TYLER, Texas (KLTV) – A new facility for special needs adults held an open house for parents as Rehoboth Acres moved into a larger building designed specifically for the population it serves.<\/p>\n
Rehoboth Acres, originally opened off Tryon Road, relocated to a new facility intended to give special needs adults a place to grow, receive care, and develop alongside peers.<\/p>\n
\u2018A place where she belongs\u2019<\/p>\n
Executive Director Nicole Huggins said the organization\u2019s mission centers on relationship and purpose.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe every person is built on purpose, for a purpose, by God and so we love just building those relationships,\u201d Huggins said. \u201cAssign dignity and value to them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Parent Mark Morton said the new setting has made a difference for his family member.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe has a place where she belongs and people care for her and they don\u2019t see her as being different,\u201d Morton said.<\/p>\n
Limited options after aging out of school<\/p>\n
When special needs children age out of school, options for continued care and development are limited. The new Rehoboth Acres facility was designed to address that gap.<\/p>\n
Parent Ryan Riley said the move to a new building has had an impact.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re just so happy that they were able to find a new building for these kids to come over and these citizens, it does something to our heart,\u201d Riley said. \u201cWe really want to focus on their strengths \u2014 what they can do, not what they can\u2019t do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ginger Riley, whose son Mason attends the facility, described what she observes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love watching what they do every day and seeing them worship together,\u201d she said. \u201cHe comes home and talks about all his friends.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another parent said the program provides her family member a chance to thrive.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s just not as many opportunities and Rehoboth really gives Reagan an opportunity to shine,\u201d the parent said.<\/p>\n
A separate parent described the change she has seen.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s happy when I pick her up,\u201d the parent said. \u201cShe\u2019s come alive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Many of the staff at Rehoboth Acres are also parents of a special needs adult.<\/p>\n
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