Community Support
How does Community Support help you?
Community Support provides services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are:
- on the PUNS list, or
- receive Medicaid waiver services
We help people build sustainable lives in the community!
Community Support Services
Community Support
Support begins with a planning process designed to support you and your family. We make long and short term plans for living in the community!
Basic HBS/Self-Direction Assistance
We can help manage DHS bureaucracy with families. We also find and connect Personal Support Workers (PSWs) with folks using services.
Life Skills Classes
We teach 8-week classes on various life skills. Some examples include: healthy relationships and sexuality, transportation, community and home safety, etc.
Community Support Areas
Here are some examples of ways we can support someone to live independently in the community!
Housing
Possible Supports
1. Housing searches
2. Roommate Matching
3. Budget for housing
4. Running house meetings
5. Making it a "home"
2. Roommate Matching
3. Budget for housing
4. Running house meetings
5. Making it a "home"
Skill Building
Possible Supports
1. Learn to cook
2. Laundry & cleaning
3. Transportation options
4. Financial literacy
5. Safety at home
2. Laundry & cleaning
3. Transportation options
4. Financial literacy
5. Safety at home
Community Connections
Possible Supports
1. People to connect with
2. Groups to connect with
3. Places to connect with
2. Groups to connect with
3. Places to connect with
Resource Coordination
Possible Supports
1. ID and use resources
2. Support with the unexpected
3. Managing life transitions
2. Support with the unexpected
3. Managing life transitions
Budget & Benefits
Possible Supports
1. Weekly budgeting
2. Saving plans
3. Bill paying
4. Medicaid & SNAP
5. SSA management (not rep payee)
6. HACC/SRN Network
2. Saving plans
3. Bill paying
4. Medicaid & SNAP
5. SSA management (not rep payee)
6. HACC/SRN Network
Health & Safety
Possible Supports
1. Filling medications
2. Making and going to routine appointments
3. Connecting to mental health resources
2. Making and going to routine appointments
3. Connecting to mental health resources
Life Coordination
Possible Supports
1. Coordinating a weekly/daily routine
2. Grocery shopping
3. Tech support
4. Back-up/ after hours support
2. Grocery shopping
3. Tech support
4. Back-up/ after hours support
HBS Management
Possible Supports
1. PSW scheduling
2. PSW Training
3. PSW oversight and feedback
4. Timesheet management
5.Agency-based PSW coordination
2. PSW Training
3. PSW oversight and feedback
4. Timesheet management
5.Agency-based PSW coordination
