ABOUT COC

Director’s Message

• First and foremost are the people with disabilities we support along with their parents and guardians, many of whom take an active role in advocating for the interests of their loved ones.
• Our many volunteers enhance the quality of life for the people we support. Some volunteers work one-to-one and develop long-term friendships. Others, from community churches regularly take individuals to church and help them to become part of the life of the church. Still others, often part of school, college, and church groups, assist with special events.
• COC has been blessed with staff members committed to our purpose and mission. Because of the importance of having a quality staff, we have made staff recruitment and retention a high priority and have developed creative strategies to retain good staff members.
• Quality governing board members ensure that our purpose and mission are effectively carried out. The board members of both the COC and the COC Foundation boards along with at-large committee members volunteer their time to ensure that good policies are established and that our strategic plan is implemented.
• COC is appreciative to our funding sources, and we take seriously our responsibility to offer good value for the many services supported by taxpayers in our primary counties. We are committed to working cooperatively with county officials to ensure accountability. Our donors also help us grow the COC Foundation to secure our future. Individuals, businesses, churches, and foundations allow us to supplement government funding.
• Many local businesses provide employment opportunities to people with disabilities through individual job placements and small work groups known as work enclaves. Other businesses provide contract work for our facility-based program that provides real jobs, such as production work, for people with disabilities. We’re thankful to these businesses so that we can help people with disabilities transition from tax-supported to tax-paying citizens.