The vocational programs serve individuals with developmental disabilities in work activities, sheltered employment, and supported employment. Day habilitation programs programs teach daily living skills to those who are more severely or profoundly impaired and also individuals coming out of institutions. Outreach programs allow staff members to actually go to the consumer’s homes and assist with specific consumer and family needs. Activities are designed to meet their specific needs and include a wide range of settings. Participants in the various Happy Hour programs are known as ‘individuals served’. With this in mind, Happy Hour Service Center offers a variety of programs on a continuum from basic self-care to total independence. The philosophy behind this mission is based on the concept that the developmentally disabled or individuals with the same basic rights and privileges accorded to the non-disabled. The services are determined by consumer preferences and needs, and provided in a dignified, respectful manner, based on the rights and privileges of all citizens. Today, the Happy Hour mission is to provide a comprehensive and high-quality service to individuals with developmental disabilities in the community. With the support of the Warner Robins Jaycees and the city of Warner Robins, the program quickly grew in attendance and expanded its programs to meet a variety of needs. The first “class” of seven children was held in September of 1957 at the Second Baptist Church. The Houston County Association for Exceptional Citizens, also known as the “Happy Hour Service Center,” was organized in 1956 to address the special needs of impaired youngsters. The Middle Georgia area is blessed to have such an organization in our community. Fortunately for those people, God has inspired unique programs to assist in their development, making the road to success a little less bumpy. Hindered by physical or mental limitations, some find it difficult to become a responsible, productive, self-sufficient member of society. But for some of God’s most special children, the path is not so simple. To fulfill the mission that is laid before us can be the most rewarding and gratifying experience in our life, and for most of us, the path to accomplishing our task is a relatively easy one: We finish school, perhaps we go to college or learn a particular trade, and we gradually progress into the working class of mainstream society. Regardless of the background, education, skill or talent, God has a job for each of us, something that we were uniquely equipped to do, if we are willing to yield to His calling. One of the recurring themes throughout the Bible is that God has a place and a mission for everyone in His world.
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