More About CIRCL

Who we are . . . .

CIRCL is a network of people who have many years of experience with supported living, people who have experience…….

¨ using supported living services themselves;

¨ providing services through SLS agencies;

¨ being vendored and coordinating their own or a family member’s services;

¨ setting up and supporting services from a regional center’s perspective;

¨ planning services and supports.

Who we serve . . . .

CIRCL provides services throughout California and other places to ...

... people with disabilities ... families ... regional centers ... service providers ... advocacy groups and others interested in making supported living services work better for people.

What we do . . . .

CIRCL assists people to think about, start up, and improve supported living services for people with disabilities. We do this by offering ……

information

consultation

training

mentoring.

We provide assistance through our coordinators or we will help connect people with someone else who has faced the same problems and can share practical ideas and solutions.

How we are funded . . .

CIRCL provides some services through a grant from California’s Department of Developmental Services. This grant allows us to offer many services for free or at low cost to people in California. Services outside of our D.D.S. contract can be purchased by direct payment to CIRCL.

How to contact us . . . .

You can contact any of the coordinators below to find out more about CIRCL. Check out this website where you can get more information on supported living and also join our email listserv. If you’d like to be on our mailing list and receive our newsletters and flyers regarding CIRCL events, contact Claudia (see below.)