Statements
Mission
Journeys in Community Living is committed to supporting adults with disabilities in choosing and realizing their visions of where and how they live, work and socialize.
Background
Journeys in Community Living was established in 1975 by a previous name (the Rutherford County Adult Activity Center). A name-change occurred in August 2011 to better align the organization's name with its evolved missions. Journeys in Community Living is committed to supporting adults with disabilities in choosing and realizing their visions of where and how they live, work and socialize.
Impact
Journeys in Community Living is committed to supporting adults with disabilities in choosing and realizing their visions of where and how they live, work and socialize. We operate with the beliefs that all persons with disabilities should have the support necessary to live healthy and secure lives; work at meaningful jobs which they enjoy; live in homes of their own with whom they choose; have friends and other relationships in their lives; and participate in and contribute to their communities. Journeys has been striving for this goal since it was established more than 40 years ago as the Rutherford County Adult Activity Center.
Needs
Over the next year, we need to:
1. Continue developing a quality workforce. We must evaluate and enhance our training and development program to ensure that only the most qualified candidates are hired to aid the individuals we serve.
2. Increase awareness of our program. We need to take all possible steps to increase awareness and distinguish our program. This includes, among other things, developing and updating PR materials, conducting open houses, submitting information to media outlets, improving social media other online efforts.
3. Grow our program in an intelligent manner. We will need to continue developing our supported employment business model, as well as our Independent Living residential program, family based residential services.
4. Update our equipment and facilities. In order to deliver services in the most efficient manner possible, we must replace outdated equipment. We must also consider our long-term facility needs within the framework of program expansion.
Service Categories |
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| Primary Category: | Human Services - Developmentally Disabled Services/Centers |
| Secondary Category: | Employment - Employment Preparation & Procurement |
| Tertiary Category: | Health Care - Health Support |
Areas Served
Rutherford County, including Murfreesboro, Smyrna, La Vergne and all unincorporated areas of the county Cannon County, including Woodbury and all unincorporated areas of the county.
| TN - Cannon |
| TN - Rutherford |
