Options for Community Growth

Options for Community Growth helps people with disabilities of all ages, including children and adults, and they've set up services all across Milwaukee County, Wisconsin-there are adult day care programs at their headquarters, plus fifteen Adult Family Homes and seven supportive apartments, some fully or partly accessible with ramps and safety features for people with mobility needs or those who are D/deaf. Their staff are trained to handle different levels of need, from folks who need just a bit of watching to those who need close supervision, and they've got specially trained staff who know sign language, with some staff being deaf themselves, which helps people who use nonverbal ways to communicate or have hearing loss, and they've gone through HFS 83 and DHS 83 training so they're ready for all kinds of challenging behaviors, especially among folks with autism, cognitive delays, or dementia. These homes are all as home-like as possible, with a mix of shared and private bedrooms, depending on what the resident needs, and they have staff around all day and night to help out. Most residents have developmental disabilities, from mild to severe, and some live in houses where people with similar needs stay together-there are homes for people with autism, intermittent explosive disorder, cognitive disabilities, or traumatic brain injury, and some homes are just for people who are more independent and active, focusing on getting out into the community or job training. Their programs don't stop at housing either-there's summer respite camps, recreation programs, and employment help, all meant to build skills and give folks more independence, which the staff and management like Dan Drury, Jeff Holloway, Jamie Lester, and Darlene Williams try to support every day, making sure medical and mental health needs get handled too. Options for Community Growth holds an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau and aims to give people and families as much choice and community connection as possible, with over fifty different programs to help everyone get what they need, and you'll find help here for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Down syndrome, or brain injury, and support that stretches from daily living to bigger life goals.