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CHANGE, Inc. 
115 Stoner Avenue
Westminster, MD 21157-5451
410-876-2179 - voice
410-857-4053 - fax
| Office Hours | Mon-Fri 8:30-4 |
|---|---|
| Contact 1 | Jennifer Mettrick Chief Executive Director 410-876-2179 - voice JenniferMettrick@penn-mar.org |
| Purpose | CHANGE, Inc. partners with and supports individuals with disabilities to achieve community integration and independence through personal choices. |
| Service | Provides day habilitation, work activity, supported employment, and individual support services for adults with a disability. Provides family support services for families whose children have a disability. Program emphasizes self-help skills, social and emotional development, community mobility, and supported employment. Support services include respite care, counseling, equipment and supplies, individual residential supports, and other services to help individuals with a disability remain in the community. Respite Inn, a home providing respite care for up to three individuals with a disability, is also available. Transportation is available. Accepts individuals with cognitive disabilities, cerebral palsy, blindness, ambulatory challenges, and other disabilities. Many volunteer opportunities exist. |
| Eligibility | Must be 21 years or older for day habilitation, work activity, or supported employment services. |
| Fees | No fees for day habilitation, work activity services; small fees for supported employment. |
| Ages Served | Support services available to all ages. |
| Area Served | Serves Carroll County, Baltimore County, Howard County, Montgomery County and Frederick County. |
| Subjects | Blind And Visually Impaired, Developmental Disabilities, Disabled, Medical Supplies - Free/Rental/Sale, Recycling, Respite Care, Sheltered Workshops, Special Education, Support Groups, Vocational Training/Counseling, Volunteers - Needed |
| Last Updated | 15 September 2020 |