History
Being founded as a grass roots movement in the early 1960s by local ARCs, Abilities Services is now a premier community organization which provides services to clients with developmental disabilities and their families in Clinton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe and surrounding counties. Our roots go back predominately to Boone, Clinton and Montgomery counties. By the mid to late 1980s, Boone ARC decided to go their separate way and Montgomery County (then known as ACAPAL - Adult Children Association with Potential for Learning) allied with the Clinton ARC. However, even with a central mission, both counties continued with their own identities. Around 1995, we were invited into Tippecanoe County to provide services to disadvantaged youth. Quickly and in addition to, we started to fill a void for supported living and job placement services. Today, Tippecanoe County represents approximately one-third of all ASI disability services.
Specialties
We are a community organization providing various services such as day services, residential and supported living, and employment to clients with developmental disabilities in Clinton, Montgomery, and Tippecanoe counties.