DBVI provides services and resources which empower individuals who are blind, vision impaired or deafblind to achieve their desired levels of employment, education, and personal independence. Services are provided through 4 main programs: Vocational Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Teaching and Independent Living, Low Vision Services and Education Services. Most services are provided in the person's home, school, or workplace. Referrals are accepted from individuals, families, schools, doctors, and other community partners.

Provides community-based case management to child, adolescent, and adult brain injury survivors and their families who reside in the service area. Identifies, plans, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates services and resources to meet an individual's needs. A collaborative process is used to identify survivor centered goals, and marshal (coordinate) resources to meet those goals. Includes advocating for and creating community resources needed to assist survivors in maximizing recovery, optimizing employment or service potential, and reintegrating into their families and communities. Areas which are frequently the focus of case management services include: * Behavior / Self Direction; * Cognitive Skills and Communication; * Education; * Health and Medical Services; * Mobility and Transportation; * Recreation and Socialization; * Self Care and Independent Living; * Vocation and Employment.

Elmtree is a group home for individuals 18+ who have an intellectual disability and other secondary disabilities, such as emotional/behavioral problems or physical disabilities. Elmtree provides access to social and recreational activities and makes available religious and employment opportunities in the community or at home. The application process includes providing credit references, housing references, verification of income and disability. Renters must meet all VHDA requirements and sign a one-year lease. Elmtree has available staff on-site 24 hours a day.

Merica House is home to individuals with a variety of severe physical disabilities.

The purpose of LIFT is to provide apartment-based Independent Living and Support Services to help foster care youth, ages 17-21, transition from residential care to independent living. Youth receive housing, vocational and educational services, life skills training, therapeutic services (counseling, therapy and/or substance abuse education), and the development of a network of support services in the community. LIFT is licensed for 25-beds for males & females transitioning from the foster care system to independent living in the community.

DBVI provides services and resources which empower individuals who are blind, vision impaired or deafblind to achieve their desired levels of employment, education, and personal independence. Services are provided through 4 main programs: Vocational Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Teaching and Independent Living, Low Vision Services and Education Services. Most services are provided in the person's home, school, or workplace. Referrals are accepted from individuals, families, schools, doctors, and other community partners.

Provides technical assistance, oversight, and compliance to Centers for Independent Living (CILs). CILs provide services and advocacy to promote the leadership, independence, and productivity of people with disabilities. CILs work with both individuals, as well as the local communities, to remove barriers to independence and ensuring equality of persons with disabilities. May provide limited transportation to clients when no other options are available. If there are any questions relative to transportation, please call. Planning District Area Served 1 Junction Center for Independent Living 2 Clinch Independent Living Services 3 Appalachian Independence Center 4 New River Valley Satellite Office 5 Blue Ridge Independent Living Center 6 Valley Associates for Independent Living 7 Access Independence 8 Idependence Center of Northern Virginia 9 Independence Empowerment Center 10 Independence Resource Center 11 Lynchburg Area Center for Independent Living 12 Piedmont Independent Living Center 13-14 Unserved 15 Central Virginia Independent Living Center 16 DisAbility Resource Center 17-18 Unserved 19 Crater District CIL Satellite 22 Eastern Shore Center for Independent Living 23 Peninsula Center for Independent Living

Provides community-based case management for individuals affected by brain injury. Case management includes identifying needs and developing a plan of action to meet those needs. Help individuals and their caregivers find their way through the rehabilitation process which can last for years following an injury. After determining what an individual needs and would like to accomplish, we identify and coordinate services to help them reach their goals. Monitor progress toward those goals and build partnerships and teams to create a lasting network for continued support. Primary function is to help individuals affected by brain injury return to their lives - to their homes, careers, school and communities - to the greatest extent possible.

A residential facility for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities that offers programs specifically designed to help them live as independently as possible. Training includes daily living skills, support for community living, ongoing support services.

DBVI provides services and resources which empower individuals who are blind, vision impaired or deafblind to achieve their desired levels of employment, education, and personal independence. Services are provided through 4 main programs: Vocational Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Teaching and Independent Living, Low Vision Services and Education Services. Most services are provided in the person's home, school, or workplace. Referrals are accepted from individuals, families, schools, doctors, and other community partners.

A combination of training and support activities designed to enable adults with significant functional limitations to achieve and maintain community stability and independence in the most appropriate, least restrictive environment.

VFS Mental Health Skills-Building Services are designed to assist individuals with achieving and maintaining community stability and independence in the most appropriate, least restrictive environment. Components of services include individualized training in acquiring living skills, medication management, personal hygiene, use of social skills and personal support system. Additional components include nutrition guidance, money management, psycho-education, skills training, development of community resources and health maintenance.

DBVI provides services and resources which empower individuals who are blind, vision impaired or deafblind to achieve their desired levels of employment, education, and personal independence. Services are provided through 4 main programs: Vocational Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Teaching and Independent Living, Low Vision Services and Education Services. Most services are provided in the person's home, school, or workplace. Referrals are accepted from individuals, families, schools, doctors, and other community partners.

Goal directed trainings to enable individuals to achieve and maintain community stability and independence in the most appropriate, least restrictive environment.

DBVI provides services and resources which empower individuals who are blind, vision impaired or deafblind to achieve their desired levels of employment, education, and personal independence. Services are provided through 4 main programs: Vocational Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Teaching and Independent Living, Low Vision Services and Education Services. Most services are provided in the person's home, school, or workplace. Referrals are accepted from individuals, families, schools, doctors, and other community partners.

A psychosocial rehabilitation program designed to assist individuals with mental disabilities to achieve their maximum potential. Provides opportunities for the development of social skills, independent living skills, and employment skills within a supportive social network.

Provide a variety of services designed to help adults and young adults with autism develop the skills and confidence they need to reach their full potential. There is a Life Skills and Transitioning services for adolecents and adults transitioning to independent living this program includes a community support program for adults with ASD who are ready to live on their own with a little support and encouragement. Also offer a Career Readiness Program - provides on the job training at all while earning a paycheck. Coaches assist students in building a resume, applying, and interviewing for jobs.

Didlake Day Support Services provide opportunities for people with disabilities to optimize their personal, social, and vocational skills. Our services focus on personal growth and learning to help each individual live a full, responsible, productive life. Programs Community Engagement The Community Engagement program provides opportunities for participants to directly interact with people who do not have disabilities in naturally occurring community settings. While in the community, program participants are supported and encouraged to learn and understand how to successfully engage in each activity with the goal of developing interdependent relationships. Group Day The Group Day Program provides on- and off-site activities that teach individuals to be independent, healthy, and active participants at home and in the community. Didlake work with each participant to develop and meet their specific needs and goals. On-site activities provide opportunities for individuals to participate in wellness-focused classes on exercise, cooking, personal hygiene, and safety. Programs also offer personal growth activities to build communication, socialization, behavior management, self-advocacy, technology, and literacy skills.

The program provides group homes for individuals with mental illnesses, intellectual disabilities, substance use, and co-occurring disorders. Also provides a highly structured program for residents to make progress toward more independent living. It operates 24 hours a day and seven days a week. The program is internally accessible for the handicapped.

Assists people with disabilities to acquire the skills needed to live independently, such as financial management, acquired social skills, household management, etc.

Fosters a community environment in which people with disabilities can achieve their maximum level of independence. Offers advocacy, information and referral, peer counseling, independent living skills training, transition services for youth, transition services for people with disabilities residing in nursing facilities, assistance devices & accessible home modifications such as ramps and grab bars. Offers community education as well as personal technical assistance on accessibility.

Mental health skill-building services are goal-directed training programs that help individuals with mental illness develop the skills they need to achieve and maintain community stability and independence.

Offers life skills training and socialization programs for deaf and developmentally disabled individuals. Also offers vocational training, which enables members to develop basic work skills in collating, labeling, folding, and other bulk mailing tasks through participation in sheltered workshops. Work is contracted for fees from which members are paid. Provides one-on-one with staff on individual goals such as learning one's name in sign language and how to write one's address.

The Day Services Program assists Danville and Pittsylvania County citizens with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to reach their fullest potential by providing supports to access available resources from their local and surrounding communities. Day Services provides a supportive environment where individuals with developmental disabilities are treated with dignity and respect.

Offering specialized programs designed to meet the unique needs of those on the Autism Spectrum, ADHD, Developmental Delay, Learning Disorders, Deaf, Hard of Hearing and more. Services include: Job Coaching, Life Skills, Social Skill Development and opportunities, ASL Classes, Business School, Academic Tutoring and GED Prep.