LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF VIRGINIA INC DBA ENCIRCLE

DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES: ENCIRCLE'S COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FOCUS ON QUALITY CARE, WITH THE GOAL OF SUPPORTING MEANINGFUL LIFE EXPERIENCES IN THE SETTING OF THEIR CHOICE. OUR STAFF ACT AS MENTORS AND FRIENDS TO HELP PEOPLE ATTAIN THEIR GOALS, WHILE ENSURING THEIR HEALTH, SAFETY, AND MEDICAL NEEDS ARE MET. OUR 17 GROUP HOMES (IN VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA) PROVIDE AROUND-THE-CLOCK SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND MEN IN COMFORTABLE, COMMUNITY-BASED HOUSES. WE ALSO SUPPORT ADULTS LIVING IN THEIR OWN HOMES THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED IN-HOME SERVICES. SKILLED NURSING AND THERAPEUTIC CONSULTATION SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT CLIENTS IN ANY SETTING TO ENSURE THEIR MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS ARE MET. WE ALSO CONTRACT WITH AND SUPPORT 225 FAMILY CARE PROVIDERS, PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES LIVING IN THEIR HOMES. TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE INTEGRATED INTO THEIR COMMUNITIES AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE, WE OFFER DAY SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY COACHING PROGRAMS AS WELL. OUR DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES ARE LICENSED THROUGH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES (DBHDS) AND THE WEST VIRGINIA OFFICE OF HEALTH FACILITY LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION AND ARE ACCREDITED THROUGH THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION SERVICES (CARF). DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, WE HELPED 351 INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES LEAD MORE ABUNDANT LIVES.

MINNICK SCHOOLS: ENCIRCLE'S MINNICK SCHOOLS HELP STUDENTS AGES 5 TO 22 WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED CHALLENGES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS REACH THEIR ACADEMIC, BEHAVIORAL, VOCATIONAL, AND DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS. MINNICK SCHOOLS, LICENSED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS AND ACCREDITED THROUGH THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SPECIAL EDUCATION FACILITIES, ARE LOCATED IN ROANOKE, LYNCHBURG, HARRISONBURG, WYTHEVILLE, WISE, GRUNDY, AND BRISTOL. WE PARTNER WITH MORE THAN 37 LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHICH REFER STUDENTS TO OUR SCHOOLS, AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH STUDENTS' FAMILIES. OUR HIGHLY TRAINED EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORT STAFF PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION IN SMALL CLASSROOMS, INCORPORATING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY. WE SERVE STUDENTS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF DISABILITIES, INCLUDING THOSE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM, TO REACH ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL MILESTONES. OUR GOAL FOR STUDENTS IS THAT THEY TRANSITION SUCCESSFULLY BACK TO PUBLIC SCHOOL, OR IN OUR VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS, TO THE WORK WORLD. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, WE SERVED 305 STUDENTS, 33 OF WHOM SUCCESSFULLY RETURNED TO PUBLIC SCHOOL AND 8 OF WHOM GRADUATED WITH THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE.