Orange Grove Center is a community day program serving the needs of the developmentally disabled throughout the Chattanooga area and beyond. The Center was established in 1953 in a grassroots movement by parents seeking services for their special needs children. From this small group of 30 children, the number of persons serviced by Orange Grove each day has grown to over 600 children and adults.

The Center’s operating philosophy allows each individual to search for and achieve his or her greatest potential. At OGC the needs of the individual dictate the programs developed to achieve these goals. For this reason, employees are an invaluable asset to the Center.