Umar Services (UMAR)

Residential Services: Umar has 21 group homes, 9 supported apartments, and 1 independeent living home in 13 cities throughout western nc. Residential Services account for 136 of the 371 adults and their families served by Umar. Umar group homes operate 24/7 and provide daily assistance and/or supervision with basic needs of food, dressing, hygiene, taking medication, transportation and sometimes even walking while keeping the health, safety, and well-being of residents the top priority. Residential Services promote recreational and leisure activities; social skills development; faith community involvement; and volunterrism.

Day program Services: Umar's 3 day programs are community-based art centers located in charlotte, lincolnton, and reidsville. An alternative to Umar's vocational Services that helped 72 adults with idd find and maintain employment. Umar's art centers helped 127 people create art to sell for additional income. The reidsville center maintains a mobile work crew emploed to do janitorial and lawn care work. With a desire to diversify Services and provide support to non-umar residents too, Umar's addition of community Services assisted 36 adults in their community and is growing.

Umar promotes community inclusion, independence and growth for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through residential, employment and cultural enrichment oppoptunities.