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CILA The purpose of Futures Unlimited, Inc. Community Integrated Living Arrangement (CILA) Program is to provide individuals from Livingston County with the training, assistance, and support they need to live as independently as possible in our community. The intention is to provide residential stability to persons living either in a home of their choice or the natural family home. An array of services is provided to each individual, based on individual needs and desires. All components of the program are designed to promote independence in daily living, economic self-sufficiency, and community integration. The agency currently provides 24 hour support to 18 individuals from Livingston County. These homes are in residential neighborhoods throughout Pontiac. This program is funded through the Illinois Department of Human Services.
EDWARDS CILA HOME
BLACKHAWK CILA HOME
MUELLER CILA HOME
MILL STREET CILA HOME
INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT OPTION (ISO) CILA SERVICES In 2006
we were pleased to partner with the Illinois Department of Human
Services (DHS) Division of Developmental Disabilities to establish
one of the first Individual Support Option (ISO) homes in Illinois.
The ISO model was established under the principle that adults with
developmental disabilities lead happier, more successful lives if
given the opportunity to live in smaller residential settings of 2-3
people. Presently, community residential services for adults with
disabilities are limited to larger congregate settings of 6-8 people
per home. Could you imagine having to live with six other people
that you did not get to choose? In the spring of 2006, DHS gave us the green light to develop an ISO home for Mike and Brian. With the help of Brian’s parents, a home was secured and the guys moved in within a few months. Staff are available to support Mike and Brian in their new home and to assist them with shopping, getting to work, and just having fun! Since the opening of the ISO home, several other agencies and parents across the state have contacted us about this exciting new initiative. We hope the success of our ISO home will lead to significant changes in residential services for all adults with developmental disabilities in Illinois.
INTERMITTENT CILA SERVICES Intermittent CILA services are provided to individuals throughout the county who do not need 24-hour supervision. These supports are provided based on each individual's desires and needs. This program is also funded through the Illinois Department of Human Services.
Prairie Horizons Apartments are managed by Futures Unlimited, Inc. in conjunction with The Institute for Human Resources. For more details, please click on the link above.
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