A Message from Skills President/CEO
“We have been ‘At it’ for 50 years — and we hope for many years to come.”
Mike Rice, Ph.D., President and CEOThis year marks Skills 50th anniversary as Skills continues its mission to create opportunities and provide support for people who need specialized services. Our employees continue to rise to the occasion of meeting the varied needs of the population that we provide services for. In addition, our employees are always willing to move in a new or different direction, open to the changing philosophies and new ideas in the human services field. Our employees are able to provide services to those with autism, cerebral palsy, Downs syndrome and/or multiple disabilities.
While there are no board members or employees that have been with Skills from the beginning, we do have a board member that has been with Skills for 44 years and an employee that has been with us for 40 years. To each of them I would like to say ‘thanks’ for their time, dedication, and commitment, and let them know that they are always welcome here. Their work continues to remind us that we are here to serve others by creating opportunities and providing support to enhance all aspects of the lives of the people we serve.
Our continual growth has not just been from the addition of new programs but more so from the growth in all of our programs and services. For example, we have placed more than 500 people in community jobs through our Employment Services Program in Centre County alone. We offer a wide range of services and programming options in order to fulfill the needs of everyone who we serve or might possibly serve one day.
