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Community Day Services for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Pioneer Center provides Day Services for adults with Intellectual & developmental disabilities, autism, and seniors from Monday through Friday from 9:00am – 2:30pm. We also offer opportunities to participate in Special Olympics and recreational programs on weeknights and weekends.

Helping Clients Achieve Their Dreams

Day Services are offered at locations in McHenry, Woodstock, and Huntley. The program is designed to enhance self-advocacy, communication and independence through an array of structured classes, experiential learning opportunities and community integration. Participants are engaged in activities such as cooking, music, community planning and physical fitness as well as opportunities to learn more about rights, responsibilities and relationships.

Clients are assigned a community support team that develops a “Person Centered Plan” to help them set and achieve goals based on their strengths, needs and preferences. Clients are also supported by a full-time nurse to ensure their health and wellness needs are met throughout the day. Each day our Day Service clients engage with a variety of activities that can include:

  • Community-based recreation experiences
  • Employment skills training
  • Life skills building
  • Health and wellness activities
  • Volunteer opportunities at local organizations
  • Community Engagement
  • Special Olympics
  • Me Program
  • Bright Program
  • SOAR Program

Pioneer Center offers many opportunities to help clients live independently, exert control over their own lives, and to fully participate in the community. For more information on our Day Programs, please click the buttons below, or call (815) 344-1230.

For resources on financial assistance, please click here.

Admission Criteria

Developmental Training requires no minimum of skill development for entry into the program, however certain criteria do apply:

  • Individuals must be at least eighteen years old
  • Must have a DSM 5 diagnosis of an intellectual or developmental disability with a demonstrated deficit in one of more areas of independent living
  • Full scale IQ 70 or below using a recognized psychological test
  • Meet Pioneer Center for Human Services Admission requirements.
  • Complete a situational assessment
  • Factors of ineligibility may include, but are not limited to, exceptional medical care, significant 1:1 staffing needs, significant physical aggression, self-injurious behavior, and criminal history.