Residential Services

UMAR operates 21 group homes and 8 apartments all across the Western half of North Carolina. Our homes are located in Asheville, Charlotte, Concord, Cornelius, Gastonia, Greensboro, Hayesville, High Point, Lincolnton, Statesville and Winston-Salem. Each home is the residence for six individuals who receive 24-hr. supportive care in an extended family setting.

In the homes, residents are engaged in person-centered programs, social and recreational activities and they participate in events and programs within the community. Group home residents gain independence by learning and practicing everyday responsibilities including cooking dinner, washing their own laundry and cleaning their bedrooms.

Community Alternatives Program (CAP)

Community Alternatives Program, or CAP, provides community services to individuals of any age who qualify for care in an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded. The program is devised to help individuals with developmental disabilities become active members of the community. Through CAP, UMAR is able to offer our residents on-site job coaching, supported employment options and one-on-one supported living skills.

Developmental Therapies

According to the state of North Carolina, Developmental Therapy is a developmental disability service that includes the assessment, treatment and instruction of individuals in the acquisition of activities of daily living skills that a recipient has not gained at the normal developmental stages in his/her life, or is not likely to develop without training or therapy beyond age appropriate learning situations.

UMAR’s Developmental Therapies include training in individual rights and self-advocacy, positive social behaviors, health and hygiene practices and household living skills.

Supported Employment

98% of UMAR residents are either employed or participate in day programming specific to their abilities. Through job coaching and on-site training, Supported Employment enables our residents to gain the skills required for competitive employment within the community in a job otherwise filled by a non-disabled individual. Our residents work side-by-side with individuals who do not have disabilities in a multitude of areas including landscaping, assembly, food service, customer service and retail.

In addition, UMAR employs five residents on two grounds maintenance crews and in administrative/janitorial positions in the central office.

In-Home Services

UMAR can provide services to an individual that lives with a parent/guardian or in his/her own home. UMAR is a provider of CAP services and Developmental Therapy services, and for those with no state or local funding sources, a private pay situation can be worked out. Services to be provided to the individual include community inclusion, self-help skills, socialization, leisure skills and residential skills, to name a few.