Program areas at Peaceful Living
Residential services provides round-the-clock care for people with intellectual disabilities and autism in twelve community homes. Our homes provide a family-style atmosphere where the individuals' families are encouraged to visit frequently.
The family services department offers community and home-based educational services to people with intellectual disabilities and autism. Working closely with an individual's care team, goals are set to help build life skills so that individuals can reach their full potential.
Creative gifts is a community-based mentoring program for adults with intellectual disabilities and autism that incorporates personal skill development, volunteer, and recreational activities to create belonging for people in their own community. The program is unique for each individual and is based on their gifts and interests. Individuals spend half of their day in one of our three creative gifts locations participating in various activities like music, dance, yoga, art, or cooking class. The other half of their day is spent in the community volunteering or interning with our community partners or in recreational activities like exploring nature at a local park.
Congregational and community educational services. Peaceful Living provides various levels of support and training to congregations, schools and community programs who wish to create a more inclusive and nurturing environment for individuals with disabilities. Currently consulting with 25 diverse faith communities (christian, jewish, hindu). Friendship connection program establishes long term relationships between individuals with disabilities and individuals from their surrounding community. By using interest inventories, people are brought together around common interests and activities.