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HOPE and Early Intervention
Early Intervention for children from birth to age three and their families is a joint effort of the Henry County Board of Developmental Disabilities and Help Me Grow. The purpose of Early Intervention is to support care providers in developing the competence and confidence to help their child learn. Once
New Programs for Autism Spectrum Disorder
The number of children that have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has remained fairly consistent over the last several years within the Early Intervention population. What has changed is the variety of programs available to help children with ASD. We can provide a screening assessment to children with
Why you should hire someone with a disability
Have you ever considered hiring someone with a disability? If you didn’t know, people with disabilities are great hires. Each individual employee brings something to the table that helps make and mold the team. Hiring those with disabilities also brings diversity into the workplace which is important to better serve
Supported Employment Highlight of the Month
This month Supported Employment Services would like to recognize Matt Flory. Matt has worked at Meijer in Defiance for five years as a courtesy team member. When Matt was asked what motivates him to go to work he said, “making money to pay my car payment”. Matt getsg very well with
This is the story of Morris
Morris was born in Henry County and grew up in Freedom Township on a farm. He was very busy while living there. Morris drove a combine for wheat, beans and oats; drove a Deutz-Allis Chalmers 8010 tractor; and drove a GMC Sierra truck while on the farm. He also worked