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Primrose Center, Inc. was established in 1952 as a non-profit organization by concerned parents and community leaders. At that time, no services were available in the community for people with developmental disabilities. Primrose began by serving 10 people and today is providing professional education and support to more than 300 adults on a daily basis.

In 1960 we moved from the abandoned barracks located on the corner of Primrose Drive and Colonial Drive, which we had occupied for seven years, to our current location at 2733 South Ferncreek Avenue. Primrose Center, Inc. was built largely through voluntary contributions of labor, material, and cash.

We proudly served people of all ages with disabilities until the 1980's when the county school system began accepting children with disabilities and early intervention programs were initiated. It was then we began to provide services to adults only. Primrose Center, Inc. has fulfilled a community need for over sixty years through a comprehensive and proven system of training, employment and residential programs and services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.