Community Participation Supports (CPS)

This program provides individuals with a broad range of supports to engage in lifelong learning by trying new things, building new skills, developing new relationships and finding new ways to become a valued member of their community.

The CPS Program focuses on planned outings into the community that will support individuals in learning to become a neighbor, friend or co-worker by engaging in regular interactions within their community that consider each person’s special abilities and interests. These outings will build skills that encourage interdependence with people in the larger community as well as nurture those relationships that support inclusion and create a presence that is felt and appreciated by others in the community.

PEP’s Community Participation Supports program includes helping people with future employment goals to build relationships in order to increase their potential for employment. We understand that getting a job is not just about having the necessary skills to perform the work. Quite often, getting a particular job is also about knowing people and building relationships with potential employers and customers. Outings may include volunteer work and occasional paid work activities.

In-Home and Community Habilitation

In-Home and Community Habilitation allows for service for those in need of increasing their independence. Customized supports are in the general areas of self-care, communication, fine and gross motor skills, mobility, therapeutic acitivities, personal adjustment, relationship development, socialization, and use of community resources. Habilitation may be provided based on the needs of the individual to protect the individual’s health and welfare. Through the provision of this service, individuals learn, maintain, or improve skills through their participation in a variety of everyday life activities. Outcomes are established by the individual to improve skills of their choosing.

Companion Care

Companion services are designed to ensure the health and safety of an individual in their home or community. Staff is there to ensure basic needs are met and to provide the individual and caregiver with added supports as requested. There are no specific outcomes identified with this service other than to provide health and safety but services can be discussed and tailored as needed.

In-Home Respite

In 2010, PEP began to offer In-Home Respite Care Services to allow those with intellectual disability to maintain their independence, participate in a variety of community activities and events, as well as complete basic daily living activities all from the comfort of their own home. These services are usually offered short term (up to 16 hours in a 24 hour period) due to the absence or need for relief of a regular caregiver and are limited to individuals residing in private homes (the individual’s own home or the home of a relative or friend). There is a limited cap on the amount of service hours per year this service can provide.

For more information, please contact PEP’s CEO – Mr. Michael Tucker at Michael.Tucker@PEPServices.org