OC Independent Living (OCIL) provides daily living skills and ongoing support to adults with disabilities throughout all of Orange County. We have fun, caring staff who have experience working with people of all ages and abilities. Service areas may include grocery shopping, cooking, setting up and going to the doctor and dentist visits, making plans for and planning transportation to social events, for example. Our goal is to enable you to live in your own place as independently as possible. The OCIL program meets the requirements of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 17 and 22 for independent living programs as well as the California Welfare and Institutions Code.
Areas of service include, but are not limited to: Cooking, Meal Planning & Preparation, Cleaning, Shopping, Money Management, Health & Hygiene, Self-Advocacy, Independent Recreation, Home & Community Safety and Resource Awareness, Benefits & Entitlements Management and use of Public Transportation.
NATURE OF SERVICES
OCIL services are tailored to meet your individual needs. We do not have set curriculum or prearranged classes. We do not have multiple staff coming and going throughout the week. You will receive support from one Independent Living (IL) Instructor who you will get to know well. Training and support is provided in your home and out in the community at all of the places you would normally go and specific to what you want.
LEVEL OF SERVICE
Services are usually scheduled between you and your IL Instructor and will probably be set for the same day each week. Clients who are referred by a social service agency may develop a written plan describing the services and goals, according to the requirements of the referring agency.
TRANSITIONING TO INDEPENDENT LIVING
OCIL provides training and support for adults with disabilities who are currently living in their family home and who are planning to move out. It’s wise to start independent living services well before you move so that you can get to know the program, start working on skills, locate a place to live and make all necessary arrangements.
GETTING STARTED
Clients of social service agencies that fund independent living should contact their agency to discuss a referral.
Clients receiving funding from a social service agency may have limits on the type and level of service depending on that agency’s guidelines.