Hiram G. Andrews Center Receives CARF Re-Accreditation
JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Sept. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Hiram G. Andrews Center (HGAC), a facility that offers quality individualized post-secondary education and provides career opportunities and independent life skills to individuals with disabilities, has been re-accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities International (CARF) for a period of three years following a review of the center's Comprehensive Vocational Evaluation Services. The accreditation will extend through June, 2018.
HGAC is operated by Pennsylvania's Department of Labor and Industry, and has provided comprehensive services that help individuals with disabilities prepare for employment, live independently, and actively participate in their communities by building upon their interests, strengths, and abilities for more than 55 years. CARF is considered the gold standard and the premiere accrediting body for rehabilitation programs. HGAC's CARF accreditation has been maintained for more than 25 years.
"This distinguished achievement is an indication of the center's dedication and commitment to improving the quality of the lives of the people they serve," said Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry secretary Kathy Manderino. "Hiram G. Andrews Center staff members work diligently to maintain this high level of accreditation while assisting customers in achieving their goals of employment and independence."
The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, founded in 1966, is a private, not-for-profit organization that promotes quality rehabilitation services. CARF establishes standards of quality to determine how well an organization is serving its consumers, and how it can improve and keep pace with changing conditions, and current consumer needs. CARF is a voluntary accreditation.
The Hiram G. Andrews Center maintains a comprehensive program of services featuring the integration of education on campus at the Commonwealth Technical Institute (CTI), a postsecondary school that offers six associate degree programs and nine diploma programs, as well as counseling, vocational evaluation and physical restoration in a barrier-free environment. HGAC has been serving individuals since 1959 on its 45-acre campus in suburban Johnstown.
Media Contact: Rebecca Marshall, Director of Institutional Development, 814-254-0454
SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
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