Our Community Development Services (CDS) focuses on providing individuals with opportunities to develop skills and promote independence related to community integration with people without disabilities. Services include transportation to, and from within activities and opportunities for staff to train the individual on various transportation routes in which the individual desires. Everyone served will have an individualized activity schedule that is based on his/her preferences, interests, and choice that supports integration in and access to the community. The individualized activity calendar will be updated quarterly/ and or as needed basis. DSP working with the assigned individuals shall ensure that activity plans are updated and corrected based on actual activity.

Some of the activities we offer through our CDS program will include:

• Volunteering with non-profit organizations that supports our mission
• Travel training
• Transportation to, from and within activities
• Personal care assistance that may be provided in the community
• Performing paid or unpaid internship
• Activities that promote integration and inclusion in the community to include identification of employment path.