Supported Living Services
The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) defines Supported Living Services (SLS) as consisting of a broad range of services to adults with developmental disabilities who, through the Individual Program Plan (IPP) process, choose to live in homes they themselves own or lease in the community.
These services help individuals exercise meaningful choice and
control in their daily lives, including where and with whom to live.
SLS is designed to foster individuals' nurturing relationships, full
membership in the community, and work toward their long-range
personal goals. Because these may be life-long concerns, Supported
Living Services are offered for as long and as often as needed, with
the flexibility required to meet a persons' changing needs over
time, and without regard solely to the level of disability.
Typically, a supported living service agency works with the
individual to establish and maintain a safe, stable, and independent
life in his or her own home. But it is also possible for some
individuals to supervise their services themselves, to secure the
maximum possible level of personal independence.
Individuals who choose to live in their own homes, and their
agencies or other people who support them, often will need
information about affordable housing options, sources of financial
support such as Supplementary Security Income (SSI), and how to
stretch a limited budget to meet living expenses. These are the
ordinary challenges that are inseparable from a truly self-directed
life in the community. For the many adults for whom SLS makes great
sense, such challenges are often also road signs on the path to a
satisfying life.
For information please contact:
Garry Van Zee, Ph.D, BCBA
Executive Director
Tel: 626-812-0055
email:
Gvanzee@Cal-Peds.com
