UCP Easter Seals Heartland Awarded Three-Year CARF Accreditation

CARF International announced that UCP Easter Seals Heartland has been accredited for a period of three years for both community and employment services.  The latest accreditation is the 9th consecutive Three-Year Accreditation that the international accrediting body has awarded to UCP Easter Seals Heartland. 

This accreditation decision represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization and shows the organization’s substantial conformance to the CARF standards.  An organization receiving a Three-Year Accreditation has put itself through a rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during an on-site visit that its programs and services are of the highest quality, measurable and accountable.

UCP Easter Seals Heartland was also recognized for demonstrating exemplary conformance for its leadership role in developing The Employment Collaborative.  The Employment Collaborative provides cooperating school districts of Greater St. Louis with qualified, motivated candidates from eight cooperating agencies.  This successful collaborative acts to create successful, long-term job matches between individuals with disabilities and schools in their communities.

CARF is an independent, nonprofit accrediting body whose mission is to promote the quality, value and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served.  Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, and now known as CARF, the accrediting body establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services.

UCP Easter Seals Heartland’s mission is to provide the highest quality of programs, services and supports while advancing the independence, productivity and full citizenship of individuals with disabilities.