The STAR Story

For over 50 years, STAR, Inc., Lighting the Way… has been assisting thousands of infants, teens and adults with developmental disabilities.

Beginning at birth, children with special needs receive early intervention services until the age of three. From age three, they receive family and transitional services to prepare them for entry into their school district(s) or home school(s). STAR also provides family and sibling support, after-school activities and assistance by sponsoring and locating camp programs.

When young adults with disabilities graduate from high school, STAR remains actively involved by providing assessment and job training, which leads to employment. This allows individuals to live more independently as they become a part of a larger community, a company and gain new friends, wages and benefits.

STAR helps adults with disabilities to live in their own homes or apartments, providing training, supervision and support—helping them to make their own decisions and assume greater responsibility for their lives.