Gaston Skills, Inc.
Corporate Office
Hours: M-Th 8:00am - 3:30pm
1301 Bessemer City Road
Gastonia, NC 28052
Toll Free: 1-888-241-3115
P: 704-869-0300
F: 704-869-9594
E: bmarsh@gastonskills.org
Salem Industries
Hours: M-Th 8:00am - 3:30pm
1636 Salem Church Road
Lincolnton, NC 28092
P: 704-732-1516
F: 704-732-0982
E: bmarsh@gastonskills.org
Serving Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln Counties since 1964
Adult Developmental Vocational Program (ADVP)
Lincoln/Lincolnton Chamber of Commerce
An Adult Developmental Vocational Program (ADVP) is a day service which provides organized activities for individuals with mental retardation or other developmental disabilities, or to individuals with physical disabilities, to prepare the individual to live and work as independently as possible. The activities and services of ADVP are designed to adhere to the principles of normalization and community integration.
This program of services provides a closely supervised opportunity for individuals with lower functioning abilities to develop socialization and vocational skills. Many of the individuals enrolled in this program are able to progress into competitive employment.