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Welcome to New Danville!
There is a saying that parents pray that they will live one day longer than
their special needs child. It is a harrowing question for parents...Who will
care for my mentally-challenged adult child when I die?
There should be a place designed for mentally-challenged adults who are
higher functioning, those with mental retardation and related conditions
such as autism or traumatic head injuries resulting from strokes or accidents.
A community that enables these adults to live, learn, work and grow emotionally,
socially and spiritually in a safe, protective enviorment with their peers.
A place that offers job training and other education opportunities,
housing for residents, recreation and transportation. Where they can enjoy
becoming as independent as their physical, mental and/or behavioral disabilities will allow.
And there will be....
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