Community Services

Our Mission: “To empower individuals to have meaningful, practical, and fulfilling lives.”

Our Day Service Programs provide the following services to adults 17 years and older who have a wide range of Intellectual / Developmental Disabilities. In 2003, CARS developed a Day Service program that is an interactive habilitation process for individuals desiring to learn how to become more independent and productive members of their community.

At CARS, we believe that each person’s life should be full of meaningful, practical and fulfilling experiences. These experiences are achievable through the development of skill sets that focus on the following:

Practical Skills
Daily Living Skills
Health & Safety Skills

OBRA (Ombudsman Reconciliation Ace) – Our OBRA Service program is a center-based program that provides nursing home residents with Intellectual / Developmental disabilities the opportunities to increase:

Self-Advocacy
Socialization
Practical Skills
Behavior Supports

Community Service Centers:

Located in Attica, Brazil, Terre Haute, and Muncie
CARF Accredited
Open Monday-Friday 8 AM - 4 PM**

Training opportunities will be created based on individual wants and needs. These opportunities may include but are not limited to:

Self-Advocacy
Employment Exploration
Employment Skills
Cooking Skills / Meal Planning
Academic Skills
Computer Skills
Personal Hygiene Skills
Nutrition
Money Management
Behavior Supports
Communication
Life Safety Skills
Community Integration
Home & Environmental Safety

CARS staff are qualified & trained to provide the services you are receiving. If you would like additional information, please ask your Program Supervisor.

CARS provides the following services within our Community Services programming, supported through the Indiana Medicaid Waiver: