2000's
The Center’s namesake, Dr. Anne Carlsen, passes away in December.
The Center celebrated its 60th anniversary with a number of events including: a ribbon-cutting ceremony which culminated a five-year, $1.6 million remodeling project, an alumni reunion where over 70 graduates of the Center gathered, and a gala event highlighted with a benefit concert by acclaimed pianist Lorie Line and her Pop Chamber Orchestra. Over 1,500 people attended the performance which raised more than $20,000 for Center programs.
The Council on Quality and Leadership in Supports for People with Disabilities gave the Center its highest accreditation rating.
On July 1, 2003 the Center became an independently-owned organization operated by a governing board of directors.
Construction began on a residential expansion and remodeling, adding three residential cottages to the campus and remodeling the existing dorm area, increasing the Advanced Care Unit from six to 16 beds.
In July, 16, 2004 students moved into new homes located just yards from the main campus when two of three houses were completed in the first phase of a major remodeling and expansion project designed to enhance the living environment to better meet the needs of today’s residents.
The gardening program is created at the Center, allowing students to grow their own vegetables and fruits. Students also produce market and sell homemade salsa. The Chaplaincy Program is created, as Pastor JoAnne
Moeller is available to students, their families and Center staff for all spiritual needs.
The Anne Carlsen Center floods. Students were evacuated with the assistance of University of Jamestown athletes. Students attended school the next day at community sites.
The remodeling project in the home living areas of the Jamestown campus is completed, increasing the Center’s ability to serve medically-fragile children and behaviorally-challenged children in less-restrictive environments. State-of- the-art, highly-accessible features allow students to be engaged in and comfortable in their home environments.The Solarium project is completed, thanks to the generosity of ACC donors.
ACC opens a Community Services office in Grand Forks and begins providing In-Home Supports and Personal and Community Supports to individuals and families in Northeast North Dakota. ACC launches the “Accessing the Artist Within” project as a means to encourage the use of assistive technology in the creation of art, music or video.