Our mission
Orchard Village partners with families and communities to optimize personal outcomes for individuals with developmental disabilities using a community-integrated approach.
Orchard Village empowers people with developmental disabilities through vocational, educational, recreational, and residential programs to live their best lives.
With donors’ support, Orchard Village changed the lives of individuals, families, and the community, including:
- 300 men, women and children receive services annually.
- 65 individuals live in 10 Orchard Village homes with 24-hour assistance.
- 28 individuals live independently with intermittent support.
- 30 participants receive Day Program Services.
- 15 students receive individualized and group instruction at Orchard Academy.
- 70 clients participate in vocational programs, learning valuable skill that help them to acquire and keep a job.
- Home-based services assists 83 individuals who wish to live with their families or who want to live independently.
Our Services
Day Program Services
InnOVations Vocational Day Program InnOVations is a vocationally-focused alternative day program centered on work experiences, job training, vocational skill-building, and therapeutic recreation. The program operates from 9 am ...
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People with disabilities share with everyone the goal to reside in a house or apartment they can call their own. Orchard Village helps the people it serves to realize this dream of joining in the social life of a real neighborhood. Orchard ...
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Meaningful and rewarding employment is important to all of us. Orchard Village partners with the local businesses to place the individuals we support in real, ongoing competitive jobs. Businesses are provided with capable and ...
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One way that Orchard Village supports children and adults with disabilities who live at home is through providing Self Direction Assistance (SDA) through the Home Based Support Services (HBSS) Program. HBSS is funded by the Illinois ...
Learn MoreOur Approach
Orchard Village, founded in Skokie, Illinois in 1972, is a fully licensed nonprofit organization that annually provides support to nearly 300 individuals (all ages) with developmental disabilities in north and northwest Chicagoland.
Our residential, vocational, home-based and transitional services are person-centered, addressing the needs and personal goals of those in our care.
Our objective is to empower individuals with developmental disabilities to live a fulfilling life where each individual controls his or her own destiny.
Success Stories
Gina has been employed at Goodwill since April 2022. Good Will has been a great place for Gina. She oversees the fitting rooms, accessing them for customers, cleaning them, putting clothes in the correct spots, and providing excellent ...
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Orchard Village Academy helps young adults with disabilities transition from high school to competitive jobs, college enrollment, and more independent lives. Recent Orchard Academy graduate Michelle first came to the Academy ...
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Shawn is one of our residents whom we assisted in finding and maintaining the "favorite job that he's had so far" at a local pizza restaurant, where he has worked for two years. Shawn enjoys being a cashier and interacting with customers. He ...
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Caleb and Isaac are the newest success stories in Orchard Village’s InnOVations program, a vocational training and job placement that teaches independence and workplace readiness. Through partnerships with the community and the ...
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Orchard Village always seeks creative ways to support the people it serves, and this year, the powerful role of music therapy takes center stage. Sharon Lord, Training Coordinator, whose passion for music has been lifelong leads this ...
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In September, Orchard Village partnered with the Knights of Columbus Skokie #3243 and Nile #4338 for the annual Tootsie Roll Tag Days. Staff, OV participants, and volunteers collected funds for programs. Volunteers collected ...
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