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Welcome to The Orange Grove Center!

Orange Grove Center is a private, non-profit organization serving adults and children with developmental disabilities. Orange Grove was established in 1953 by families of children with intellectual disabilities in Hamilton County, TN, who desperately needed educational services. Orange Grove now serves approximately 700 individuals, and employs approximately 750 professional staff members to provide a wide array of community services.   

"Be A Friend" to Orange Grove  

Please view our newest "Be a Friend" video.

Dan LaGraff named Board Member of the Year

Please view the video here.

Make a donation!

Support the Orange Grove Center by making an online contribution

OGC is a 4-Star Agency!

The Orange Grove Center is a 4-Star Award recipient from the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) for outstanding services to people with developmental disabilities. The Orange Grove Center is one of few organizations to have earned this rating.

Recycling for Wellness

Don't throw away your old printer cartridges and cellphones! Join the staff of Orange Grove as they recycle for wellness!

Learn how staff can benefit from BB&T@Work

BB&T@Work offers the employees of Orange Grove Center more than just your average banking experience. Click here to find out how you can get benefits and discounts on all kinds of banking products with BB&T@Work!

Purchase tickets to "Choose Your Cruise" and help raise funds for OGC

 

Learn how you can help the Tennessee Jaycee Foundation raise funds for the many services at Orange Grove Center as part of the 2012 "Choose Your Cruise" raffle.

 

Georgia Services

 

Learn about our the new services we are offering individuals in the state of Georgia.

 

   


"This program is funded (in part) by the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Tennessee Department of Health, Tennessee Division of Rehabilitation Services, United Way of Hamilton County, Hamilton County Government, USDA, TDOT, Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities and many private contributors.  Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, federal law protects individuals from discrimination.  Facilities, programs and services sponsored by Orange Grove Center are available to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability."

This page was last updated on Mon Feb 6, 2012.

Morton J. Kent Habilitation Center

Dr. Rick Rader, Director of the Morton J. Kent Habilitation Center

Dr. Wolf Wolfensberger brings "normalization" to Chattanooga

Day Services Calendar 2011-2012

Welcome to The Orange Grove Center!

Rader nominated by AADMD to represent patients with disabilities

Tinkerbell made wishes come true for many at Orange Grove

Bipartisan Senate bill aims to take 'retarded' out of federal lexicon

Habilitation Center maintains 15-year reign of service


Rader Awarded Distinquished Practitioner by the National Academy of Medicine


Chattanooga Magazine article: City Profile of Dr. Rick Rader and the Hab Center


Bringing together autism resources (Times Free Press Article)



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Orange Grove Center • 615 Derby Street • Chattanooga, Tennessee 37404 • Phone: 423.629.1451