Helping People with mental retardation attain independence!
Our Mission
To promote, establish, operate, and maintain residential settings and associated support services for people with mental retardation, and their families, in the Northern Shenandoah Valley Planning District.
Job openings listed on the contact page.
Company Profile
Shenandoah Valley Community Residences, Inc. (SVCR) is a private,
not for profit corporation which has been providing residential
services to adults with mental retardation since 1981. SVCR is a
contract agency of the Northwestern Community Services Board and
licensed by the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental
Retardation and Substance Abuse Services.
People who seek our services come from the community, state
institutions, and other social service situations. Referrals to
the SVCR waiting list for community placement are made through a
formal application and admissions process which involves not only
SVCR staff, but other mental retardation professionals as well.
Professional staff, with backgrounds in mental retardation and
residential services, provide education and training which
maximizes consumer independent living skills and opportunities
for community integration. Areas of instruction available to our
program participants include, but are not limited to, personal
hygiene, menu and dietary planning, food purchase and
preparation, money management, household domestics, community
mobility and resource identification, socialization,
communication, medication management, problem solving, and
behavior management. Other services such as Individual Service
Plan development, group counseling, and transportation to and
from appointments are also provided by SVCR staff.
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here to download a client application packet. The
application can be completed electronically or printed and
completed manually. Once completed, applications must be
submitted to us via our email as an attachment or mailed to our
physical address, both of which are listed on the contact page.