Residential and Independent Living Programs

Growthways supports individuals in their home, helping them to reach their full potential in the areas of skill development, community membership, relationships, health and self-advocacy. These concepts are integrated into each clients Individual Support Plan (I.S.P.) via the goals, interventions and daily activity schedule. The over-arching goal is to teach individuals to be as independent as possible, including making decisions that effect the quality of their life. The degree and type of supports that an individual may need varies from supervision and physical assistance to help managing a checkbook.

Specialized Home Care

This program provides family based living and training situations for men and women with developmental disabilities. In family environments, individuals are enabled to acquire not only daily living skills, but also social skills, leading to greater independence. The premise of the program is that in warm, nurturing family environments more flexibility is allowed to accommodate individual learning styles and greater community integration.

Children's Family Support

This program is community based and focuses on strengthening the family and community ties of individuals under the age of twenty-two. Services are individually tailored to the specific needs of the child and his or her family. The service components offered by this program include social activities, recreational activities, case management, and advocacy.

The Children's Family Support Program reduces family stress by empowering families and increasing their abilities to access and use the full spectrum of community resources from school programs to friendships with other children.

Family Support

This program covers a variety of services for developmentally disabled adults, over the age of twenty-two, who are living with their family in their local community. These services attempt to reduce the sources of stress within the family and enhance family life by providing a system of support. Support services are designed to increase families abilities to cope, rather than increasing their dependence. Family support services may include education and training, as well as support groups, social and recreational programs, respite care, advocacy and referrals.