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The mission of CASA Center is to continue the individualized educational advancement of adults with special needs through classroom instruction in life skills, vocational training, and community awareness, in a safe, structured, inclusive environment that fosters their learning and life development.

We are a 501 (c) (3) non-profit center exploring multiple opportunites for our special needs clients, providing individual educational advancement through classroom instruction. The staff works with our students to encourage independent life skills, promote socialization, and enhance physical, fine, and gross motor development while encouraging community integration.

CASA Center is an Adult Development Center (ADC) which is a community based day program that seves adults who are in the process of acquiring self-help skills. ADC programs focus on the development and maintenance of the functional skills required for self-advocacy, community integration, employment and self-care.

Public law 94-142 mandated in 1975 that an appropriate educational environment be provided for anyone 3-21 years of age with developmental and physical challenges. If one did not exist then one would be created and funded through the individual's school district. Once our clients reach the age of 22 the financing of these programs is provided by local regional centers. However, these programs no longer provide funding for speech/physical/occupational therapies, adaptive physical education and one-to-one teaching to further their development.

Board of Directors

Karen Parson - President & Founder

Brian Parson - Vice President & Co-Founder

Shea Yan - Secretary

Erica Utikal - Treasurer

Alicia Deboe - Board Member