Harambee’s Chunguza community-based Adult Day Care Program offers opportunities for participants to develop and enhance their academic and pre-vocational capabilities through microenterprises, service learning, volunteer positions, and matriculation in local community colleges and adult education programs.
The Chunguza Community Adult Day Care Program can serve up to 45 participants depending on staff availability.
Eligibility
- Diagnosis of a developmental disability or condition similar to a developmentally disability that requires the same services and supports
- At least 18 years of age or older
- A Purchase of Service from Regional Center of the East Bay (or other local Regional Center) for services
- A desire to participate in a community based adult day program
- Ability to be successful in a 1 staff to 3 client ratio in the community
We work with individuals who may have the following characteristics:
- Behavioral challenges
- Resistiveness-failure to participate in activities previously agreed upon that impact health & safety
- Socially inappropriate responses – tantruming (screaming, crying, stomping, and other disruptive behaviors), self-injurious behaviors (including pica, head banging or hair pulling) or self- stimulating behaviors (including rocking, staring, etc.)
- Aggression towards self, others or property that does not result in injury to others
- History of AWOL or wandering
- Non -ambulatory
- Mental Health or Substance Abuse diagnosis
- Judicial Involvement (under court order, just released from a court order
Note: Behaviors such as arson/fire setting and sex offenses are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
We are a non-medical program.
Location of Services
- Alameda County and Contra Costa County (depending on staff availability)