Sturbridge Day Habilitation -

Sturbridge Day Habilitation is the most recent addition to the Center of Hope Foundation. Sturbridge Day Habilitation offers a variety of community-based activities aligned with life skills trainings that are facilitated within the program. Sturbridge Day Habilitation provides services to 117 individuals with an emphasis on volunteer options, and community-based activities geared towards physical activity. Sturbridge Day Habilitation supports many individuals with split funding sources providing vocational opportunities through the agency’s Employment Supports Department. The mission for this day program, is for individuals attending to make daily decisions and create schedules based on their interest and skill set.

Sturbridge Day Habilitation strives to expand reverse integration within the day program. Some of our success with reverse integration continues to be a monthly drum circle, a seminar on healthy relationships provided by Harrington Memorial Hospital, and a seminar on cyber bullying and internet safety by Venture Community Services. The management team of StDH created a 4-week rotating schedule for their volunteer opportunities. This allows program members an equal opportunity to sign up for these popular sites.

Monthly, Sturbridge Day Habilitation holds house meetings for the participants where they can have an active roll on how their calendar schedule looks for the upcoming month and can give request for programmatic ideas. During each monthly meeting staff go over safety topics and human rights. A staff meeting is also held to address any upcoming issues and go over programmatic changes.

The program also has full-time nursing which is critical for medication distribution, as well as maintaining the health and well-being of each program member.