PLUS CO INC
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Mission Statement
The mission of The PLUS Company, is to empower individuals with developmental disabilities by providing support and services that maximize independence. The PLUS Company, a non-profit agency founded in 1972, serves adults with intellectual disabilities and traumatic brain injuries. The main office of the agency is located in Nashua, with one satellite office serving the Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts. PLUS is an acronym for People Learning Useful Skills. By maximizing options for vocational, social, and financial independence, The PLUS Company provides those served with a plethora of growth experiences. The result has created dramatic improvements in the lives of the over 400 adults served.
About This Cause
PLUS, is an acronym for People Learning Useful Skills, has been meeting the vital mission of empowering adults with intellectual disabilities by providing support and services that maximize independence since 1972. The PLUS Company serves over 400 adults each year with locations in Nashua, NH and Tewksbury, MA. Both sites provide a supportive environment that assists individuals with disabilities to develop skills, increase self-reliance, and become vital, productive members of their community. The services offered allow individuals to explore and develop life skills, along with educational, vocational, and social opportunities. Following is a brief summary of the main services The PLUS Company provides: • Residential Programs - living situations designed to suit individual needs, through staffed residences, Adult Family Care, or roommate programs (NH only) • Employment Services - vocational programs and supports designed with the belief that everyone can work with appropriate supports • Individual Community Resources – customized services which assist the individual to access the community in order to maximize their independence and meet personal goals • Adult Education - programs providing structured and supportive environment for students to develop social skills, increase independence, develop interests, explore resources, participate in the community, and create a social network • Transitional Services - comprehensive programs allowing high school students to succeed as they move into the adult world The PLUS Company works hard to implement employment training programs and has created industry-based employment training programs designed to provide clients with transferrable skills for competitive employment. Training provides skills geared toward positions in health care, hospitality, food service, retail and office environments. BAE has been an active partner in serving as a training site and has hired several program graduates.