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For a short description of each program at EHCA, click the program name in this list or scroll down this page. For a full description, click the program in the list on the left. Residential | Options | Project First Step | OBRA & Independence Waivers For a contact sheet of program specialists, click here. |
Options
This program provides resources for families who wish to care for a family member with developmental disabilities at home. It includes habilitation, respite care and community inclusion.
PFS is a multi-service program, geared towards mothers and infants to age three, uniquely designed to support families in Erie, Crawford and Venango counties and promote independence, family unity and overall family health.. The Family Engagement Services component links high-risk, Office of Children and Youth-involved parents with mental health concerns, mental retardation, physical impairment, and those with a medically fragile child to needed community services.
OBRA and Independence Waiver Programs
These waivers provide services to people in their homes with developmental and physical disabilities, whose primary diagnosis is not mental retardation, to allow them to live in the community and remain as independent as possible.
MOVE (Making Opportunities for Volunteerism and Exploration)
This day-support program provides opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities to build relationships by volunteering in the community, as well as taking classes and attending leisure/social groups.
Life Sharing Through Family Living
Family Living is provided through a careful match between a person with disabilities and a family or individual living in the local community. It offers increased independence, a safe and caring home, community participation and continued family involvement.
SNAP (Social Networking Among Peers)
A program offered through Options, SNAP allows people the opportunity to become more involved in their community with others of similar interests. SNAP's philosophy is to allow small groups of individuals to meet regularly and develop new friendships while minimizing direct involvement from staff.
School Age Program
This inclusive after-school and full summer program gives children with and without disabilities the opportunity to be involved in supervised community outings and center-based activities.
Supported Living Program
Supported Living is a service in which individuals live in their homes separate from their family, enabling them to learn independence and responsibility. Persons involved in Supported Living participate in numerous community activities, may hold a job and perform normal day-to-day activities. The role of the EHCA staff is to promote independence by helping to identify and target specific needs of the individual.
OASIS (Opportunities and Advancement for Students with Intellectual Disabilities for Self-Actualization)
EHCA and Mercyhurst North East have come together to offer this one-year certification program for students with intellectual disabilities interested in continuing their education to obtain entry-level positions in the restaurant or catering industry.
Autism Waiver
EHCA fills a gap in the community by offering services to adults with autism.