ADVANCE

Founded in the early 1970's, ADVANCE is a private non-profit organization that supports more than 115 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We also provide services to people who have conditions caused by accident, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, or diseases such as muscular dystrophy... ADVANCE supports people in self-direction through person-centered plans aimed at achieving the outcomes people want for their lives. In order to achieve those outcomes, ADVANCE provides a wide array of services at a variety of levels to support people at home, at work and within their community... ADVANCE supports, encourages, and actively seeks connections and personal relationships in our community, building the social capital that is so essential in providing the services we do. In addition to volunteering in the community in a variety of ways, we provide numerous educational experiences to students at SDSU, including internships. In all these things, we are working..

Primary location: Brookings United States