Lakes Region Community Services Council

Enhanced family care - see schedule oenhanced family care - lakes region community services contracts with over 50 families to provide primarily adult foster care to approximately 100 individuals with developmental disabilities and/or acquired brain disorders. These families are really there for the long haul, in there for the good, the bad, through thick and thin. They have opened their homes, hearts, lives and families to many and have such a profound impact on individuals, their families, the organization and the communities where they live. Many of the shared family living home providers have significant longevity as such. The organization places great emphasis on identifying compatible lifestyles and interests between the individual and the family and credits this as the key to the success and longevity. In the end, the individual has the opportunity to share life with a family. Strong, consistent relationships come from being supported by the same people day in and day out. The provider family experiences the joy that comes from giving.

Family support - see schedule ofamily support - lakes region community services council continues in its evolution to be a fully community-based family support organization. As part of family support, a case manager helps families make the most of their benefits, programs, and services available to them. The family support council provides access to additional community resources and funding for families.