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"Bethphage"
Where potential comes to life

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Bethphage was founded in Axtell, Nebraska by a Lutheran pastor, Reverend K. G. William Dahl, on February 19, 1913.
Since 1980, Bethphage has grown from serving 219 people at Axtell, Nebraska to serving over 1,700 children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families through programs located in several states including Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Arizona, Oregon, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Connecticut, Utah, Pennsylvania, and Alabama. Internationally, Bethphage has expanded its services to reach individuals in Great Britain and Latvia.
Bethphage is a not-for-profit organization and serving arm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Bethphage has eighteen board directors from across the country. Bethphage's corporate membership consists of the Division of Church in Society and eighteen synods of the ELCA.
Home Office is located at the Lind Center, 4980 South 118th Street, Suite A, Omaha, Nebraska 68137-2221 (Phone: 402-896-3884; Fax: 402-896-1511). The Home Office houses Bethphage's central management team and support staff. A staff of over sixty provides accounting, computer services, information management, resource development, and human resources for over 3000 employees across the country, as well as the oversight of quality care and religious services for children and adults with developmental disabilities.
The Bethphage Foundation exists for the purpose of raising funds and managing gift dollars and investments to provide sustaining support, outreach funds, and an endowment to ensure Bethphage's future. The annual operating budget totals more than $77 million. Funding is provided by state and federal assistance as well as gift dollars.
Program services include residential settings, in-home family support, vocational training, employment, respite care, and spiritual development. Bethphage's specialized programs ensure that persons served can progress to their fullest potential and live as independently as possible.
Bethphage's philosophy and day-to-day operations are based on a Mission Statement which centers around commitments to outreach, quality assurance, financial responsibility, and religious services.
Bethphage is committed to quality. Policy requires accreditation of each eligible program by The Council on Quality and Leadership in Supports for People with Disabilities or the Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission, both nationally recognized accreditation agencies.
Bethphage is nondenominational in service and an Equal Opportunity Employer.