Home & Community Habilitation

I like my staff. They help me with my bills, and they help me make supper. The staff takes me to the Grocery Store. They see if I am doing OK. We go to the game and they take me on outings."

-Participant

I like Greene Arc. They taught me to budget my money better, and save money. I have alot of friends at Greene Arc."

-Participant

The Home & Community Habilitation Program came into my daughter's life about two years ago. Since then she has grown in many ways. They have worked on different goals with her that has made her a more independent person. The staff that come into our home has not only been a person who is teaching her how to bath independently or count money on her own, but has become her friend and also a part of our family. The staff also take her on outings into the community and while on these outings she is using all of the skills that she is working on (paying for her meal and getting her right change back, or getting ready for an outing by bathing and washing her hair) My daughter looks forward to the staff picking her up at school and spending time with her. My daughter is very friendly and the community interaction has helped her social skills and has given her outings with others besides her family. All in all, this program has been a "God Send" for my family."

-Parent

Our daughter started participating in the Greene Arc Home & Community program about one and one half years ago. When she was introduced to the employees that would be working with her she showed no interest in participating with them or the program. She became more comfortable and secure in her change of usual routine . After getting to know her aides she was able to go out with them into the conmmunity and she became more independent and willing to leave me. She participates with her aides in activities such as shopping, swimming at the Wellness Center, going to the public library, and joining in with other people for games, and social activities for short periods of time.

The aides that have worked with her have been very kind, considerate, patient, and understanding with her as well as with her father and me. We are happy with her progress. We hope that she continues to grow and develop her self-esteem to a higher level and to realize her capabilities and potential. We want to thank the employees of Greene Arc Home & Community."

-Parent

My sister is a different person now that she has found her "match" in Greene Arc. She is happy, smiling and comes home saying "That's fun". She is learning more and more each day and trying to talk more to the point that outside people are understanding what she is trying to express. She tries to tell other people they should go to Greene Arc. She likes to stay busy and feels better when she is trying to help people, this has been made possible with the Greene Arc program. Not only does she love the facility, she loves the staff. Greene Arc has been an answer from God."

-Sister

After the business through the week is complete, our events on the weekends give our individuals and the staff needed time to relax and enjoy each other's company. These special occasions show the support between the staff and the individuals. Everyone is willing to help and pitch in whenever needed to make these events fun and successful. In my short time in this organization, I can truly say it has made me a better person. I wish I would have found this opportunity much earlier in my life."

-Staff

There is not a day that I go to work that I don't learn something new, either from one of the clients, or a co-worker. Greene Arc is not just a work place, it is an extended family, each person having their good and bad days, but the family helps each individual to have more of the former and less of the latter. Greene Arc has brought meaning and insight to my work life and I am proud when asked "Where do you work?", to respond " I work for Greene Arc."

-Staff