Home

View Search Results

Search

1-25 of 131

Community Integration Classes | Optimae LifeServices - Central Iowa Region

Offers classes for those with a mental illness, an intellectual disability, or other disabling conditions. Classes help clients learn and develop skills to live successfully in the community and live independently at home.

What's Here

Independent Living Skills Training | RAMP Disability Resources and Services

Empowers people with disabilities to attain new skills and techniques so they are able to participate in daily living, recreational/social opportunities, and vocational/volunteering activities. Services work to assist people in mastering skills they need to live independently, like accessing public transportation, managing a personal budget, promoting self-advocacy, teaching home-making skills, utilizing community services, and obtaining assistive devices and durable medical equipment. 

What's Here

Center for Independent Living | Soyland Access to Independent Living

Provides peer support counseling, information and referral to services that help disabled individuals, skills training, advocacy for persons with disabilities and their families and disability awareness and leadership education. Working with individuals in their homes or in locations convenient to the individual.

What's Here

Employment Services | Nebraska VR

Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.

Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

What's Here

Residential and Vocational Support | Southern Iowa Resources for Families

Provides residential and vocational support services to persons with mental and physical disabilities. Includes HCBS waiver programs, supported community living, transportation, job coaching and placement, CDAC, medication management, independent living skills, and payee services for clients.

What's Here

Youth Transition Services | Western Community Health Resources

Case management assists youth in transition to adulthood to be successful in their community by helping them learn life skills, find support systems, mentoring, etc.

What's Here

Justice Involved Services | Capstone Behavioral Health Care

The Jail Diversion Program is offered to individuals in Jasper and Poweshiek Counties who are in contact with the criminal justice system because of a mental health or co-occurring disorder.  Participation in the Jail Diversion Program is voluntary. 

Program staff are able to assist with locating housing, applying for community assistance programs, locating employment, budgeting, promoting independent living skills and identifying and intervening where there are gaps in care. Staff also provide goal-related transportation.

What's Here

Community Support Services | Siouxland Mental Health Center

Provides individualized, community-based assistance to help adults with mental health conditions live independently, build daily living skills, and maintain stability. Services are delivered by trained Community Support Specialists who work directly with clients in their homes and throughout the community.

Support may include help with symptom management, budgeting, accessing healthcare, securing housing, improving social skills, connecting to resources, coordinating appointments, and developing goals that promote long-term wellness.

This program is designed for adults who benefit from hands-on assistance and ongoing support outside a traditional clinic setting.

What's Here

Employment Services | Nebraska VR

Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.

Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

What's Here

Youth Transition Services | Western Community Health Resources

Case management assists youth in transition to adulthood to be successful in their community by helping them learn life skills, find support systems, mentoring, etc.

What's Here

Employment Services | Nebraska VR

Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.

Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

What's Here

Iowa Aftercare Services Network | Iowa Aftercare Services Network

Provides assistance for youth, ages 17 up to age 23, who are preparing to exit or have 'aged out' of foster care or other court ordered placement, meet the challenges of living independently and transition successfully to adulthood.Case Management provides coordination and linkage to available community resources.

Services include life skills training and experimental learning opportunities, assistance in obtaining and maintaining a safe and stable place to live, assistance in identifying and achieving personal education and employment goals, access to financial assistance to meet emergency or short-term needs, and assistance in obtaining medical care and mental health services.

What's Here

Area III Disability Support Services | Office of Human Development (OHD) Central Office

Community-based services and support to persons of all ages with developmental disabilities.

Residential program includes staffed group homes for youth and adults, supervised apartments, and independent living arrangements in Alliance, Chadron, and Hay Springs.

Vocational training and employment services through a supervised workshop, Niobrara Enterprises, includes on-site contract work, work stations in industry, supervised employment programs, and job coaching.

Year-round educational program is available to children through contractual arrangements with the school district.

Adult leisure and recreational center for individuals who have reached retirement age. Clients are served through an alternative day program that emphasizes recreation, leisure, and maintenance of daily living skills. Alternative day services are also available for other adults whose needs do not include vocational or employment goals.

Play It Again Sam Thrift Store, 427 Illinois St, work training site.

What's Here

Bus Service Training | RAMP Disability Resources and Services

RAMP advocates for individuals who want to learn to use RMTD's fixed route public bus system. Employees can assist with navigating the cost of the fare, planning a route, and education of bus behavior. Advocates also train RMTD's bus drivers on proper use of lifts and disability awareness.

What's Here

Connection Center | Central Iowa Center for Independent Living

Offers a place for those with disabilities to socialize with peers and engage in various classes, activities and support groups. Activities and classes focus on health and wellbeing, independent living skills, and employment. Information and referrals to other resources can also be provided.

What's Here

Center for Independent Living | Soyland Access to Independent Living

Provides peer support counseling, information and referral to services that help disabled individuals, skills training, advocacy for persons with disabilities and their families and disability awareness and leadership education. Working with individuals in their homes or in locations convenient to the individual.

What's Here

Independent Living Skills Training | Rise Elkader

Provides independent living skills training and supervision services for individuals of all ages with developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, brain injury, or mental illness.

What's Here

Independent Living Skills Training | RAMP Disability Resources and Services

Empowers people with disabilities to attain new skills and techniques so they are able to participate in daily living, recreational/social opportunities, and vocational/volunteering activities. Services work to assist people in mastering skills they need to live independently, like accessing public transportation, managing a personal budget, promoting self-advocacy, teaching home-making skills, utilizing community services, and obtaining assistive devices and durable medical equipment. 

What's Here

Center of Hope/Fulfillment Center | First Resources Corporation

Individuals will be supported in maintaining and/or enhancing their intellectual functioning in a structured environment.

What's Here

NICIL Training Programs | Northwestern Illinois Center for Independent Living

Empowers people with disabilities to attain new skills and techniques so they are able to participate in daily living, recreational/social opportunities, and vocational/volunteering activities. The Center adapts to and address the individual needs of those served.

Assists people with disabilities in mastering skills they need to live independently including:

- Managing a personal budget.

- Teaching home-making skills.

- Promoting self-advocacy.

- Obtaining assistive devices and medical equipment.

- Utilizing community services.

- Accessing public transportation.

What's Here

Supported Community Living | Easterseals Iowa

Provides supported community living (SCL). SCL gives individuals with disabilities the opportunity to live as independently as possible in the community. Service includes support with safety, housekeeping, finances, communication, employment, socialization, transportation and wellness.

Hourly supported community living provides service from just a few hours per month up to 8 hours per day. This goal focused program maintains the independence clients currently have while working toward greater independence. Clients access the community in varying ways to increase their own independence like using public transportation, grocery shopping, working out and forming meaningful relationships with peers.

24-hour supported community living serves adults who require a higher amount of service hours in their place of residence and the community. Clients learn independent living skills while working toward the goal of greater independence.

What's Here

Independent Living Skills | Springfield Center for Independent Living

Offers training to consumers on an individual or group basis. Areas of focus are determined by the need of the individual consumer and could include:

- SSDI/SSI benefits assistance.

- Self-care.

- Financial management.

- Self-advocacy.

- Employment.

- Bus training.

What's Here

Independent Living Skills | Access 2 Independence of the Eastern Iowa Corridor

Provides individuals with disabilities the skills to increase and maintain independence. Will help to identify and work toward goals and put together a plan to succeed.

What's Here

Educational Center for the Visually Impaired | Educational Center for the Visually Impaired

Provides education, training, enrichment and resources so people with visual impairment are able to live safe, independent lives. Includes programs/ activities such as:

- Friendship Fridays.
- Book Club.
- Orientation & Mobility.
- Making Computers Fun.
- Mobile Device Advice.
- Daily Living Skills.
- Personalized Enrichment.

What's Here

Daily Discovery | Empowering Abilities

Instructions and opportunities to develop skills in the areas of daily living, independence, communication, interpersonal relations, utilization of community resources, recreation and leisure activities, and personal care.  Physical therapy maintenance program is available to program participants on doctor's prescription.

What's Here