Gulf Coast Teaching Family Services Incorporated

In-home services/supervised independent living: this medicaid-funded program is designed to teach individuals with developmental disabilities to live as independently as possible in a home setting of their own within the community. Consumers learn valuable skills, such as money management, safety, cooking, housekeeping, social skills, self administration of medication, transportation, hygiene, grooming, and the use of community resources.

In-home services/elderly (community choice waiver): this medicaid-funded waiver program provides personal care attendant services to qualified elderly individuals and adults with disabilities. Personal care attendants help consumers to live independently with support in their communities rather than in a nursing home or institution. This program provides assistance with such activities as: personal hygiene, light household chores, shopping, meal preparation, eating, bathing, dressing, laundering, and other areas.

Youth and family services/therapeutic foster care (incl. Row host homes): therapeutic homes in the community are available with specially trained foster parents who care for abused, neglected, or troubled children and adolescents, as well as for children with physical and/or mental disabilities.

Youth and family services/crisis respite services:this program offers children and families in crisis one-on-one supervision and guidance for a brief period of time, with the goals of successfully meeting new behavior goals and maintaining the child in his/her environment.

Homeless services/moving upward:assistance is provided to people, 18 or older, who are homeless. Services include financial support, locating housing, counseling, and skills training, such as budgeting, hygiene, job-skills training, interviewing techniques, and other basic needs. People are linked to resources, such as shelters, child care, disability benefits, and food banks.

Other program services