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About Serra Center
In 1975, Serra Residential Center was founded as a
service unit of the National Benevolent Association, the
health and human services arm of the Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ). The agency, designed as a model
peer living center aimed at integrating adults with
developmental disabilities into the community, opened
its doors on an exclusive 3 acre campus with a private
drive located in the foothills of Mission San Jose in
Fremont. Initially, the
services provided were Community Care Residential
Facilities housing 12 individuals, along with an on-site
Day Time Activity Center, DTAC, which promoted
educational and employment development.
Recognizing that there were few choices in service
options for the vast developmentally disabled
population, in 1983 Serra Center became vendorized with
the Regional Center of the East Bay to provide community
based Independent Living Services. With the trend for
services in California moving away from large facility
based care towards small, individualized supported
living arrangements, in 1992 Serra Center began
providing Supported Living Services, as well as working
toward the conversion of our large residential care
facilities to smaller Intermediate Care Homes. Licensed
by the California Department of Health Services, the
conversion of these facilities offered an opportunity
for individuals who require 24-hour, intensive care, to
receive this care in a residential based, versus a
facility based environment.
By 1996, Serra Center had fulfilled its destiny.
With the sale of the exclusive property that once housed
our residential care facilities, the agency became fully
inclusive to the community by relocating our residential
care facilities to residential homes throughout Fremont,
focusing on providing services that integrated adults
with developmental disabilities into the community.
For more than thirty years, Serra Center has been
committed to providing compassionate care for
individuals with developmental disabilities. We
currently serve more than 80 men and women in our
community-based Residential Care Homes, Independent and
Supported Living Services. The individuals served live
in more than 65 traditional and accessible homes and
apartments in residential neighborhoods throughout
Alameda County.
Looking toward the future, Serra Center continues to
strive for greater levels of independence and choice for
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Our Mission: To provide dignity,
respect and choice for persons with developmental
disabilities.
Our Vision: To be a national
leader in providing compassionate state-of-the-art
services to people with disabilities.
Our Values:
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Diversity
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Advocacy
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Compassion
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Faith
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Caring
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Simplicity
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Choice
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Inclusion
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