FAMILY SUPPORT

DSI's Family Support Services are designed to provide assistance to individuals with disabilities and their families in many aspects of daily life. These include providing resources to help people live on their own in the community to providing support to families needing help with the care of family member.

DSI provides supports to help individuals with disabilities live in the community.

This includes:

• Having staff on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Training to develop vocational, recreational, and interpersonal skills
• Helping the individual develop relationships and connections in the community
• Helping the individual find a roommate (if that is what they want)
• Finding financial resources to help make the purchase of a home a reality

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Supported Living

We believe in Person-Centered Planning
IT'S YOUR HOME! You decide where you live.

Dou you want to live near your job?...close to a park?...near public transportation?...your doctor?

Supported Living is here to help you find the home YOU want.

We will help you find the home you want
We have highly trained staff to assist you in finding a home, roommates, and financial resources to make your own home a reality.

We establish support systems for you
We have established procedures and staff on call (24 hours, 7 days a week) to assist you.

Support systems can include training in vocational, recreational, and interpersonal skills based on your preferences. Through Supported Living you can develop relationships and connections in your community.

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What do others say about DSI?

"I feel that DSI has been very good working with my daughter and with us. If there are any problems, they are addressed immediately. Things have been going very well."
- Toni Norem

"I think DSI is doing a good job with the people that they are serving."
- June Cunningham, Guardianship Services Program Coordinator

"I think DSI meets the needs of most people with disabilities by offering so many types of programs that benefit our folks. I believe in DSI."
- Anne Baxter, ARC Liaison for South Central Indiana.

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REACH

What is REACH?
· REACH is designed to support the needs of individuals with disabilities and their families.

Where are these services provided?
· Personalized services are provided in your home, the provider's home, or in the community.

Who can receive REACH services?
· Children and adults with developmental disabilities.

Why would I choose REACH services?

• Choice of staff who work with you
• Flexibility in scheduling
• Personal approach to service
• Services based on your needs
• Quality is our first priority
• Services include sibling care
• Experience since 1984 in home & community based services

What families say about us?

• "It allows freedom to leave the house, with confidence in the providers."
• "The service is a very personal approach rather than clinical."
• "It not only gives us a break but it allows our child to get a break from us."

How can I learn more?

• Contact the REACH Coordinator at 1-800-745-7686 extension 111 or extension 179
• To speak to an individual from your area who received services from us, ask one of our REACH Coordinators.

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Read REACH success stories!

Collaboration put couple in dream home
- By Kelly Hoffman, The Columbus Republic

Local man achieves the "American Dream"
- By Jerry Battiste, Greensburg Daily News

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