Accreditation
PARC is a CARF Accredited for a three-year term of CARF Accreditation for our Assistive Technology Services, Community Services, and Employment Services programs. CARF is an international accrediting body. This accreditation decision represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization and shows PARC's substantial conformance to the CARF standards.
Assistive Technology Services include Community Assistive Technology. Community Services include Child and Youth Services, Community Housing, Community Integration, Community Services Coordination, Host Family Services, and Respite Services. Community Employment Services include Job Development, Job Supports, Job-Site Training, and Organizational Employment Services.
This accreditation extends through May 2011 and supports PARC's continued dedication and commitment to improving the quality of the lives of the persons with developmental disabilities that we serve. In order to receive this accreditation, PARC put itself through a rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during an on-site visit that its programs and services are of the highest quality, measurable, and accountable.
PARC is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit human service agency based in Peoria, Illinois serving adults with intellectual disabilities or delays. Our organization has been in existence for over fifty years, originally incorporated in 1957.
Our programs include early intervention, community-based residential, rehabilitation, vocational training, transitional employment, supported employment and respite. Related support services include occupational and physical therapy, speech therapy, nursing, and leisure and recreational activities. Our main service area includes Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford counties, although we are not bound geographically to just these counties.
