3TOP AND !SK FOR $IRECTIONS 1. GATHER INFORMATION
s ,EARN THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE SERVICES DELIVERY and housing systems. s *OIN ADVOCACY ANDOR SUPPORT GROUPS TO NETWORK AND OBTAIN INFORMATION 2. APPLY FOR SERVICES FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES s !PPLY AND MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY FOR 3OCIAL 3ECURITY AND Medicaid benefits. s !PPLY FOR WAIVER SERVICES WITH THE STATE AGENCY TO WHICH YOU ARE ELIGIBLE (such as Division of Developmental Disabilities). s ,OCATE AND APPLY FOR 3UPPORTIVE 3ERVICES AND OTHER RESOURCES FROM GENERIC AND mainstream sources. For example, apply for food stamps, energy assistance, PADD, meals on wheels and such that can supplement your budget. s !PPLY FOR HOUSING SUBSIDIES LIKE 3ECTION VOUCHERS AND VOUCHERS THROUGH THE State Rental Assistance Program (SRAP) by contacting public housing authorities and provider agencies. While often these are in short supply, there are multiple places to obtain vouchers or be on a waiting list to obtain one. 3. EXPLORE VARIOUS HOUSING OPTIONS s 2ESEARCH HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICE OPTIONS AND PLAN for the best models to suit your needs. s !RE THERE PEOPLE WITH WHOM YOU CAN SHARE RESOURCES s $ETERMINE WHAT SUPPORTS ARE NEEDED AND WHERE TO ACCESS THEM !SSESS HOW many supports are available from friends and family. Seek additional supports from relatives, neighbors, and community connections. s $ECIDE WHERE AND WITH WHOM YOU WOULD LIKE TO LIVE BASED UPON ACCESS TO FAMILY friends, job/daytime activities, transportation, and needed services. 4. DEVELOP INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS s ,EARN HOW TO DEAL WITH SAFETY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSES such as using the telephone, calling 911, basic first aid responses and how to respond in a fire. s 5SE TECHNOLOGY LIKE CELL PHONES '03 I0ODS COMPUTERS 3KYPE &ACE 4IME AND emergency call buttons. s $EVELOP INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS LIKE MEAL PREPARATION TAKING MEDICATIONS being independent for hygiene and grooming and/or other ways to meet these needs such as meals on wheels, microwave cooking and electronic reminders for medication administration.
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