ILS Generalist Program
The Independent Living Skills Generalist Program is funded by AB204 and provides services and supports to all consumers with a disability that are wanting services. This program really goes to the heart of the CIL mission of providing independence through a variety of services and connections to various programs and/or agencies and creating “somewhat of a continuum of care.” We provide these services at each of our offices, Berkeley, Oakland and Fruitvale.
Our IL Generalist Counselors provide:
- 1 on 1 counseling as needed
- Information and Referrals
- Budgeting assistance (connections to payee services if needed)
- Assistance in navigating different systems (healthcare, benefits, etc)
The Independent Living Generalist Program is really the person that connects everything and is the glue that makes those connections stick and stay healthy. These counselors also have more of the capacity to work with other providers and/or agencies around the other issues and/or services that might be impacting a persons efforts to reach success.