Text Box: O’Berry Center Foundation  

Text Box: O'Berry Center Foundation

Text Box: WHAT IS O'BERRY CENTER?

Text Box: P.O. Box 1157 - Goldsboro, NC 27533 919.581.4187 - FAX 919.581.4009 www.oberrycenterfoundation.org Text Box: O'Berry Center Director: Frank Farrell 400 Old Smithfield Road Goldsboro, NC 27530 Phone: (919) 581-4000 Fax: (919) 581-4038 O'Berry Center is a state-operated residential regional resource for people with developmental disabilities located in Goldsboro, North Carolina. O'Berry Center operates a residential program for approximately 350 persons with developmental disabilities.  Most of these adults are severely and profoundly developmentally disabled and need 24 hour staff support. At O'Berry Center, you will find the shops of Berry Towne Crafts. Our crafts and products are made in our artisan studios by the residents of O'Berry Center, a division of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, a provider of services to people with developmental disabilities. Working hand in hand with their friends and mentors, each artisan creates and expresses from within the context of their individual needs and vision. By purchasing items made at Berry Towne Crafts, you are ensuring the continuation of these programs which are an important part of the daily life of the people living here. To Check Out Berry Towne Crafts Click Here THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN O'BERRY CENTER AND O'BERRY CENTER FOUNDATION The O'Berry Center Foundation was started in 1990 by O'Berry Center Staff, and families of persons living at O'Berry Center.  The founders of the Foundation saw a need to help impact the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities in communities across North Carolina, not just at O'Berry Center.  Although they bear the same name, they are two completely separate entities.  The Foundation receives no state or federal funding at this time.  Presently 75% of funds generated by the Foundation are disbursed to the community, and 25% of the funds are used to fund "quality of life" initiatives for the O'Berry Center residents in Goldsboro.