Welcome to Skills of Central PA

Behavioral Health and Disability Support in Central Pennsylvania

We provide behavioral health and disability support services across 17 counties in Central PA, helping people build independence, choice, and meaningful lives.

Join our team and make a difference!

Work with us to support lives, strengthen communities, and grow your career in human services.

Intellectual Disability Services

We provide support for adults and transition-age youth living with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Whether at home, at work, or in the community, we help people live everyday lives.

Mental Health Services

If you or a loved one are living with a serious mental illness, recovery is possible! We support people as they set recovery goals and help them acquire the skills and resources needed to achieve those goals.

Empowerment

We champion choice and independence for the people we support. We train and entrust our employees to work toward the well-being of our clients, our communities, and our organization.

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Quality

We constantly work to improve our processes and services so that we can exceed the expectations of the individuals we serve, their families, our employees, and our community partners.

Learning

We understand that learning is an ongoing process. We value opportunities to gain knowledge that allows us to better serve individuals and our communities.

Partnership

We strive to build and improve connections with the individuals we serve, their families, businesses, donors, public officials, and communities.

"Aden has been an exception asset to my brother’s team. She capably facilitates monthly team meetings, while keeping Bart at the center of the discussion, eliciting his input and validating or redirecting as needed."

"Janet has made our daughter’s life so much better since she has been taking care of her. Our friends have said they have never seen Tina smile and interact so much."

"I feel you do an excellent job when you are working and training Debbie for new experiences. She looks forward to going to Skills every day."

"Skills is the first place where we have had any form of peace knowing our daughter is being treated kind no matter what…"