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Community Reintegration Program: Assisting people with any disabilities to transition out of nursing homes and live independently in the community. Training includes tasks of daily living such as grooming, meal preparation, eating, clean-up, household duties and more.

Community Reintegration Program: Assisting people with any disabilities to get out of nursing homes and live independently in the community.

Provides independent living skills training, vocational training, workshops, job finding assistance and transportation for adults with developmental disabilities or mental health concerns.

'Life On My Own' independent living program that teaches, prepares and supports adults who want to live entirely on their own.

The Employment & Training Department offers services that include instruction in basic independent living skills, sheltered employment training, and preparation for placement in supportive and/or competitive employment for persons with developmental disabilities. Their various programs assist consumers in achieving their maximum independence level by increasing their earning capacity, self-esteem, and self-sufficiency.

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) - Portage Cragin Counseling Center's Journeys Program serves adults who are interested in building life and social skills through individual and group services. This program is staffed by social workers and counselors who work with each individual to personalize their goals, treatment plan, and participation in various group offerings.

The Chicago Lighthouse's Youth Transition Program provides teens and young adults (ages 15 - 24) with the tools they need for independence. They host a variety of experiences designed for youth who intend to live independently, seek competitive employment, and attend a vocational training program or college upon graduation from high school. They work with each participant to address his or her individual needs and challenges.

The Chicago Lighthouse Adult Living Skills Program focuses on life skills training for adults who are blind or visually impaired with developmental disabilities. Program participants attend daily activities designed to develop self-sufficiency, increase independence, and help them actively participate in today's society. An individual service plan is developed for each participant to outline short-term and long-term goals.

Impact Behavioral Health Partners provides Independent Living Skills Training and Support for individuals with severe mental illness.

Through the Intermittent CILA Program, adults with mild developmental disabilities live independently in a home or apartment, sometimes with one or more roommates. Services provided to these individuals are individualized and staff will provide training and assistance as needed with all aspects of living independently, including cooking and cleaning skills, transportation, assistance with medical needs, making and keeping appointments, grocery shopping, paying bills, and similar activities.

Training programs that cover independent daily living skills such as use of electronics (e.g. smartphones, tablets), cooking, cleaning, laundry, using household appliances, managing financial and confidential documents, and independent travel skills.

Offers independent living skills training for individuals with disabilities. Offers the following courses:

• Assistive technology training
• Braille training
• Independent living skills training
• Personal assistant services: teaches individuals how to hire and manage in-home care assistants
• Adult employment readiness - 12-week course offering job skills assessment, resume writing, financial literacy, and assistance finding work
• Youth employment readiness: 18-week course offering job skills development
• Older blind services - geared towards seniors with vision loss who are already trained in adaptive devices

Also offers information and referral services, benefits counseling, and application assistance.

Offers a social rehabilitation program for adults with mental illness. Focuses on improving the individuals ability to care for themselves and function independently. Provides case management, skill-building groups, individual exercises, and support in community settings. Supports overall wellness including nutrition, physical fitness, and addiction recovery. Seeks to improve the following:

• Interpersonal communication
• Health maintenance
• Symptom regulation
• Peer interactions
• Self-regulating behavior
• Problem solving skills
• Self care and hygiene
• Use of public transportation
• Money management
• Cooking

Note: Independence Center operates as a membership program. Membership requires that the individual has a persistent mental illness and Medicaid insurance to cover all fees. Members are encouraged to attend programs on a daily basis and contribute to the IC community.

Provides services to individuals with severe disabilities so they can remain independent in their homes. Offers the following program options for independence:

• Personal Assistant (PA): Provides assistance with household tasks, personal care and, with permission of a doctor, certain health care procedures. PAs are selected, employed, and supervised by individual customers.

• Homemaker Services: Personal care provided by trained and professionally supervised personnel for customers who are unable to direct the services of a PA. Instruction and assistance in household management and self-care are also available.

• Maintenance Home Health: Services provided through a treatment plan prescribed by a physician or other health care professional. Other services include nursing care and physical, occupational, and speech therapy.

• Electronic Home Response: Emergency response system offered by hospitals and community service organizations. This rented signaling device provides 24-hour emergency coverage, permitting the individual to alert trained professionals at hospitals, fire departments, or police departments.

• Home Delivered Meals: Provided to individuals who can feed themselves but are unable to prepare food.

• Adult Day Care: The direct care and supervision of customers in a community-based setting to promote their social, physical, and emotional well-being.

• Assistive Equipment: Devices or equipment either purchased or rented to increase an individual's independence and capability to perform household and personal care tasks at home.

• Environmental Modification: Modifications in the home that help compensate for loss of ability, strength, mobility or sensation; increase safety in the home, and decrease dependence on direct assistance from others.

• Respite Services: Temporary care for adults and children with disabilities aimed at relieving stress to families. Respite services may be provided for vacation, rest, errands, family crisis or emergency. Services may include personal assistant, homemaker or home health.

Also provides specialized services for people with HIV/AIDS and/or traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The Community Reintegration Program helps individuals with disabilities who live in nursing homes move into community with the supports they need to live as independently as possible.

Offers information and comprehensive services for individuals with disabilities including:

• Screening for benefits programs
• Healthcare plan support, information, and advocacy
• In-home services
• Job skills evaluations
• Independent living skills training
• Residential education and outreach programs for children with disabilities

Heuristic Healing, Inc. offers educational programming designed to improve or maintain the ability of the participants to live as independently as possible in the community.

Aspire provides housing for older adults and people with disabilities to support an active and independent lifestyle.

• Special Technology and Adaptive Resources for Students: Provides training in Activities of Daily Living and Technology.

• Comprehensive Low Vision Project: Provides visually impaired children evaluations, prescribed devices and training in the use of devices.

Life skills training that will promote independence in daily living and economic self-sufficiency.

Provides independent living skills instruction to individuals who are deaf, blind, have hearing loss, or vision loss.

Provides independent living skills training, vocational training, workshops, and transportation for adults with developmental disabilities or mental health concerns.

Occupational Therapists will complete agency or home visits to provide evaluation and training in daily living skills to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.