From staff reports
The nonprofit organization Rehoboth Acres began has begun making a place for people with special needs by opening a Longview day center for adults.
The organization性视界传媒檚 name comes from one of the stories in the book of Genesis in the Bible, when Isaac named a well 性视界传媒淩ehoboth,性视界传媒 meaning that God had made a place for him and his family. The organization is starting with the day center but plans to open a residential facility.
Board member Shelley Scraver said organizing board members are families of people with special needs.
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Rehoboth Acres is inside a building that houses a Vietnamese church on the Mobberly Baptist Church property off Tryon Road.
Rehoboth Acres founder Laney Wootten is presented with a letter from Mayor Kristen Ishihara read by Shawn Ingram during a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 26 at the nonprofit organization性视界传媒檚 new building on property owned by Mobberly Baptist Church. (Les Hassell/性视界传媒 Photo)
Information on the organization性视界传媒檚 website says the private, faith-based program is designed for adults with an intellectual or developmental disability. Enrollment is limited to 20 people, with full- and part-time spots available.
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The day center will be staffed by three paid employees and two volunteers. Participants are called Rehoboth Citizens, and the staffing levels ensure a ratio of no more than four patients to one staff member.
性视界传媒淭his above-average ratio ensures that each individual receives the care, engagement, and encouragement they deserve,性视界传媒 the organization性视界传媒檚 website states.
Scraver said the Rehoboth Acres day center will help answer the question of what happens to special needs people when they leave high school. It will provide them a place to interact with their peers in a safe environment.
Rehoboth Citizens 性视界传媒渨ill engage in a wide variety of purposeful activities including physical exercise, communication development, spiritual growth, enterprises, life skills training, recreational and social activities,性视界传媒 the website states.
Rehoboth Acres will operate 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
The organization will charge tuition and will not accept Medicaid. Additional funding will be provided through financial partnerships, gifts and 性视界传媒渆nterprises that our Rehoboth Acres participants will create in our day program.性视界传媒
Nichole Huggins, a certified special education teacher and licensed children性视界传媒檚 minister, is director of Rehoboth Acres. Laney Wootten is founder and board president.
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