Tuesday, June 26, 2007

New Services Coming Soon

Families Plus is waiting on final approval to add mores services. Supported Employment, Job Coaching, Job Development, Goods and Services, Community Access and Supplemental Dental. This will enable a full array of services so that the people we serve can stay with one agency. The new standards policy stresses Employment First and Meaningful Day activities. That is, everyone that can needs to be out of the home for at least 30 hours a week. A paying job or volunteering counts as part of that 30 hours. This also gives the Family Living Provider additional break time. It has been found that individuals that have been included in the community improve their social skills and independence. The Community Access program can include bus training, banking, grocery shopping, resume writing and the like. Talk this over with your Service Coordinator and Case Manager for any budget changes.