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CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES

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Center for Developmental Services

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3420 W. Waco Drive,
Waco 76710
Phone: (254) 757-3933
Fax:(254) 752-1931


Mexia Office

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700 W. Hwy 171
Mexia, TX 76667
Phone: (254) 562-0171
Fax: (254) 562-9231

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Center for Developmental Services (CDS) is the front door to eligibility for, information about, and access to services and resources in the community for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. The office in Waco is the primary location for entry, but all services provided through that location are also available through the office in Mexia.

The people working at the CDS approach the individuals in services through the concept of Person Centered Thinking and Person-Centered Planning. This means that they are interested in helping the individual develop their own goals and establish what services they need and want instead of telling individuals what their goals should be and what services they should want. As a result, our employees are constantly discovering and trying to get more information from and about the individuals served to help them be healthy, safe, socially active, and productive community members.

CDS works closely with Private Providers of ICF, HCS, and TxHmL services, as well as with Nursing Facilities, State Supported Living Centers, and State Hospitals to ensure that individuals with IDD who interact with these various resources are getting the support they need and are getting them in the least restrictive environment. While we help people to access the more restrictive living environments, we also work diligently to transition people from those settings to less restrictive residential settings in the broader community.

Feel free to explore through this website the resources within IDD services. We are a Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authority (LIDDA). We engage with all individuals receiving IDD services in the 6-county region, monitoring services to ensure people get what they want. We also provide IDD services through several distinct programs explained within these pages.