Vocational Training Program
(Sub-Contract Work)

Dale Rogers' Vocational Training Program provides individuals with meaningful, productive, and compensated work. It also offers the Oklahoma City business community many opportunities to engage reliable contract and subcontract labor. The Agency offers a skilled labor force. The individuals are trained in light industrial manufacturing, assembling, collating, shrink wrap and other product packaging and shipping. Dale Rogers Training Center has a fully equipped loading dock and a commercial delivery truck.

Prism Place is Dale Rogers' most creative area of manufacturing. Individuals at Prism Place produce some of the finest acrylic awards and gifts in the Southwest. Items produced at Prism Place are sold throughout the United States and internationally. Dale Rogers Training Center is an approved Government Service Administration vendor.

This program is designed for individuals who receive Medicaid wavier funding, either the Community-based Waiver or the In-Home Supports Waiver. Individuals in the program train in the Vocational Services Program and volunteer sites and as part of an enclave at the work site, as well as eat lunch within the community. This training enables the individuals to gain experience and knowledge of all aspects of employment.

The Special Needs Program offers individuals with more involved disabilities socialization, life skills training, subcontract work within the Vocational Services Program and access to generic community activities. Personal Care assistance is available for individuals who require support with eating, toileting, etc. This program is also designed to assist individuals as they transition from a work or training environment.

School-To-Work Transition Program

The Transition School-To-Work program has been recognized by the Oklahoma Department of Education and serves many high schools in Oklahoma City and surrounding areas. This program includes vocational skills training both in the Vocational Service Program and within the community that is an essential part in the successful integration of the student into employment.

Camp Tumbleweed is one of the few summer day camps for teenagers and young adults with developmental disabilities in the Oklahoma City area. Each year our trained and certified staff provide top quality care in a summer camp environment. Campers participate in a variety of activities, such as arts and crafts, indoor and outdoor activities, games, field trips, and other activities specific to the weekly theme. Two sessions run June through August with options for full or part-time enrollment.

Each individual has the opportunity to participate in special activities. These activities are designed to enhance the quality of leisure time and promote language and social skills. The activities include, but are not limited to: Hygiene, Nutrition, Cooking, Independent Living, Safety, Community Awareness and other recreational activities. Special guests and speakers are also utilized.