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Our LECIS (Life Enrichment and Community Integration Services) Program encompasses an array of person-centered, family focused and community based services that utilize a team of experienced and knowledgeable staff to help a client define outcomes and goals they'd like to accomplish. This "Team Approach" stresses positive opportunities, experiences and activities through which each individual has the opportunity to grow, thrive and develop increased independence and self-sufficiency. It is our role and responsibility to provide the support, structure and guidance to assist that person to positively address the unique and special challenges they face each day. Outcomes are defined as "achieving a desired result from choices made." To accomplish these tasks, to address these challenges and to open opportunities, we provide two service delivery options: 1.) Direct Care Support (Community Based) and 2.) Residential Services.
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Direct Care Support (Community Based):
- Life Skills Coaching through 1:1 Community Support: Life Skills are abilities that enable a person to be more successful and independent in their lives. Some examples of life skills coaching activities would include utilization of public transportation, community awareness, cultural experiences, social skills development, meal planning and preparation, money management/budgeting, communications, education skills, inter-personal relationships, self esteem, grooming/personal hygiene, health care, dental hygiene, activity planning and self confidence. Levels of life skills opportunities are geared to each individual's abilities and capacities.
- Job Coaching: Job coaches work with the individual in areas that include locating employment opportunities, utilizing job centers, understanding personal skills, job applications, resume development, grooming for success, interview preparation, organization skills and job tasking, teamwork and cooperation within the workplace. The ultimate goal is to secure and maintain employment.
- Habilitation Assistance: Habilitation companions focus on helping a person within their living environment through social, physical and related health care needs. The amount of assistance the habilitation companion provides is dependent on the person's challenges and needs. Services could include but are not limited to shopping, meal preparation, medication distribution, housekeeping, personal grooming, hygiene care, companionship, nutritional guidance, physical activity/exercise and transportation.
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Residential Services:
- Supported Living: This is under circumstances where the person either lives at home, with relatives, or on his or her own. Supported living assistance includes making and keeping appointments, home and safety skills development, transportation needs, medication management, meal planning, shopping, grooming, health care, and social skills development.
- Life Sharing Through Family Living: (a.k.a. Family Living) provides support to persons who have not yet attained the skill level to be able to live on their own. This involves a client living with an unrelated person or family on a full-time basis in a safe, secure and healthy home. The level of assistance a person receives is based on their needs and the recommendations of their IPP team. Life sharing providers accept the person into their home and encourage them to become a part of the family and the family's life style. They are also supported in retaining their natural family relationships whenever possible. They function and participate in the family and receive the support, guidance, assistance and caring as with any other member of the family.
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Eligibility for Services:
A person being referred or requesting services must have a documented evaluation, be found to have a primary diagnosis of mental retardation and have approved authorization for services by the local county Mental Health/Mental Retardation program. For additional questions or inquiries regarding service eligibility please go to our Contact Us page and email our LECIS program contact.
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Access to Services
Our LECIS Program staff currently provide services in Crawford and Venango Counties and are prepared to extend those services as requests or need for services are identified. For additional information regarding accessibility of services please go to our Contact Us page and email our LECIS program contact.
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