Life Center is accredited by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) in the area of Community and Employment Services. We have a long and successful history helping people with disabilities establish successful lives in the community. After incorporating in 1982 as a non-profit corporation, we have consistently dedicated our organization to providing quality residential and vocational support services to individuals diagnosed with developmental disabilities and mental illness.

Life Center started out with four group homes for the developmentally disabled, under contract with the State of Michigan through the Department of Mental Health. In 1986, we were chosen to provide unlicensed supported independence to individuals residing in their own apartments. As the first of its kind in the state of Michigan, this program was visited by mental health professionals from as far away as Germany, England and Japan. Soon after, our model was adapted to serve adults with mental illness and Life Center was granted a similar contract with Northville Regional Center. This concept was again expanded to Oakland County, when Life Center was awarded a contract with Clinton Valley Center, which began serving 10 individuals. Soon after, due to the success and high demand for our service, as many as 31 individuals were served.

The provision of vocational services was another area of interest pursued by Life Center. We were honored when our proposal was chosen by Macomb-Oakland Regional Center and the Oasis Clinic Services Program was started in 1996. Day services that offer skill enhancement to promote successful community adaptation are at the foundation of Oasis classes.   

More recently we were asked to participate in a task group to work with Community Living Services to establish self-determined supports. In the past few years, the agency has begun to offer these supports in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties.