Community Support Services

We offer Community Support Services (also known as “Conversion Waiver”) for adults with developmental disabilities. Community Support Services (CSS) can take many different forms, from assisting people in preparing for independent living, to helping those already in independent living arrangements maintain their household, to recreational activities. Both individuals who live at home with their families, and those in other living arrangements, may access Community Support Services.

Funded by the Rhode Island Division of Developmental Disabilities, the number of hours of Community Support Services (CSS) per week is determined by the Division’s social worker for that individual. Typically, people receive five to ten hours per week although it can increase based on individual need and situation.

Some of the ways in which Community Support Services may help adults with developmental disabilities include, but are not limited to, assisting in daily living activities such as budgeting and doing finances, cooking, and shopping. If the individual does not live outside his/her family’s home but plans to, Community Support Services may assist in preparing for independent living. For individuals who choose to remain at home with their families, CSS may be used for transporting to community recreational activities.

For more information about Community Support Services offered by the Trudeau Memorial Center,
please contact the Community Support Services Coordinator at 739-2700 ext 255 or send email to kgreen@kentcountyarc.net .