Established in Bellefonte, PA in 1960, Skills is one of the oldest and largest human service provider organizations in central Pennsylvania. It is classified as a private, non-profit, 501 (c) (3) organization. Currently Skills serves 1100 individuals with disabilities in 14 counties and employs 900 staff. An in-depth history and chronology of the organization's development is available by calling Skills' corporate office.

Skills provides four major categories of service:
1) Residential Services
2) Community Services
3) Behavioral Health Services and
4) Corporate Services.

Skills receives funding from the Office of Mental Health /Mental Retardation; Office of Vocational Rehabilitation; Office of Medical Assistance; School Districts; HUD Section 811 and 202, City of Altoona Emergency Shelter Program; Community Block Grant Funds; Blindness and Visual Services; The United Way; and individual donors.