Lexington Center is a private, non-profit agency that provides a wide range of services to adults and children who are disabled and to their families.
Lexington began in 1953 when a small group of parents organized in an effort to improve the lives of their children who were retarded. Shortly thereafter, this parent group established a school program that eventually became part of the Gloversville Enlarged School District in upstate New York.
In 1962, the Lexington Avenue School in Gloversville was purchased and made into a sheltered workshop for young adults who were mentally retarded. Lexington opened its doors to persons with physical and emotional disabilities in 1969.

A few years later, Lexington opened its first community residence.
Fulton County supported the efforts of Lexington as it established special homes and a day treatment center for adults and children who had been institutionalized for the greater portion of their lives.
Lexington began its Family Services Program in 1985 which helps families caring for children and adults with developmental disabilities at home.
Lexington Center is Fulton County’s largest employer with a staff of over 1100. Lexington’s staff payroll is $24,000,000 annually. An additional 205 persons who are disabled are employed in Lexington’s Sheltered Workshop called Lexington Industries.
The work Lexington Industries provides for adults who are disabled is obtained through subcontracting with private industries primarily from New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and New York City. Lexington Industries’ annual billings are projected for over
$1,000,000 of which $800,000 is to industries outside Fulton County.
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