Program | Program FAQFrequently Asked Questions: Program
Q: What are your hours?
A: We are open Monday thru Friday 9am to 5pm, year-round. (See holiday exceptions below.)
Q: How many hours do we have to sign up for?
A: You can attend as little as 4 hours a week or as much as 40 hours. The shifts you can attend are from 9am until 1pm, 1pm until 5pm or all day.
Q: What holidays are you closed?
A: New Years Eve and New Years Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day.
Q: What is the transportation?
A: You are responsible for your own transportation to and from Tavon. ACCESS serves our location until 3pm.
Q: How old do you have to be?
A: Clients must be at least 18 to attend Tavon Center. Most of our clients are in their 20’s. We primarily serve adults with disabilities who have recently graduated high school.
Q: What is the cost?
A: It is private pay $15 an hour, or you can use respite hours or Medicaid Personal Care. See our billing page for more information.
Q: How is it funded?
A: Tavon is a private-pay program. We have a respite contract with the Department of Developmental Disabilities, and a collaboration with Special Care Agency, so families can use Medicaid Personal Care Dollars to pay for time spent at Tavon. Fundraising, grants, and donations provide at least half of our funding each year. 100% of donations go directly to Tavon Center’s operations. To provide this high-quality program costs $35 per hour per client. To make it affordable for families, we charge only $15 per hour per client. Fundraising and donations make up the gap.
Q: What does a typical day look like?
A: Feeding our animals, watering in the greenhouse, gardening, household chores, making lunch, cleaning up, running errands or going on outings such as parks, zoos, restaurants, bowling, etc.
Q: What are your ratios?
A: Our staff to participant ratio is 2:1. We cannot serve clients who need total 1:1 assistance at Tavon.
Q: What about behaviors?
A: If your client is a harm to themselves or others they cannot attend Tavon.
Q: What kind of disabilities do your clients have?
A: A wide range from autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and others.