PLEASANTVIEW INDUSTRIES AWARDED THREE-YEAR CARF ACCREDITATION

Saugus, CA, Nov. 23, 2010 CARF International announced that Pleasantview Industries has been accredited for a period of three years for Organizational Employment Services and Community Employment Services.  The latest accreditation is the tenth consecutive Three-Year Accreditation that the international accrediting body has awarded to Pleasantview.

This accreditation decision represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization and shows the organization's substantial conformance to the CARF Standards.  An organization receiving a Three-Year accreditation has put itself through a rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during an on-site visit that its programs and services are of the highest quality, measureable, and accountable.

Pleasantview Industries is a nonprofit organization located at 27921 Urbandale Ave., Saugus.  It has been providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities in the Santa Clarita Valley since 1969. 

CARF is an independent  nonprofit accrediting body whose mission is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served.  Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, and now known as CARF, the accrediting body establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services.

For additional information, contact Pleasantview Industries at (661) 296-6700.