Voice of OC
Regional Center of Orange County, located in Santa Ana, Calif., is a private, nonprofit corporation contracting with the state of California for providing services to persons with developmental disabilities according to the provisions of the Lanterman Act. It is one of more than 20 such regional centers, each covering a different geographic region, and offers a wide variety of services to children and adults suffering from developmental disabilities, such as mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and autism. Its services include early intervention, therapy, respite care, transportation, residential, support, social and recreational, day care, medical and dental, equipment and supplies, and psychological, counseling and educational services.
The Youth Guidance Center, also known as YGC, is a 120-plus-bed facility that offers substance abuse rehabilitative services. It serves people between the ages of 11 and 18. The center provides accommodations for the requirements of juvenile court. It offers several programs for the emotional, academic and behavioral development of drug and alcohol abusers. The Youth Guidance Center also provides laundry, housekeeping and educational services. Additionally, the center offers on- and off-site job opportunities. It provides community services, including feeding the homeless and plating trees. Youth Guidance Center is operated by the Orange County Probation Department, which is governed by County of Orange in California.
