Bethesda Christian Association
Children's Respite
Provides a break for parents and primary caregivers, from full-time caregiving responsibilities, of children under the age of 19; children are cared for in a home-like setting designed for day and overnight stays. Staffed by trained support workers, the service attends to the physical, recreational,...
View serviceCommunity-based Community Inclusion
Provides opportunities for shared activities and social connections to help people with intellectual disabilities learn, form relationships, and have fun. Regularly scheduled activities include a floor hockey group, an exercise class, and a worship service, games, reading, crafts, or shared lunches,...
View serviceEmployment Services
Service includes skills exploration, resume building, interview practice, job coaching and training, as well as arranging job shadow opportunities so people with intellectual disabilities can get a feel for what a job might be like. As job seekers go through the job seeking process, they discover in...
View serviceFamily Support Services
Strengthens and supports families who experience the challenges of loving and raising loved ones with intellectual disabilities. Provides help with: navigating government programs and systems; completing needs assessment; proving respite care; problem-solving and crisis support; short and long-term ...
View serviceHome Share
A contracted service with people or families in the community who offer a home for someone with a diverse ability. Bethesda supports and monitors relationships between host families and people with diverse abilities. Home share providers are screened and matched with the person to whom they are open...
View serviceIntentional Communities
Offers affordable, flexible and individualized housing options for people with and without disabilities. The Intentional Community is a group of people who choose to live together with a common purpose, working cooperatively to create a lifestyle that reflects their shared core values and needs. Eac...
View serviceStaffed Residential Homes
Provides homes for two to four people with intellectual disabilities in a home setting where they receive personalized 24/7 support from trained staff to ensure each person's health, safety and well-being are met. Staff are intentional about creating an intimate, family setting that creates a strong...
View serviceSupported Independent Living
Supports active and engaged people who live or want to live independently and benefit from some support throughout the week. Supports include setting up a household schedule for tasks such as budgeting, shopping, paying bills, cooking healthy meals, housework, and laundry. Others supports include he...
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