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Power of the Arts
Other than our mission, Brevard Achievement Center (BAC) strives to continuously shape the viewpoints our community has on people with disabilities. When our clients enter the workforce or attend a new school program, the experience is always a positive one. The...
BAC Remembers the Special Olympics
While searching through the storage spaces at Brevard Achievement Center’s (BAC) Rockledge location, our staff came upon some treasure. Hidden on a high shelf, covered in dust were scrapbooks from BAC past. Naturally, we cleaned them up and began to reminisce....
Safety Tip: Bloodborne Pathogens
Industry Readiness Training (IRT) is a structured, integrative training program designed to increase and/or improve a person’s social, behavioral and vocational skills and traits. Through a series of assessments and on-the-job trainings, IRT clients will be able to...
Arts for All
The arts have always been a tool to provide comfort and ease. For those with disabilities, art can create a sense of tranquility. It can also improve life skills in a way formal classroom instruction cannot. Using art as a means of therapy, it's students can increase...
BAC President Visits the Panhandle
Brevard Achievement Center (BAC) has more than a dozen contracts both in and outside of its home state of Florida. It is on these contract sites that BAC clients of all abilities are able to earn an income in exchange for work. Often times, employers are reluctant to...
Tracy’s Trip to the Holy Land
The Dream. Wish. Wonder. program celebrates our clients and assists them in achieving their wildest dreams, no matter how big or small. Through our supporters, we are able to successfully obtain resources that go directly into our program, making dreams come true....
Drawing on Creativity
At The Studio, located in Brevard Achievement Center's (BAC) Rockledge location, Art Director Heidi Popp does a remarkable job getting creative juices flowing. Each day of the week she welcomes BAC clients into her classroom to create. From sculpting large sea...
Employment Opportunities for All
The Brevard community is full of diversity. Being the largest county in the state, Brevard shares unique cultures and beliefs in any direction you go. One notable quality of Florida’s longest region is the ability to listen to new ideas. Thus, this district has proven...
Second Chance Success
Offering services to persons with disabilities is but one aspect of Brevard Achievement Center (BAC). For those who need a second chance, BAC can be that guiding light. This nondiscriminatory environment is what makes our clientele and those who work with us have a...
Donating to Our Furry Friends
For those with a warm heart for furry friends, donating necessities for animals without a forever home might be something to put on your agenda. Accepting anything and everything from chew toys to pine shavings, rescue centers and animal shelters will be more than...