▁as ▁the ▁Mark l und ▁Philip ▁Center . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁six + ▁dec ades , ▁Mark l und ▁has ▁grown ▁into ▁a ▁not - for - pro fit ▁network ▁of ▁homes , ▁day ▁cent ers ▁and ▁programs ▁that ▁are ▁designed ▁to ▁serve ▁individuals ▁with ▁prof ound ▁dis abilities . ▁To ▁date , ▁that ▁network ▁has ▁provided ▁care ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 7 0 0 ▁inf ants , ▁children ▁and ▁adult s ▁with ▁development al ▁dis abilities . ▁ ▁Today ▁▁ ▁In ▁Blo oming dale , ▁Illinois , ▁the ▁Mark l und ▁Philip ▁Center ▁en comp ass es ▁the ▁Mark l und ▁Children ’ s ▁Home , ▁a ▁sk illed ▁ped iat ric ▁n urs ing ▁facility ▁for ▁med ically ▁frag ile ▁inf ants , ▁children ▁and ▁adult s ; ▁the ▁Mark l und ▁Day ▁School , ▁a ▁non - public ▁state - cert ified ▁school ▁that ▁provides ▁a ▁highly ▁special ized ▁education ▁experience ▁for ▁individuals ▁ages ▁ 3 – 2 2 ▁with ▁medical , ▁development al , ▁and ▁physical ▁dis abilities ; ▁the ▁Life ▁Sk ills ▁Academy , ▁an ▁initi ative ▁designed ▁to ▁provide ▁special ized ▁support ▁to ▁te en age ▁students ▁who ▁have ▁learning ▁and ▁development al ▁dis abilities , ▁and ▁those ▁identified ▁on ▁the ▁Aut ism ▁Spect rum ; ▁and ▁the ▁REST ▁( Res p ite ▁Education ▁and ▁Support ▁Tools ) ▁program ▁which ▁provides ▁special ized ▁education ▁for ▁organizations ▁that ▁wish ▁to ▁train ▁volunte er ▁resp ite ▁care ▁workers . ▁▁ ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁Gene va , ▁Illinois