ABOUT STARK COUNTY MRDD AND OUR SERVICES

The Stark County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities provides services from infancy onward to nearly 3,000 Stark County residents with mild, moderate, severe, or profound mental retardation or other developmental disabilities. These services include school programs beginning with Early Intervention and Preschool, and continuing throughout the school-age years. For adults, we provide workshops and supported employment in the community. Senior citizens also benefit from specially designed programs. The Board also provides residential care in the community with appropriate supports based on individual needs.

In addition to a variety of programs, the Board also provides transportation throughout Stark County to more than 1200 individuals, traveling more than two million miles annually.

Support : Tax levies approved by the Stark County voters along with state and federal funds support the services at no cost to participants, their families or caregivers.

Referrals : Program participants are generally identified through referrals from public schools, social service and human service agencies, hospitals, doctors and from the parents, friends, and relatives.

Staff : The staff of the Stark County Board of MRDD is highly qualified and committed. All staff providing direct services to individuals enrolled are certified/registered by either the Ohio Department of Education or the Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities or a state licensing board. All employees of the Board also meet the rules and regulations of the State Department of Administrative Services.