Options for Community Living

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Contact Information

United Cerebral Palsy of MetroBoston
Contact: Laura McDonald, Director of Individual Supports
Email Address: ucpboston@ucpboston.org
Phone: 617-926-5480

71 Arsenal Street Watertown, MA 02472
Area Served: Greater Boston

Map Location Options for Community Living

Narrative

The Options for Community Living Program is a community-based supported living model of services. Program is implemented to meet the needs of individuals with developmental/physical disabilities, including acquired brain injury. Individuals receive supports while living in accessible apartments in eastern Massachusetts communities. The service model resembles that of independent living programs. Additional supports to address skill areas which a person cannot presently manage independently.

Help provided is designed to enable each person to achieve maximum functional skill levels in areas like:

  • personal care attendant (PCA) management
  • transportation
  • finances
  • health management
  • household management
  • community access
  • self-advocacy
  • self-care 
  • social/recreation

To prevent case management from becoming a means of dependency, staff intervention is limited to the lowest degree of help needed to enable a person to pursue independent living goals. The case manager’s tasks are purposely geared toward enabling a person to implement his/her initiatives. Technical assistance is given to supplement skills affected by a person's disability-related impairments.

Service Types

  • Case Management
  • Family Support
  • Skills Training
  • Socialization Activities

Program Type

  • Independent Living

Populations Served

  • All Disabilities
  • Developmental Disability
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Mental Illness
  • Physical Disabilities

Ages Served

Languages Spoken

  • Spanish

Accessibility Features

  • Accessible Parking

Additional Information

  • Fees: Free Service, Personal Funds
  • Licensed By: DDS