Independent Living Skills (ILS) services are directed at the development and maintenance of community skills and community integration. ILS are the skills needed to perform everyday tasks. Services include:

LIVING INDEPENDENTLY

• Housing
• Utilities
• Home management
• Landlord and tenant rights
• Home security
• Recreational activities
• Peer support groups
• Crisis/Emergency hotlines

HOME MANAGEMENT AND GROOMING

• Maintaining your household
• Laundering
• Caring for clothing

HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERVICES

• Food and nutrition
• Communication skills
• Maintaining good personal health
• Scheduling medications
• Preparing for medical emergencies
• Sexuality and medical services
• Counseling referral services
• Substance abuse and rehabilitation
• Depression and suicide prevention
• Peer pressure

MONEY MANAGEMENT

• Banking and budgeting your money
• Maintaining your checking account
• Understanding SSI/SSDI
• Establishing and using credit

SOCIALIZATION SKILLS

• Understanding of social etiquette
• Utilizing appropriate manners
• Learning how to deal with others

TIME MANAGEMENT

• Understanding concept of time
• Using a clock to plan activities
• Using a calendar appropriately

TRANSPORTATION

• Utilizing public transportation
• Scheduling transportation