Damar Services will mark with a celebration and visit by Mayor Greg Ballard the end of a four-year capital campaign that raised more than $6 million to support a major expansion effort.
In response to the increasing demand for quality treatment and services for individuals with developmental disabilities, Damar launched the campaign with the goal of doubling capacity and creating new jobs. Before the campaign kick-off in 2005, Damar served nearly 400 children and adults through residential and community-based services.
The organization now serves more than 800 individuals each year, narrowing the ever-present gap between demand and capacity. Still, every year 160 children are turned away due to lack of space.
Damar employs 750 people throughout the state, including 330 as a result of the capital campaign.
About Damar Services, Inc.
With more than 750 employees across the state of Indiana, Damar Services, Inc. (www.damar.org) provides residential and community-based treatment, education support and other services to 800 children and adults facing the intellectual, developmental and behavioral challenges associated with mental retardation and autism. Damar’s residential campus is located at 6067 Decatur Blvd. in Indianapolis. It also operates the state-accredited Damar Academy school, four group homes, 24 transition homes and a growing number of community-based home sites across central Indiana as well as offering comprehensive outpatient counseling and mental health services.
Source: Damar Services Inc.
