top of page

Aitkin County

Developmental Achievement Center

Cultivating Success

Our Mission

The DAC helps plant the seeds for success by fostering growth for people with disabilities through creative solutions and customized support. We are dedicated to providing exceptional supports to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve success.

forwix1.jpg

Would you or someone you know like our support?

Give our administrative office a call!

(218) 928-8138

em4.jpg
IMG_8112.JPG

Services

Our many available services include:

A community based employment program supporting individuals as they choose career paths, participate in work and develop entrepreneurial opportunities.

Life Enrichment Program

The life enrichment program offers a variety of activities, event participation, community outings, crafts, and more!

A community and site based program that allows individuals to explore and train on work skills, develop life skills to achieve greater independence and allows support for employment opportunities at the DAC sites to those who choose that career path. 

Independent living skills training

The skills program helps develop, maintain, and improve community living skills of individuals. The program takes place in the individuals home or community. 

This program receives referrals from the VRS and State Services for the Blind (SSB). The program is designed for individuals who meet eligibility for rehabilitation services and are seeking employment. Services include situational assessments, job seeking, shadowing, and job placement. 

transportation

The DAC provides transportation for leisure and employment needs.

Contact

locations

Our thrift store employs vibrant clients who are interested in customer service, retail, and artistry work. Our incredible team runs the cash register, keeps the store clean and well stocked, organizes donations, and upcycle unsellable jeans into gorgeous, quality rugs that are for sale! You will also find our Uniquely DAC corner now located within the thrift store. This area features beautiful, hand made seasonal crafts that are created by our artist contracted clients. The inventory is always changing, making it an exciting adventure every time you stop in.
Our thrift store always has countless things, including clothing, home décor, small kitchen appliances, shoes, accessories, toys, books, and more.

Our DAC location within Growth Innovations houses both our Life Enrichment day program, and the North of Ordinary production space.

Our Life Enrichment space is always buzzing with activities each day that provide a fun a friendly day program for our clients. There are arts and crafts, music, pet therapy, outings, and much more!

North of Ordinary provides an excellent community employment opportunity for clients to assemble filtration systems for various companies. They take great pride in this work! 


 
 

Our DACWORKS team get their hands dirty in a variety of different ways. In their in-house worm nursery, they raise African Night Crawlers, as well as composting Red Wigglers, for our incredible worm towers to help any garden thrive. All castings are harvested and packaged for sale, as well as potting soil - all jam packed full of organic, nutrient rich, magical worm poop!
In addition to worm work, clients create beautiful, hand-crafted wood products like picnic tables, bird houses and feeders, customizable trellises and ladder shelves, and other various projects. Our artists are also hard at work in our front workshop area, looming rugs, creating gorgeous fire starters, making assorted bird seed treats, and many other various crafts - all available for sale at our Uniquely DAC corner of DAC-Mart. 

bottom of page