History
Rauch is proud of its grassroots heritage in southern Indiana. Founded in 1953 by a dedicated group of parents led by Mrs. Leona Receveur, programming began in a church basement with a volunteer teacher. Rauch was the first school for children with developmental disabilities in the state of Indiana and the first entity in Southern Indiana to be funded by the WHAS Crusade for Children. Rabbi Joseph Rauch, an original Crusade panelist, was instrumental in helping Rauch obtain funding in 1958 for its Charlestown Road site. Today, Rauch directly serves 1,000 children, adults, and families from six sites.
Specialties
For over 60 years, Rauch has worked to create a community where everyone belongs, providing a variety of supports to people with disabilities and their families. Rauch was the first school for children with disabilities in the State of Indiana and the first entity in Southern Indiana to be funded by the WHAS Crusade for Children. Today, Rauch provides sign language and foreign language interpreting, therapeutic supports to children with special needs, round-the-clock in-home assistance to people with disabilities, recreational and educational day programs for people with disabilities, and helps people with disabilities find and maintain employment in the community and at its workshop. Service counties in Indiana include Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Scott, Washington, Jefferson, and Jackson; counties in Kentucky include Jefferson and Oldham County (Kentucky is only served by Interpreting Services). Rauch meets the Better Business Bureau Standards for Charitable Accountability, and is proud to be affiliated with the Indiana Association of Rehabilitation Facilities (INARF), Metro United Way and the WHAS Crusade for Children, and to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).