Abraham Lincoln Centre

Mission Statement

Our services are focused in five primary areas: (1) Child Development programs that stimulate childrens cognitive and motor skills, including Head Start, day care, and a variety of after-school activities; (2) Special Education and Mental Health programs for individuals with developmental disabilities/mental retardation and mental illnesses. These programs provide crisis intervention, case coordination, in-home respite care and day services; (3) Residential Services for persons with developmental disabilities and who have been given the opportunity to live in a home-like setting within the community, versus an institution, when provided with the proper instruction, support and supervision; (4) Adult and Youth Services which include counseling, youth mentoring, recreational sports and after-school programs; academic support, employment and computer training; advocacy and referral services; and other activities that promote social and emotional well-being, encourage physical development, and provide intellectual stimulation and cultural enrichment of youth, adults and senior citizens; and (5) Education, Training and Employment Services, including job readiness training, counseling and support services for low-income residents in a welfare-to-work program designed to render these clients employable and to place them in employment situations. Bridge-To-Work is our current education, training and employment program.