Independent Living
Meet Bo!
Bo was one of the first residents in our Independent Living apartment program! He has lived independently with support for twenty-nine years!
Bo enjoys driving to work at KFC on his scooter where he has been a valuable employee for almost twenty years!
Bo very much enjoys his guinea pig, Snoopy! Bo has a heart of gold and a great friend to his neighbors!
bridging the gaps
IMPACT is able to bridge the gaps for those who have mastered many independent living skills and choose to live on their own. Whether an individual resides in IMPACT’s apartment program or a home in the community, IMPACT is here for them.
IMPACT can help develop a plan to assist with the areas where further skill development or assistance is needed, such as bill paying, transportation and assistance at medical appointments and/or assistance with organizing and ensuring proper administration of medications.
As is true with all services offered by IMPACT, the plan of how to support is designed uniquely to meet the specific needs of each individual.
feeling freedom…
“I moved into the Sanford House Group Home in 2013. I learned how to do more on my own and in 2018, I moved into the Duke Street Apartments.
Meet Gary!
I love where I live. I like the privacy and independence of having my own place. I feel freedom and it is my own. I am independent with just the help I need. I like having privacy. I go to work and come home to my own place.
I like the people that are around me. I can always talk to the workers like Teresa. Pete is a really good person to talk things out with. I get to do different things through the services I get like going to the Y, having help with paying bills and going to the grocery store. I enjoy school too (at the Community College).
I really appreciate what my staff has done for me. I can call them with any problem I have. I have good relationships with my staff and my neighbors. I really like my neighbors. Some I have known a really long time and some are newer to the apartments.
I like to help the new ones. I like to be a friend to others and help them. I like to help because sometime I may need help.
The staff are caring and that is what I like. The staff tell me to let them know of anything I need. This lets me know that I will be Okay. Ya know, there are some people that you can’t really trust but I do know that I can trust my staff. They are willing to help in any way they can.”