VOICES FOR INDEPENDENCE

Vfi provided a nursing home transition program established to identify and transition individuals from nursing homes. Services included identification of eligible nursing home residents, community planning with family and support networks, identification and preparation of housing resources, the provision of tangible assistance services to accomplish the relocation to community, linkage to community support programs, non-medical transportation services, and follow up. Approximately 300 individuals were provided with nursing home transition services during the fiscal year.

Independent living programs - vfi operates a center for independent living to provide support, education and advocacy to empower people with disabilities, improve the quality, independence, dignity, and control of their lives, as well as to promote a philosophy of independent living, including a philosophy of consumer control, peer support, self-help, self- determination, equal access, and individual and systems advocacy. Funding is received from the us department of health and human services and the commonwealth of pennsylvania office of vocational rehabilitation.