Exciting news for all of you coffee drinkers out there! The ODC has partnered with Wanderlust Coffees to bring you our own branded coffee blend! Wanderlust is a new local small batch roaster who came to us with the idea, […]
Continue ReadingIt is with great sadness that we recognize the passing of ODC Royalty. Anne Wilson was a spectacular person. She was kind. She was caring. She was always…always there to help. She was “a constant” in the lives of everyone […]
Continue ReadingWelcome back! After a 6-month (!!!) closing due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, we are now reopened! Well, mostly. First off, we can’t begin to tell you how exciting this is. When we had to close our doors way back in […]
Continue ReadingOur staff is getting back at work! Under the guidance of the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) and the Lancaster County Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (BH/DS) we are now preparing our building for the eventual return of our participants. […]
Continue ReadingLast year we decided we wanted to do something to honor one of our founders, Olivia S. Stoner. Along with Marian Headrick, Ms. Stoner started what became the Occupational Development Center in 1948. For nearly four decades, Ms. Stoner was […]
Continue ReadingOver the past 70 years, there have been quite a few families that were integral to we were, and are, at the Occupational Development Center. One of those families is the Mearig family, whose history is closely affiliated with ours. […]
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