Zionsville is now home to a state of the art facility that will serve children and young adults with autism.
The Behavior Analysis Center for Autism held a grand opening Thursday morning, Oct. 25, at their new facility, 6704 Central Blvd., Whitestown.
BACA was previously serving children and young adults with autism and their families in a temporary location at nearby Eagle Church. The group broke ground on the new building in April and officially moved in on Oct. 1.
BACA Clinical Director Sheila Habarad said the purpose of the new facility is to expand its services and chose the area for its location.
“This beautiful new building and convenient location will allow our current clients on the northwest side of Indianapolis and in the Zionsville area the opportunity to spend more time with their families while still receiving quality treatment,” said Sheila Habarad, clinical director of BACA. “The new facility will also allow BACA to serve more families on the northwest side, such as Brownsburg, Avon, Sheridan, Lebanon and Lafayette.”
Habarad said the building has a large motor room (indoor play area), hanging swings, a balance beam, bikes, scooters and bouncing balls. There is also a media room with computers, classrooms, a full-size operating kitchen, an individual one-on-one therapy rooms and an outside playground.
Carl Sundberg, executive director and president of BACA, said he was excited about opening a new facility.
“It’s really exciting for us to be one of the first in the community,” he said. “This experience has been a real eye opener because we have never really been on the business side, but we are going to create 50, 60, 70 jobs and can be a major part in business.”
BACA provides a continuum of Applied Behavior Analysis services to children and young adults with autism in four different locations, including new centers in Zionsville and Elkhart. Treatment is based on current research findings from the most experienced scholars in the field of behavior analysis in the areas of: teaching language, social, self-help, academic and employment skills.
The local facility is serving six clients at the center and one outside of the center.
BACA is now accepting new clients and will serve up to 40 children and employ approximately 50 staff.
Contact Habarad at shabarad@thebaca.com or call 769-4335 or visit www.thebaca.com for more information.
Times Sentinel Reporter Matt Werner contributed to this story.
Local News
Related Photos
-
Photo by Matt Werner/Times Sentinel Carl Sundberg, executive director and president of the Behavior Analysis Center for Autism, and his daughters Julia and Aubrey cut the ribbon Thursday morning, Oct. 25, on the new BACA facility at Anson. Dawn Semmler, Whitestown Town Council president, and Devon Sundberg, administrative director for BACA, hold the ribbon. From left: Rick Beaver, building contractor with Commercial Team Construction, Craig Anderson, of Duke Realty, Sheila Habarad, BACA-Z director, Julie Johns-Cole, executive director of the Greater Zionsville Chamber of Commerce, and Bryan Traylor, president of the Chamber.
BACA opens Zionsville facility
- Local News
-
-
The Farm could yield money for town, schools
The Farm could bring something else to Zionsville besides a new grocer, retail and office space – more money.
-
Whitestown council addresses traffic concerns
Taking Whitestown Parkway to Interstate 65 can be difficult, especially around Christmas time when Amazon employees flood the area with additional traffic.
-
For the birds
The Schoolers often come out to the market to shop for fresh food, Cheryl said, but the art at the Brick Street Market was a bonus Saturday. Booth owner Tom Koppelman, left, sold several items right out of his garden, including geraniums, green tomatoes and basil. Saturday, May 25, is Bike to Market Day.
-
VIDEO: Bus crash injures 12
Twelve people were taken to hospitals - six to Methodist and six to St. Vincent - after a school bus crashed and rolled over on northbound Interstate 65 in Boone County just before 2 p.m. Thursday.
-
Dow deal approaches completion
At a Friday, May 10, meeting of the Zionsville Redevelopment Commission, RDC attorney Andy Buroker announced a May 23 closing date has been set on the Dow property the town will purchase — if all the final details come together.
-
Pittmans bet on The Farm
They could have made it anything. Apartments. A vinyl village. A big box retailer.
Brothers Steve and Chad Pittman were approached by all of these possibilities for their family’s high profile land at the southwest corner of Michigan Road and Sycamore Street.Click here to download the site plan .pdf for The Farm.
-
Meijer files Anson plans with state
Meijer is able to break ground in Anson after receiving a release for foundation construction from the state.
-
New foundation director is coffee driven
Jen Pendleton hopes to take the Community Foundation of Boone County to the next level, and she hopes to do it with a lot of coffee.
-
No more environmental concerns on Dow property
Any worries about environmental concerns on the Dow property are no longer present after a Phase II subsurface investigation was completed.
-
Sting shuts down Zionsville spa
The Hamilton/Boone Drug Task Force made its biggest prostitution bust after a nearly yearlong investigation.
- More Local News Headlines
-
American Held in Grisly Czech Murders
Raw: Jersey Shore Reopens for Summer
UK-bound Pakistan Plane Diverted, 2 Men Arrested
Officials: Tsarnaev Friend Linked to Slaying
Obama:Sexual Assault Threatens Trust in Military
Bridge Collapse Survivor: 'Rough Day'
Jersey Shore Open for Business
Raw: Memorial Day Flags Placed at Arlington
New Wheelchair Lift Promises More Access
First Person: Mom Discusses Famous Tornado Photo
Raw Video: Washington State Bridge Collapse
Boy Scouts Approve Plan to Accept Gay Boys
Officials: Truck Hit Bridge Before Collapse
Sheriff: No Sign Killing of 2 Kids Was Planned
Obama Defends Drone Strikes, With Limits
Raw: Jurors Deadlock on Jodi Arias Penalty
Boy Scouts Decision "First Step" Say Activists
Raw: Utah Teen Arrested in Death of His Brothers
Closer Look at Okla. School Where Children Died
Two Suspects in Murder Known to London Police
