Empowering Lives, Building Opportunity

Our History

In 1980, like-minded citizens of Muskogee came together to fill a critical gap in services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities—particularly those with an IQ below 70. That effort became the Sheltered Work Activity Program. In 1981, the organization was incorporated in Oklahoma as a not-for-profit corporation and received 501(c)(3) designation from the IRS under the name Sheltered Work Activity Program, Inc., also known as SWAP.
 

Early Growth

SWAP’s first building was located at 514 Fondulac in Muskogee, before the organization purchased property at 210 East Okmulgee. In 1984, SWAP launched a recycling program that continued until 1997. On July 24th, 1987, Judge James Ellison ordered Hissom Memorial Center to shut down, and the residents transitioned into community-based care. INCOR began providing services to the individuals that were transitioning out of the facility into community-based care and that was the start of our residential program. In 1993, in compliance with various contractual agreements with the State of Oklahoma, the organization began doing business as INCOR. INCOR later moved its vocational workshop across the street from the main office to the property at 201 E. Okmulgee in 1999 & in 2005 they purchased the property. In 2004, INCOR obtained a 4 plex building that allowed for independent spaces to be rented to their individuals in need of assistance. In 2007, INCOR began managing five group homes in the Muskogee area, providing housing for 24 individuals.
 

Expanding Employment and Residential Services

To create more community-based jobs for the individuals it serves, INCOR opened a thrift and consignment store, Next2New, at 201 E. Okmulgee in 2014. Next2New currently employs between 10 and 15 individuals at any given time. INCOR later began managing two additional group homes in the Muskogee area, bringing their group homes up to a total of seven. In 2018, INCOR sold the property at 210 E. Okmulgee and purchased property at 920 N. 43rd St. E. in Muskogee, where the main office is currently located. A second Next2New location opened in Coweta, employing 4 to 10 individuals.
 

A New Name for a Continuing Mission

To better reflect its purpose and services, INCOR changed its name to Incor Support Services in 2026. The organization continues under that name today.
 

Careful Growth, Lasting Purpose

Incor Support Services has long been characterized as a conservative company—careful to control its growth while remaining focused on its mission. That purpose has always been to enable the disabled to strive in their lives. To accomplish this, Incor Support Services has developed a wide array of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, supported by more than 100 trained direct care staff.
 

Today, Incor Support Services serves Muskogee, Cherokee, Sequoyah, and Wagoner counties. What began with less than 10 individuals in the initial group has grown to serve more than 100 individuals through Supportive Living Services, Residential Services, In-Home Support Services, Companion Services, Group Home Services, and Employment Services.
 

For more than four decades, Incor Support Services has been a vital part of the Muskogee community, providing needed services and creating opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live, work, and thrive within their community.