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In 1961 a group of Santa Maria Valley parents
organized to obtain services for their adult children with mental retardation.
The resulting Santa Maria Association for the Retarded was incorporated in 1962
and provided life skills training, first in a small house and later in a former
utilities building. With 1969 came the purchase of 5
acres on "A" Street in Santa Maria and a new name,
North Santa Barbara County Rehabilitation Center. By 1980 services had evolved
to embrace increased employment opportunities for people with disabilities, and
we became Vocational Training Center. In the
1990s we began offering employment services to people with mental illness, and
in the 2000s to those who are deaf/hearing impaired or blind/visually impaired.
By
2001, we were no longer a center-based organization, instead operating many
“enterprising” community-based programs throughout the Central Coast. Thus,
since most of the community knew us by our VTC
acronym, our corporate name was changed to VTC Enterprises. |
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Serves over
350 individuals
(most of whom are served at integrated sites in our community).
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Offers four types of
supported employment programs, two types of trade training, work experience, external
situational assessment, community based integrated work programs, and facility based day
programs.
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Serves individuals
who reside in north Santa Barbara County and south San Luis
Obispo County, California including the cities of
Lompoc, Santa Ynez/Buellton, Guadalupe,
Santa Maria, and the Nipomo mesa.
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The mission of
VTC Enterprises is to assist youth and adults with disabilities or other
limitations in choosing and achieving their life goals
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VTC Enterprises is dedicated to the following core values that form the foundation for all that we
are and do:
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We Value The People We Serve:
We are committed to promoting the dignity and
rights of persons with developmental and similar disabilities and their families.
Therefore, we will treat all persons we serve with courtesy and respect, responding to
their individual preferences and needs through the provision of life long learning
experiences and opportunities. We will respect their choices in their life goals,
activities and family involvement.
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We Value Our Employees:
We are committed to promoting professional and
ethical conduct in our employees. We value the role of each employee in accomplishing the
organization’s mission. Therefore, we will treat each other with courtesy and
respect. We will provide for job satisfaction and accomplishment through personal growth
and development. We will acknowledge ideas, creativity and pride in quality work and
services to our customer and the community.
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We Value Our Services:
We are committed to providing the highest quality
services that meet the preferences and needs of the people with disabilities and other
customers we serve. Therefore, we will provide for the training and development of our
staff. We will create an environment that fosters cooperation and communication between
staff, persons served, family, funding agencies and the community. We will encourage
continuous improvement of all our services and the contribution of innovative and creative
solutions to service delivery.
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VTC Clients
volunteer at the American Red Cross |
We Value Our Community:
We are committed to providing a positive image of
our organization, our staff, and the people we serve. Therefore, we will be responsive to
the community by providing services that meet community needs and standards and by
operating all our programs within available resources. We will involve community
organizations, employers and volunteers in giving us guidance and in supporting our
services.
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