Becoming Independent

Living Services:Our Living Services teams offer two support options for those who choose to live independently. Independent Living Services (ILS), serving over 100 individuals annually, are centered around developing skills to achieve the level of independence of one's choosing. Objectives are designed based on an assessment of current skills including self-advocacy, health and safety, personal and social skills, mobility, accessing community resources, and financial management. Supported Living Services (SLS), serving over 50 individuals, provide the support required for a person to live their most independent life, in their own home, on their own terms. Services are flexible and person-centered, offering customized assistance.

Transportation:Agency vehicles provide rides to hundreds of individuals annually to and from their homes, jobs, BI program sites, volunteer sites and community events all over Sonoma and surrounding counties. In addition, BI stands ready, as it has in the past, to make use of its fleet of vehicles to help in the event of need, be that due to an emergency or other need of the community when possible.