History
TURN Community Services was founded in 1973 by parents of children with disabilities who were seeking community alternatives to institutionalization. In 1974, TURN incorporated as a Utah nonprofit to support persons with disabilities of all ages to live, work, and play within their communities.
In 2001, Iron Parke Corporation, a Cedar City nonprofit since 1984, merged with TURN followed in 2002 by the programs of the Washington County ARC. These mergers brought in nearly 200 staff and clients to the TURN family. In 2008, Tri Connections of Utah County merged with TURN bringing in additional staff and clients. In 2009, TURN opened TURN Secure Shredding in Cedar city, to employ people with disabilities who, under the State Use Law, perform secure document destruction and recycling for all state offices. In 2011, TURN merged with Salt Lake Advocacy and Community Training (formly the Arc of Salt Lake) to expand our community outreach programs.
Today, TURN supports 615 clients in Kane, Washington, Iron, Garfield, Beaver, Sevier, Utah, Salt Lake, Weber, Davis, and Box Elder counties.
Mitch Vosburg has been attending TURN day programs since 1986. When he had to go into a care center in 2009, he missed his friends at the day program that he had treasured for so many years. So, later that year, he was able to come back to the Woods Cross day program part-time.
Mitch loves holding onto hair scrunches and a deck of cards that he plays with. He enjoys Special Olympic bowling and track and field, but he cannot participate in the actual track and field games because of the heat. However, he enjoys practicing when there is cooler weather. Mitch loves being with his friends at the day program, participating in the activities, and going out in the community. He does not speak but he communicates his joy through a big smile on his face!
