, and in general, to have a normal life. The Center is open 8-3:30 Monday through Friday, and closed on the weekends. The members themselves run the day to day operations of the building, while the administrator oversees all management aspects. There is a hot lunch offered three days a week, an organized trip, occasional parties, outings or in-house movies. The members decide the menu for the lunches, buy and prepare all the food, clean the kitchen and divide the daily chores between themselves each day. There are also opportunities to work as janitorial staff, in the horticulture room, preparing meals and for the Warmline. | ||
Revision as of 21:45, 24 March 2005
Located at 253 Penrose is Carlisle's drop in psychological and social rehab center, which is a branch of the Stevens Center. The Stevens Foundation oversees the many different Stevens Centers.
The mission of the Stevens Foundation is to provide persons with cognitive, developmental and physical disabilities access to programs and services that will help them to attain their goals in life. It is also our mission to assist family, friends and the community in their efforts to ensure full participation and success in all aspects of life for persons with disabilities. (Stevens Foundation Website)
Carlisle's Stevens Center hopes to empower its members by providing a healthy and comfortable enviornment for recreation purposes, to learn independence, to gain employment, and in general, to have a normal life. The Center is open 8-3:30 Monday through Friday, and closed on the weekends. The members themselves run the day to day operations of the building, while the administrator oversees all management aspects. There is a hot lunch offered three days a week, an organized trip, occasional parties, outings or in-house movies. The members decide the menu for the lunches, buy and prepare all the food, clean the kitchen and divide the daily chores between themselves each day. There are also opportunities to work as janitorial staff, in the horticulture room, preparing meals and for the Warmline.
