Fall River Life Skills

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Contact Information

Community Connections Inc.
Contact: Rhonda Partridge, Service Director
Email Address: rkershaw@communityconnectionsinc.org
Phone: 508-678-1210
Fax: 508-677-4515

125 Hartwell Street Fall River, MA 02721
Area Served: Southeast

Map Location Fall River Life Skills

Narrative

Serves developmentally disabled adults  have the ability to benefit from dailiy living skills training. The training lets them to function more independently, with support, in their community. Community-based activites and volunteer opportunities are an integral part of the program. Physical, occupational, speech and behavioral therapies are avialable.

Skills training includes:

  • computer skiils
  • nutrition and meal planning
  • exercise programs
  • health and safety skills
  • budgeting 
  • social interaction

Service Types

  • Case Management
  • Day Activity
  • In-program Transportation
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Self-Advocacy
  • Self-Advocacy - Health and Safety
  • Self-Advocacy - Life Skills
  • Socialization Activities
  • Speech Therapy

Program Type

  • Assistive Technology and Equipment
  • Communication
  • Counseling
  • Self-Advocacy Training

Populations Served

  • Asperger's Syndrome
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Behavior Disorder
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Deaf
  • DeafBlind
  • Developmental Disability
  • Fragile X Syndrome
  • Guillain-Barré Syndrome
  • Hard of Hearing
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Language Impairment
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Mental Illness
  • Multiple Disability
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Nonverbal Communication
  • Physical Disabilities
  • Sensory Processing Disorder
  • Speech Impairment
  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Visual Impairment

Ages Served

  • 19 - 22
  • 23 – 59
  • 60 +

Languages Spoken

  • Portuguese

Accessibility Features

  • Able to serve clients in their wheelchair
  • Accessible Parking
  • Accessible Public Transportation
  • Accessible Restrooms
  • Elevators
  • Medical Needs
  • Near Public Transportation
  • Wheelchair Ramps

Additional Information

  • Accredited By: CARF
  • Fees: MassHealth, Private Insurance, Personal Funds
  • Licensed By: Masshealth/DDS