Community Support

       The purpose of the Community Support Program is to provide the support and training necessary to increase the self-sufficiency of adults with developmental disabilities and to help them acquire the skills they need to live and participate in the community of their choice. To this end, the program's philosophy is to provide a functional approach to training and rehabilitation. Consumers are the individuals who receive supports to become active members of their community by using its resources and by contributing their assets and abilities.

     Some examples of the services our Community Support Program provides include:

•   Instruction and support in daily living skills, social skills, and recreation, as needed.

•   Access to recreation within the community by sponsoring events, by arranging transportation to community sites and events, and by reducing the cost of recreation through purchase of group tickets, procuring donated tickets, and directly deferring costs of events.

•   Support, referral, and information to the families of people with disabilities.

•   Consumer advocacy with creditors, governmental agencies, housing providers, and  medical services.