BARC DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES INC

Programs

1. Barc developmental services provides residential services to approximately one-hundred individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism living in upper and central bucks county and the surrounding areas. Residential programs are based on individuals' specific needs that are met in over thirty homes. Community living arrangements (cla) are homes with varying levels of supervision based specifically on the individuals' needs. The focus of barc's cla homes is on the individual and their abilities while developing methods to assist the individual and team to address areas to improve upon. Each member of the team has a voice, with the individual's being the directing influence. Levels of support and staff oversight are more varied within cla homes, with some individuals having periods of time where no direct support professionals are in the home. Some individuals residing in cla homes within barc developmental services require assistance with activities of daily living, such as daily hygiene and taking medication, often the type of assistance needed is during social situations to develop the skills to interact with others optimally. Intermediate care facilities (icf/id) provide…

   $19,853,505 spentof which $45,107 as grants$1,277,426 earned by the program
   71% of program spending

2. Early intervention services support approximately 450 children with developmental delays and/or intellectual disabilities from birth to 3 years of age in both home and community-based settings. Driven by the individualized family service plan (ifsp), services are family focused. The ifsp is driven by the priorities, dreams, and needs of each family. Individualized services are provided within a flexible range of options to best fit the unique needs of family and child and predicated on the developmental needs of each child. A coaching model, intended to empower families to facilitate their child's growth and development through their daily routines is followed. Therapeutic support may include speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy and/or special instruction and takes place in natural learning environments. Families are active members of the planning team and are instrumental in working to ensure that the goals and objectives set forth in the ifsp are met. The program is monitored by the office of child development and early learning.

   $2,448,304 spent$1,435,273 earned by the program
   9% of program spending

3. Programs offered by the vocational services department of barc developmental services, inc. Include vocational assessment, training, work experience, habilitative supports, job placement, adult day programs, and retirement activities for 170 adults with intellectual disabilities and autism at two modern industrial centers located in quakertown and warminster. An initial assessment is completed for each individual upon their admission to the program that identifies interests, skills, and abilities. This assessment is the cornerstone of an individual support plan (isp) that is then developed by each person, and their team, based on the principles of self-determination and person centered planning. The isp includes goals and objectives they wish to achieve during the following year. Individuals in the workshop program receive training to perform a variety of jobs, outsourced from local businesses, including simple assembly, light manufacturing, packaging, labeling and collating, mailings, and shrink wrapping. Workers are paid for all work performed on a piece rate basis, in compliance with the wage and hour division of the us department of labor and industry. The seniors program,…

   $5,739,159 spent$232,070 earned by the program
   20% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $28,040,968.