About us

Horizons Inc and how it began

Horizons of Tuscarawas and Carroll Counties INC has been in operation since 1976. Our agency began in the heart of an aging parent whose concern for her adult developmentally disabled child was to keep her from being placed in an institution after the parent passed away. The parent wanted the child to

live in a home-like atmosphere with 3 or 4 other individuals. This desire evolved into the residential services of Horizons of Tuscarawas and Carroll Counties INC. We now employ 178 people to provide the needed services.

We began with 24 individuals and today we serve 70 individuals with

developmental disabilities within residential settings and more in the surrounding communities. Some individuals require only 2 to 4 hours of

services per day, some require 15 to 40 hours per month, while many require

24 hours of services per day. We provide homemaker personal services, transportation to medical and other appointments, recreational and other community activities. We strive to make the developmentally disabled individuals as independent as possible. It is our mission to create home-like residential settings for these individuals while providing them with a high quality of life. Our agency provides services to individuals living in 6 different Ohio counties. Our agency provides residential care based on the type of support necessary to insure the optimal health and safety of the developmentally disabled individuals. We also operate our own Adult Day Service Center in Tuscarawas County for developmentally disabled individuals living in our residential facilities, and for individuals in the community. In the day habilitation program individuals are given the opportunity to learn new skills and receive job training, and maintain current skills while enjoying daily social interaction and recreational activities.

Horizons INC is also part of a collaborative transportation effort with the Tuscarawas County Senior Center and Society for Equal Access to provide

transportation to individuals with developmental disabilities, low income populations, senior citizens, and others throughout Tuscarawas County in need of transportation services; since there is no public transportation throughout the county. This collaborative effort is called the TuscTransit Transportation Program and is partially funded by a grant through the Ohio Department of Transportation.

OUR MISSION

Meeting the holistic needs of individuals with developmental disabilities.

The vision for the future of Horizons INC is to meet the holistic needs of individuals with developmental disabilities by providing: Home-like living environments An Adult Day care facility with habilitation services Professionally trained staff to ensure health and safety Access to recreation and work opportunities .The values by which this organizational vision shall be guided are as follows: Excellence: In service and training. All staff will be professionally trained and provide programs and services which exceed county, state, and federal requirements. Respect: Non-discriminatory in practices. It is the policy of Horizons INC to provide services to all eligible applicants with developmental disabilities and not to discriminate based on race, age, sexual orientation, religion, gender, or disability (Horizons INC Employee Handbook, 2011). Integrity: As a private nonprofit organization we will be open and honest in all our dealings with individuals with developmental disabilities, the community we serve, and all whom we do business. Caring: We will demonstrate our care and concern for those we serve and the community in all we do and say. Community: In providing quality living environments for individuals with developmental disabilities we will enhance the quality of their lives and strive to improve the communities in which they live and work through education, and awareness of individuals with developmental disabilities.Horizons, Inc. Vision for Success: Is to provide holistic services to individuals with developmental disabilities in Carroll, Coshocton, Jefferson, Harrison, Tuscarawas, and Wayne Counties comparable to no

The vision for the future of Horizons INC is to meet the holistic needs of individuals with developmental disabilities by providing:

Home-like living environments

An Adult Day care facility with habilitation services

Professionally trained staff to ensure health and safety

Access to recreation and work opportunities .

The values by which this organizational vision shall be guided are as follows:

Excellence: In service and training. All staff will be professionally trained and provide programs and services which exceed county, state, and federal requirements.

Respect: Non-discriminatory in practices. It is the policy of Horizons INC to provide services to all eligible applicants with developmental disabilities and not to discriminate based on race, age, sexual orientation, religion, gender, or disability (Horizons INC Employee Handbook, 2011).

Integrity: As a private nonprofit organization we will be open and honest in all our dealings with individuals with developmental disabilities, the community we serve, and all whom we do business.

Caring: We will demonstrate our care and concern for those we serve and the community in all we do and say.

Community: In providing quality living environments for individuals with developmental disabilities we will enhance the quality of their lives and strive to improve the communities in which they live and work through education, and awareness of individuals with developmental disabilities.

Horizons, Inc. Vision for Success: Is to provide holistic services to individuals with developmental disabilities in Carroll, Coshocton, Jefferson, Harrison, Tuscarawas, and Wayne Counties comparable to no

Meeting the needs of individuals since 1976.

About us

Horizons Inc and how it began

OUR MISSION

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