Breckinridge County Senior Center

Located in New Albany, Ind., Rauch provides educational services for children with developmental disabilities. Founded in 1953, Rauch serves more than 650 children, adults and families in the southern Indiana community from various sites, including the Rauch Center, ACCESS, Rauch Industries, Work One Center and Another Place to Create. ACCESS, a division of Rauch, is a community support program that assists individuals in making decisions and helps them in becoming more independent. The organization s assistive technology services includes consultations, evaluations, maintenance, training, referrals and long-term assistance. Its beneficiary services program provides access to financial and life management services for elderly and disabled persons in Clark and Floyd counties in Indiana. Rauch Industries offers a variety of services, including sheltered and competitive work opportunities, service coordination, subcontract manufacturing, referrals, vocational training and crisis intervention. Rauch is affiliated with the Indiana Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, Metro United Way and The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission.

Childplace, founded in 1967, is an agency providing services to destitute and abandoned children. It offers domestic and international adoption services, and conducts home studies and post-placement supervisory reports in the states of Kentucky and Indiana. The agency s adoption services include pre- and post-placement counseling, medical and legal services, and housing facilities. It provides pregnancy counseling services to women facing unplanned pregnancies. It additionally offers foster care services, and provides individual and family therapy, group therapy, psychological evaluation, drug and alcohol assessment, and psychiatric support. The agency offers maternity care and transitional living services for teens and young mothers. Its residential treatment program uses specialized therapeutic care to serve children with various types of problems. Childplace is located in Jeffersonville, Ind., and is a member of Kentucky Adoption Coalition and the National Council for Adoption.