Services

My Choice For Living provides an environment where our consumers feel valued, safe, supported and empowered to live healthy lives.

CPS aims to support individuals with disabilities not only to integrate within their communities, but to promote inclusion as well.
We customize skills training based on our clients individual needs, preferences, interests and what is stipulated by their individual treatment plans.
All behavioral support services are consumer-centered and developed around their needs in an effort to incorporate self-help to allow and attain the greatest possible control over their own lives.
Our clients live in updated homes across Philadelphia and are supported in activities of daily living, functional life skills, personal care skills and basic healthcare.

Community Participation Supports (CPS)

CPS Benefits

Sense of belonging
Learning new skills
Feeling agency over life
Sense of accomplishment
Challenging oneself to grow
Developing new relationships
Income opportunities

Why MCFL Is The Right Choice for CPS

The Community Participation Support program at MCFL broadens the types of life-long learning experiences available to individuals by offering services such as:

1. Prevocational Skills - Increasing potential for hiring by offering job readiness training & employment assistance to develop basic skills to pursue competitive integrated employment

2. Adult Education - Developing & sustaining a range of valued social roles and core competencies in relationships to foster self-determination & self-advocacy

3. Volunteering - Selecting & participating in community volunteer opportunities

4. Health & Wellness - Participation in community opportunities related to the development of hobbies or leisure/cultural interest to promote healthy lifestyles (e.g classes, groups, hikes, outdoor recreation)

My Choice For Living provides individualized support plans to engage our consumers in the community based on their interests. In developing the individualized plans, we work with family, teachers, and other community members to ensure a holistic support system for optimal success and development.

Our wide-range of community based activities are available to individuals residing with other provider agencies in community homes as well as those who are in life-sharing arrangements, living independently or in their family's home. The supports help individuals to become more connected to the community and enhance their quality of life.