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It’s Voting Day at Big Lakes! 🎉Today, clients have the exciting opportunity to vote for the 2025 Manhattan and Clay Cent...
11/04/2025

It’s Voting Day at Big Lakes! 🎉

Today, clients have the exciting opportunity to vote for the 2025 Manhattan and Clay Center Clients of the Year. The nominations are made by staff, recognizing personal growth and achievements throughout the year.

Everyone is proudly sporting their “I Voted” stickers as they cast their ballots! The winners will be announced at our Annual Winter Holiday Party on December 12th so stay tuned!

We ‘herd’ everyone had a fang-tastic time celebrating Halloween at Big Lakes! The costumes were absolutely amazing and e...
11/02/2025

We ‘herd’ everyone had a fang-tastic time celebrating Halloween at Big Lakes! The costumes were absolutely amazing and everyone enjoyed trick or treating from room to room. It was a frightfully fun time for all!

Huge thank you to the Sunflower Pilot Club of Manhattan, KS and Eileen's Cookies MHK for the delicious sugar cookies!We...
10/31/2025

Huge thank you to the Sunflower Pilot Club of Manhattan, KS and Eileen's Cookies MHK for the delicious sugar cookies!

We had such a fun time decorating sugar cookies today with frosting and all the fun sprinkles!

We also had a movie day on Wednesday watching Coco and sipping our "Virgin Tequila Sunrises" (Sprite + grenadine + orange juice)

We're so grateful for all the treats and smiles this week! Thank you for making our time together extra special. 🎃

We had so much fun creating sugar skulls out of paper plates using markers, gems, feathers, and more! 🎨 Everyone added t...
10/29/2025

We had so much fun creating sugar skulls out of paper plates using markers, gems, feathers, and more! 🎨 Everyone added their own creative touch to make each design one of a kind. It was such a fun way to celebrate and get creative!

BINGO! 👻It's Hallo-Week at Big Lakes! 🧡🎃 We had a spooktacular time playing Bingo. The afternoon was filled with laughs,...
10/28/2025

BINGO! 👻

It's Hallo-Week at Big Lakes! 🧡🎃 We had a spooktacular time playing Bingo. The afternoon was filled with laughs, prizes, and plenty of spooky good fun!

All aboard! 🚂 We had the best time at the Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad! It was a fun trip full of smiles, great memor...
10/27/2025

All aboard! 🚂 We had the best time at the Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad! It was a fun trip full of smiles, great memories, and the joy of a classic train ride together. ❤️

Thank you to Little Apple Pilot Club for hosting another great ice cream social! 🍨😋
10/25/2025

Thank you to Little Apple Pilot Club for hosting another great ice cream social! 🍨😋

More photos from Manhattan Fire Department's fire suppression training! 🔥🚒
10/24/2025

More photos from Manhattan Fire Department's fire suppression training! 🔥🚒

🔥 A big thank you to the Manhattan Fire Department for hosting our annual fire suppression classes! We appreciate you t...
10/24/2025

🔥 A big thank you to the Manhattan Fire Department for hosting our annual fire suppression classes! We appreciate you taking the time to show us how to properly use fire extinguishers and sharing other valuable fire safety information. 🚒❤️

BIG THANK YOU FROM BIG LAKESThe Raise the Roof Capital Campaign wasn’t just about renovating a building but creating a w...
10/22/2025

BIG THANK YOU FROM BIG LAKES

The Raise the Roof Capital Campaign wasn’t just about renovating a building but creating a welcoming and creative environment for our clients, staff and the community. Every single contribution, large or small, made this possible. Thank you from the Big Lakes family!

We are deeply grateful to all our donors. Every dollar makes a significant difference. However, we wanted to give a spec...
10/22/2025

We are deeply grateful to all our donors. Every dollar makes a significant difference. However, we wanted to give a special shout out to our Super Donors. These generous individuals, corporations and foundations played a key role in helping our Raise the Roof Capital Campaign reach the $2 million goal. Thank you to all our donors for helping us build something that will last and serve our community for decades to come.

We were proud to join the Walk to End Alzheimer's at City Park this past weekend! 💜 It was a wonderful day to walk for a...
10/22/2025

We were proud to join the Walk to End Alzheimer's at City Park this past weekend! 💜 It was a wonderful day to walk for a cause that means so much to so many.

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1416 Hayes Drive
Manhattan, KS
66502

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Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

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Big Lakes Developmental Center

Big Lakes Developmental Center, Inc, established in 1973, is a private, nonprofit-organization serving individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities in Riley, Geary, Clay and Pottawatomie counties in Kansas. Big Lakes Developmental Center is supported by county mill levy and federal and state funding. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.

Our administrative offices are located in Manhattan, Kansas, where we operate an Adult Training Center along with a second Adult Training Center just 40 minutes north of Manhattan in Clay Center, Kansas. Big Lakes also owns and leases various residential homes and apartments as part of our Residential Services provided for adults age 16 and older who are developmentally disabled.

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