Program provides work activity allowing individuals to do contract work and other activities designed to train appropriate and useful job skills. Individuals are paid for the work they do. The Center has a Wage and Hour Certificate, issued by the Department of Labor. Instructors teach pre-vocational skills by instruction regarding: Workplace attitudes Following schedules Personal hygiene Interpersonal relations Increasing productivity Learning new skillsAs skills are learned, responsibilities and duties increase in proportion to abilities in preforming assigned tasks. Work is provided by procurement of contracts from various sources.

Provides services to children and adults with developmental disabilities, such as autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, etc. Our five Child Development Centers, located in Fayetteville, Farmington, Springdale, Huntsville and Siloam Springs, provide a full-day developmental program along with speech, physical and occupational therapy to children six weeks to five years of age. An on-site nurse is also available for children with special medical needs. Our programs for adults include vocational training, job placement, independent living options, community involvement and recreational opportunities.

Offers community based employment experience and placement for individuals with special needs that are aged 21 years-old through 25 years-old. Individuals are offered an integrated work experience that introduces them to the workplace, puts them on the employment path with learning job skills and interviewing, then placement at business partner locations.

CES Waiver services are designed to assist individuals to acquire, retain, and improve self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills necessary to live successfully in the home and community-based settings. The Kistler Center is certified to provide Case Management, Community Transition, Consultation, Organized Health Care Delivery System Services, Respite, Supported Employment, and Supportive Living.

Job training for persons with developmental disabilities

Program provides work activity allowing individuals to do contract work and other activities designed to train appropriate and useful job skills. Individuals are paid for the work they do. The Center has a Wage and Hour Certificate, issued by the Department of Labor. Instructors teach pre-vocational skills by instruction regarding: Workplace attitudes Following schedules Personal hygiene Interpersonal relations Increasing productivity Learning new skillsAs skills are learned, responsibilities and duties increase in proportion to abilities in preforming assigned tasks. Work is provided by procurement of contracts from various sources.

Provides services to children and adults with developmental disabilities, such as autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, etc. Our five Child Development Centers, located in Fayetteville, Farmington, Springdale, Huntsville and Siloam Springs, provide a full-day developmental program along with speech, physical and occupational therapy to children six weeks to five years of age. An on-site nurse is also available for children with special medical needs. Our programs for adults include vocational training, job placement, independent living options, community involvement and recreational opportunities.