Serving children and adults with intellectual & development disabilities and delays & their families
01/29/2026
Come get out of the cold and get some warm fuzzies for your littles! Our Children's Services team invites you to an evening of supervised themed play. Make some new friends and let the love flow. Contact Alison Keane to register at akeane@oak-leyden.org.
01/15/2026
Our adult Lifetime Learning program participants never let the cold weather get their spirits down! 🕺💃 Thanks to our committed team members, they have busy schedules full of activities and recreation. But, as the temperature dips❄️, their ability to get out into the community is impacted. Would you like to visit our two program locations in Oak Park and Hillside, just to tour the facility and make some new friends? Our folks love visitors! 🥰 Contact us to arrange a visit! Email jmichael@oak-leyden.org for details!
12/31/2025
Happy New Year!
We have had a very busy holiday season at Oak Leyden in 2025, but there is still time to make a last second donation before the clock strikes midnight . As you take a look at this handful of our favorite photos from the past few weeks, please consider making a gift to support our mission. Oak Leyden serves nearly 500 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and we need your support in order to provide the services they need and deserve.
Please visit our website and click on the Donate button. Any amount helps. (See link below in comments.)
12/30/2025
Lunch with the Intersection team to celebrate some great progress with the launch of our podcast over the bast few months. We've dropped four episodes, with five more in the can; don't miss our next episode coming soon on Tuesday, the 6th of January (just a week away!), and there is still so much to learn. We are excited to see what comes next!
12/29/2025
It's cold outside, friends! Take a look at these tips suggested by our friends at the Com Ed Energy Force to save energy and keep those post-Christmas expenses under control. ComEd
12/24/2025
So excited to have our friends at step up once again to support some families in need this Christmas season. Many of the kiddos Oak Leyden provides early intervention services to are experiencing financial challenges, and we do all we can to connect them to resources. ACH has been a partner in this effort for several years, and we appreciate them soooo much!
12/23/2025
Oak Leyden collaborates with many friends in the Oak Park community that step up during the holidays to help families in need, and this year we were happy to add several new partners in this effort. One of those partners are our allies at 's Community Health Improvement team, headed up by our friend Rahula Strohl . We were blown away by the incredible haul of wrapped presents as well as family holiday meal kits. Our team at Children's Services were able to find families in need among our program participants and facilitated some great connections.
Do you work with an organization, a church, or even a family that would love to participate in a partnership like this next year? Let us know!
Happy Holidays!
12/08/2025
Join us for a Week of Action in support of Early Intervention! Swipe to find a variety of actions you can take this week on behalf of infants & toddlers in IL with disabilities/delays, their families and the workforce that supports them! Our !
bit.ly/ACT4EI
Thanks to the following organizations for leading this effort:
Start Early
Raising Illinois
Equip For Equality
Illinois Families for Early Intervention
The Patti Vasquez Show
12/02/2025
'Community' is a word that get's thrown around a lot these days. For the Planek family at OakParkApartments.com, they really walk the walk--as evidenced by their generous donations to no fewer than six worthy nonprofits in and around Oak Park. Oak Leyden is proud to be in such great company!
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Helping children & adults with developmental disabilities reach their highest potential
Oak-Leyden has provided comprehensive, quality programs and services to people with developmental disabilities for more than 60 years.
Founded in 1956 as the Oak Community School, Oak-Leyden is a caring, uniquely qualified organization providing a wide range of vocational and residential services for adults with developmental disabilities, as well comprehensive therapeutic, educational, and family support services for infants and young children.
Eight core values guide us as we embark on this important journey:
Recognize the dignity of each individual.
Support personal choices whenever possible and safe.
Promote inclusion of each individual served within the larger community.
Facilitate and encourage family involvement and participation.
Strive to discover new and innovative programs to enhance the lives of people with disabilities.
Provide individually-designed programs that empower our clients.
Use resources in a manner that provides the maximum benefit for individuals served.
Maintain a welcoming environment that ensures attentive and responsive care for all participants.