The mission of BiG is to provide a God-centered, innovative vocational and residential community for adults with disabilities, and to change the way the world views this population.

BiG provides meaningful vocational activities for those with intellectual, physical and emotional disabilities—who we refer to as Citizens in our community—that prevent them from functioning independently in society. Our Citizens have challenges such as autism, brain injury, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, epilepsy, and other diagnosed genetic differences. BiG believes that these individuals each possess unique talents and abilities, and we strive to give them the platform to share those gifts with our community. BiG developed a work program that educates, trains and supports our Citizens in an encouraging, no-fail environment. The work program includes enterprises strategically chosen for their adaptability and their marketability. Supervisors make job modifications to ensure that every Citizen will experience the dignity of completing meaningful work. To support our Citizens' work program, BiG operates an award-winning retail shop and café. The shop features our Citizens' unique work products, as well as select market items.

The public education system trains our children with special needs to acquire skills and become prepared for life after graduation. However, once these children become adults and graduate from high school, there is no place in society for them to continue to learn, grow and contribute. The skills they have acquired over twelve years of education cease to be utilized; often they will regress in behavior and experience depression. With 1,144,453 people with an intellectual or functional disability in Texas alone, the problem is acute and real.

The greatest fear of parents of special needs adults is what will happen to their child when they are no longer able to provide care. To help meet this need, Grace Place by BiG, our residential community in Weir, just six miles from our main campus, is under construction. At full build-out, it will provide a permanent home for 80 Citizens plus staff.