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Resources Unlimited - Adult Development Day Treatment

This program is available for any adult with a development disability aged 18 years or older. The individual must have Arkansas Medicaid funding. This program meets Monday-Friday from 9 am-3 pm. The goal of this program is to teach adults with disabilities basic life skills to live their most independent successful life. The program focuses on the following areas:

Our Services:

  • Job Readiness Services
  • Job Readiness (Pre/Post Employment Services)
  • Vocational Skills Training
  • Independent Living Skills
  • Money Management
  • Transition Services

Interested in programming?  Please contact our Program Coordinator, Sheila Bolton. sbolton@texarkanaresources.org

Resources Unlimited - Adult Development Day Treatment (ADDT)

Ross Parker Training Center - Vocational Training

Partnership employment with Redemption Ranch.

This program is available for any adult with a disability aged 24 or older per federal guidelines. This program meets Monday-Friday from 9:30 am-3:00 pm. The goal of this program is to teach and prepare individuals for community-integrated employment. The program focuses on the following areas:

Job Readiness Services:

  • Job Readiness (Pre/Post Employment Services)
  • Vocational Skills Training
  • Soft and essential skills such as how to appropriately interact and dress in a workspace, and taking breaks on time.

Interested in programming?  Please contact Ann Hobbs at ahobbs@texarkanaresources.org

Vocational Training

This program is available for any adult with a developmental disability aged 18 years or older. The individual must come through Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, Texas Workforce Commission, an Arkansas PASSE Program, or have a Ticket to Work. This program is individualized and will meet one-on-one with an employment specialist to prepare, secure, and maintain community employment. The program focuses on the following areas:

Our Services:

  • Job Readiness Services
  • Job Readiness (Pre/Post Employment Services)
  • Vocational Skills Training
  • Work Adjustment Training
  • Craft Resumes
  • Interview skills
  • Job Development
  • Job Coaching
  • Supported Employment
  • Job Retention
  • Vocational Assessments
  • Job Skills Training

Interested in programming?  Please contact our Supported Employment Specialist, Denise Hitt.  dhitt@texarkanaresources.org

This program is available to both children and adults with a disability. The individual must have Arkansas Waiver funding. The goal of this program is to teach persons with disabilities basic life skills to live their most independent successful life while residing in their own homes. The program focuses on the following areas:

Our Services:

  • Independent Living Skills
  • Money Management
  • Medication Management
  • Health and Safety
  • Hygiene and Grooming
  • Grocery Shopping and Cooking Skills
  • Basic Household Skills

A staff person will be assigned to you to assist you in living as independently as possible in your own residence within the community.

Interested in programming?  Please contact our Chief Program Officer, Erica Chapman. echapman@texarkanaresources.org

Supported Living

Haven Home Community Living

This program is available for any adult with a development disability aged 18 years or older. The individual must have Arkansas Waiver funding. The goal of this program is to teach adults with disabilities basic life skills to live their most independent successful life. The program focuses on the following areas:

Our Services:

  • Independent Living Skills
  • Money Management
  • Medication Management
  • Health and Safety
  • Hygiene and Grooming
  • Grocery Shopping and Cooking Skills
  • Transition Services

Interested in programming?  Please contact our Community Home Director, Kendra Fisher.  kfisher@texarkanaresources.org

Haven Home
Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)

Texarkana Resources for the Disabled, Inc. offers customized career and college exploration training classes tailored to students aged 14-22 with disabilities at local area High Schools. These programs are available annually during the school year.

As a local provider of Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) for individuals receiving special education and/or 504 support within the 14 to 22 age range, our Pre-ETS  is specially designed to provide students with a comprehensive overview of all pre-employment transition goals. Our offerings encompass both school-year classes and work experience opportunities. This well-rounded approach prepares each student with the essential skills required for success in future employment or post-secondary education.

School-Year Services (Provided Statewide in Bowie and Cass County in Texas and Miller and Little River County in Arkansas)

Our school-year instruction takes place on the High School campus and is conducted by skilled facilitators who are employees of Texarkana Resources for the Disabled. We work in collaboration with the state vocational rehabilitation agency and the school district. These classes are tailored to align with individual student schedules and learning preferences. Typically spanning the entire academic year, our school-based Pre-ETS courses encompass all five essential goal areas, ensuring students acquire the vital skills they need to transition from High School to the next phase of early adulthood.

Pre-ETS Transition Goals

Our Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) classes encompass five categories. They address various topics, including fostering positive workplace relationships, excelling in interviews, securing and retaining employment, and advocating for one's future.

The Five Categories are:

• Career & College Exploration
• Workplace Expectations & Hard Skills
• Workplace Soft & Social Skills
• Planning for Life after High School
• Self Determination & Self-Advocacy

Fee Requirements

Texarkana Resources for the Disabled, Inc. serves as a contracted Pre-ETS VR (Vocational Rehabilitation) provider in Arkansas and Texas. This means that funding for our classes should be covered by the state Vocational Rehabilitation Agency if approved by a VR Counselor.

Why Should I Chose Texarkana Resources for the Disabled, Inc.

Texarkana Resources for the Disabled, Inc. has been a local community provider for individuals with disabilities since 1968. We have a proven track record of success working at both Texas High School and Arkansas High School in Texarkana. We offer a plethora of services making it easy on the individuals and family for their loved one to transition to another one of our programs post high school being comfortable and familiar with our staff and programs.

Contact Us

To refer a student, get your school on board, or if you are interested in scheduling a service with us, please contact our team at dhitt@texarkanaresources.org or tdouglass@texarkanaresources.org

PRE-Ets

Road Trips for Resources

True Independence

Three to four times a year, residents of our community living home and support staff will brave the waters, paddle the lakes, venture to the forest, bowl into the night, compete on the basketball courts, cheer on the Rangers and so much more.

Through our Road Trips for Resources Program, Texarkana Resources for the Disabled, Inc. has proven that part of true independence comes from a sense of venturing into the unknown, accomplishing what you did not think you could do and laughing along the way with your friends by your side. Everyone deserves an opportunity to live life to the fullest and that should not stop because you reside in a Community Living Home.

 Program Funding

This program provides essential opportunities for social interaction, skill development, and community inclusion. If you are interested in helping to fund this important program, you can donate here and put in the notes – Road Trips for Resources. By funding our program, you are enhancing the lives of people with developmental disabilities while enriching our community as a whole.

 Contact Us

For more information, please contact the Jennifer Lewis via email at jlewis@texarkanaresources.org

Donate

Community Partnerships

Texarkana Aktion Club

Texarkana Resources for the Disabled, Inc. proudly partners with Kiwanis Club of Texarkana. Like so many of us, the individuals with disabilities we serve love to celebrate the empowerment of their independence by giving back to our community. Kiwanis Volunteers, staff and the members of the Aktion Club of Texarkana Resources for the Disabled, Inc. come together as a club to provide service projects throughout the community. Community Service Projects have included: Preparing and serving chili and the annual homeless coalition chili cook-off, assisting at the local animal shelter, crafting and sending hundreds of cards to local nursing homes, stuffing over 10,000 eggs for the Big Dam Waterpark Community Easter Egg Hunt, busing tables and serving food at the annual Kiwanis Pancake Day and so much more.

The smiling faces and helpful hands that accompany each project go a long way letting those in the community know that individuals with disabilities are helpful and contributing members of our community. A community can only be strong when those who need us most are supported and compassionately connected to the rest of us.

Any person who attends Texarkana Resources for the Disabled, Inc. can join the Texarkana Aktion Club. See flyer with meeting dates, times, and locations!

Click Here for Aktion Club News & Events Aktion Club Christmas Parade

Join The Aktion Club

United Way of Greater Texarkana

Texarkana Resources for the Disabled, Inc. has a long-standing partnership with The United Way of Greater Texarkana. Each year United Way of Greater Texarkana hosts a Stuff the Bus and More campaign where they provide funding and school supplies to over 50 area schools. Texarkana Resources for the Disabled, Inc. provide the “HUB” for all those supplies. Our wonderful individuals with disabilities inventory, sort, and stuff these backpacks to give back to the younger generation of learners.

Click here for more information about Stuff the Bus 

Stuff the Bus