Support that makes independent living possible
Discovering Independence provides Supported Living Services to adults with intellectual disabilities who choose to live in their own homes — with training, advocacy, and support tailored to each person.
Supported Living Services
Support services are personalized and tailored to meet the specific needs of each individual being supported.
Independent Living Skills
Daily living skills, household management, meal planning, personal care, and shopping — practiced in the client's own home.
Mental Health & Recovery
We arrange comprehensive mental health counseling and substance abuse prevention or treatment for clients with a dual diagnosis.
Judicial & Court Advocacy
Support for clients with a forensic background, focused on court advocacy, conflict resolution, and reducing judicial involvement.
Housing & Community
Selecting and securing housing, connecting to generic community resources, and building community awareness, integration, and safety.
Money Management
Budgeting, bill paying, and financial decision-making so clients can sustain a home of their own over the long term.
Health, Safety & Mobility
Personal health and safety, emergency preparedness, and mobility training for confident travel around the community.
We provide support in these areas
Each plan is thoughtfully developed around the individual's personal goals, preferences, and identified areas of focus, ensuring that services remain meaningful, purposeful, and person-centered.
- Daily living skills
- Selecting & securing housing
- Generic community resources
- Self advocacy
- Community awareness, integration & safety
- Personal care
- Money management
- Developing interpersonal skills
- Household management
- Shopping skills
- Personal health and safety
- Meal planning & preparation
- Mobility training
- Emergency preparedness
- Reducing judicial involvement
- Substance abuse recovery
- Court advocacy
- Conflict resolution
- Mental health support & treatment
About Us
Discovering Independence offers a broad range of Supported Living Services to adults with intellectual disabilities who are choosing to live independently. We specialize in serving clients with a dual diagnosis who may have a forensic background, mental health concerns, substance abuse history, or who are at risk for judicial involvement.
Our purpose is to increase each client's ability to meet their own needs with minimal assistance — building skills that become lasting mechanisms for independence and a productive life.
Supported Living Services Outcomes
What clients gain through training at Discovering Independence.
A greater sense of independence
Every client leaves each session with more capability than they arrived with, measured against goals they set themselves.
Empowerment and self-advocacy
Training doesn't just build skills — it builds the confidence to speak up, make decisions, and direct one's own life.
A better quality of life
Independence and self-advocacy together maximize the quality of the life each person is building for themselves.
Independence in Practice
Skills are developed through real-life experiences at home, in the community, and wherever independence happens.
Common Questions
We provide Supported Living Services to adults with intellectual disabilities living in their own homes. Support ranges from a few hours of skills training per week to intensive, individualized support, and is adjusted as needs change.