ABOUT US
WHO WE ARE
STRIDE, which stands for Supporting Therapeutic Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities Everyday, began in 2000. Therapeutic recreation has been used as a way to offer more experiences to individuals with disabilities. STRIDE serves individuals that have a learning or developmental disability and who might also have a physical disability. We offer daily programming from cooking classes, dances, Special Olympic activities, therapy, daily living skills classes, and much more in an effort to improve the quality of life for the participants. We expect all of our participants to live up to their responsibilities at home, work, and in our program. We have an obligation to expect the best out of our participants and try to help them to continue to improve their skills.​
When our STRIDE Program began, it was formed as a part of the Clark County Association for Handicapped Citizens as the 501c3 nonprofit, which was founded in 1968. Our organization later changed it's name to STRIDE, Inc. We are a local non profit with no affiliations to state or national organizations. This means that we are able to focus all our efforts & funding on a local level.
In October of 2000 there were 9 participants who attended the Halloween Dance at the Clark County Fish & Game Club. Our office was on the first floor of a bank and we relied on Emmanuel Episcopal Church lending us their van to take trips. Fast forward 25 years and we have 16,000 square feet of programming space, 4 vans, and we serve 108 families through our Adult Day Training, Speech, OT, & PT therapy, and our Special Olympics program.