Where Your Goals Lead the Way

Open Door at Union County offers opportunities to build meaningful routines, explore personal goals, and stay connected to the broader community through both employment and community-based experiences. Whether your interests lead you toward workplace opportunities, local outings, volunteer experiences, recreation, or social connection, support is designed to help you participate in ways that feel engaging, purposeful, and connected to everyday life.

Some individuals enjoy the structure and consistency that come with employment experiences, while others prefer spending their day out in the community alongside small groups built around shared interests and experiences. Opportunities may take place throughout Union County and the surrounding Central Ohio community, creating access to a wide range of destinations, activities, and experiences that continue to evolve alongside the people participating in them.

With support that encourages independence, inclusion, and meaningful participation, Open Door at Union County becomes a place to build confidence, strengthen relationships, and take part in experiences that feel connected to the life you want to build for yourself.

Employment Support at UCO Industries

For individuals interested in workplace opportunities, Open Door at Union County provides support within the integrated work environment at UCO Industries Inc. Here, you become part of a real-world workplace community while receiving the support needed to feel confident, successful, and connected throughout the workday.

Support is designed to encourage independence while helping you navigate the workday in ways that feel comfortable and meaningful to you. Depending on individual needs, support may include transportation, nursing, personal care assistance, and on-the-job encouragement provided throughout the day.

Beyond the work itself, UCO Industries also offers opportunities to build workplace relationships, participate in employee events and celebrations, and experience the sense of routine, connection, and accomplishment that can come from being part of a larger workplace community. Whether working alongside coworkers, participating in themed events, or celebrating milestones together, you’re part of an environment built around inclusion, support, and meaningful participation.

Experiences Beyond the Workplace

Some of the most meaningful experiences happen out in the community. Through On-the-Go experiences, you spend your day exploring local parks, restaurants, museums, shops, volunteer opportunities, events, and recreational spaces connected to your interests and the things you enjoy most.

On-the-Go experiences are intentionally built around small groups and shared interests, creating opportunities for deeper connection, conversation, and meaningful participation throughout the day. Whether you enjoy spending time outdoors, discovering new restaurants, exploring local history, volunteering in the community, or participating in recreational activities, experiences are shaped around the people taking part in them, creating opportunities that feel personal, engaging, and connected to the things they enjoy most.

Experiences may take place throughout Union County and the surrounding Central Ohio community, creating opportunities to explore a wide range of destinations, events, volunteer experiences, and activities alongside others who share similar interests and goals. The focus is never just on going places—it’s about building relationships, trying new things, and feeling connected to the world around you.

As interests continue to evolve, so do the experiences themselves. New opportunities can grow naturally from the ideas, hobbies, and shared experiences of the individuals participating—creating space to continue exploring the things that matter most to you alongside others who enjoy them too.