About Us

New Horizons is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with special needs (age 16 and older) to reach their full potential and fulfill their dreams. Founded in 1954 by eight parents whose children had special needs, the agency serves approximately 1,460 individuals each year with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) throughout the greater San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys of Los Angeles, as well as Thousand Oaks and the Glendale and Burbank areas of Los Angeles County.

Located on a beautiful seven-acre campus in North Hills, California, New Horizons offers job training and placement, education, counseling, residential services, social programs and person-centered planning with a focus on community integration, helping each individual gain the confidence, skills, dignity and independence at his/her/their highest level.