The Occupational Development Center has been a part of the Lancaster County Community Foundation‘s Extraordinary Give event every year since its inception. The highest amount we have raised during this annual one-day online giving event is $14,450 back in 2021. […]
Continue ReadingDear Friends of the ODC, In 2024 we have been celebrating our 75th anniversary!! Back in 1949 when Olivia Stoner and Marian Headrick founded what was then called the “Help-Self School,” (later the Child Development Center) they never could have […]
Continue ReadingAs we head into the new year, we are also heading into our 75th year in operation! What began in 1949 as the “Help-Self School” with two women and two kids, eventually grew into a full fledged “special education” facility […]
Continue ReadingAnnual Appeal 2023 A Message from Our Executive Director Dear Friends of the ODC, 2023 has been a good year for us here at the ODC. We have been able to welcome back more of our Program Participants and continue […]
Continue ReadingEvery day is National Disability Independence Day at the ODC.
Continue ReadingHere at the Occupational Development Center we are in the business of providing independence. We do this by providing vocational training and employment services to Lancaster County adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). When one of our Program Participants […]
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