Empowering people with disabilities. The goal of Work Inc.’s Agency With Choice Service Model is to support and facilitate a families decision to self-direct services for their family member. Self-directed services mean that your family member has been given a specific amount of funding by the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) and that you,… Continue Reading Agency With Choice [...]
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Agency with Choice
Family support services assist people with intellectual or developmental disabilities living with their families through flexible options that are directed by the family. Creating strong partnerships between Vinfen and the people we serve and their families is a top priority. It is critical to the work that we do. Families are the most important resource of information and… Continue Reading Agency with Choice [...]
Agency with Choice
An array of supports are available to families caring for a family member who meets eligibility criteria with the Department of Developmental Services (DDS). Services are offered by staff working out of Family Support Centers in Greenfield and Athol, MA. Primary supports offered are service navigation, information and referral, family trainings and support groups,… Continue Reading Agency with Choice [...]
Agency with Choice
Families can choose the supports they want, when they need them and have access to an MCS Case Manager. The purpose of Alternative Day Supports is to provide individuals and families the flexibility to design a weekly program of supports that is important to them. You receive Case Management assistance to help create a… Continue Reading Agency with Choice [...]
Agency with Choice
Agency with Choice (AWC) The Arc of Bristol County is qualified to provide services through DDS’ Agency with Choice (AWC) program model. Agency with Choice is a way to support individuals/families to engage in self-determination. It is known as a co-employment model; the AWC provider is the common law employer of record and the… Continue Reading Agency with Choice [...]
Agency With Choice
Friendship Home’s Agency with Choice program is a cooperative employment model that offers a broad range of individualized services such as: in-home supports adult companion services homemaker services much more The program model allows families to direct the services that they get. They can choose who will provide them based on their individual needs,… Continue Reading Agency With Choice [...]
Agency With Choice
The Nemasket Group has been an Agency with Choice provider since 2013. People who elect to use the Agency with Choice model will have an individual budget allocated by the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) for the purchase of services based on their assessed needs. Agency with Choice is also known as a “co-employment”… Continue Reading Agency With Choice [...]
Agency with Choice
As LifeStream has grown, so has our reputation as one of the area’s leading providers of programs and services for individuals with disabilities and their families. These include: Residential Services Day Support Services Individual & Family Supports Shared Living/Adult Family Care Autism Services for Children and Adults Clinical Services Accessible Restrooms, Near Public Transportation,… Continue Reading Agency with Choice [...]
Agency With Choice (AWC)
The Agency With Choice (AWC) Program is for adults with developmental disabilities (DD) who have the highest level of need. Beginning with an assessment of daily needs, Fidelity House staff assists with the development of goals and objectives designed to keep a person in his or her home. Waystone provides in-home services such as… Continue Reading Agency With Choice (AWC) [...]
Agency With Choice (AWC)
Agency With Choice (AWC) is a program supporting adults living with their families who require additional support such as respite or skills training. This co-employment model allows parents to be more involved in goal setting, identifying in-home staff and supervising staff. Bridges Homeward acts as the employer of record and provides additional supports to… Continue Reading Agency With Choice (AWC) [...]
