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Program Name
Community Living – Pittsfield
Agency Office
703 West Housatonic Street Suite 209
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Phone
413-499-1248
Program Type
Residentialprogram types definition
Business Filing Type
Corporation
Organizational Type
Non-Profit
Transportation options
Public Transportation
Hours of Operation
Monday through Friday 9:00 am – 5:00pm
Accessibility Features
Elevators, Accessible Parking, Accessible Restrooms, Near Public Transportation, Able to serve clients in their wheelchair
Contact
Victoria Fisher
Services
Adult Education, Adult Foster Care / Group Adult Foster Care (Adult Foster Care), Case Management, Cooperative Apartments, Disability Awareness, Food – At home, Mental Health, Skills Training, Socialization Activities
Populations Served
All Disabilities, Alzheimer’s Disease, Amputations, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Arthritis, Asperger’s Syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyper Activity Disorder, Autism Spectrum, Behavior Disorder, Blood disorders, Bone Disorders, Brain/Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Cystic Fibrosis, Depression, Developmental Disability, Diabetes, Digestive Disorders, Dual Diagnosis – ID/MI, Eating Disorders, Elderly Person with disabilities, Epilepsy/seizure Disorder, Intellectual Disabilities, Joint Disorder, Kidney Disease, Learning Disabilities, Mental Illness, Multiple Disability, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Neurofibromatosis, Neurogenic Spinal Deformity, Phobia, Physical Disabilities, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Scoliosis, Spina Bifida, Spinal Cord Injury, Substance Abuse
Eligibility Requirements
Referral through state agencies and schools, some private pay available.

Narrative

The Community Living program provides case management, direct care, and referral services to individuals with disabilities that enables them to live in the community with dignity.

A variety of housing and support models are available, including:

  • Adult Family Care / Home Share
  • Self-Directed Household
  • Congregate Housing
  • Continuous Resident Support Program
  • Supported Living Outreach 
  • In-Home Supports
  • Outreach and 24 hour Residence for Co-occurring Disorders: Substance Use and Mental illness

In addition to providing care supports, Community Living provides participants with a number of opportunities for personal growth, community participation and networking with each other. Some of these opportunities have included:

  • Art classes
  • Writing groups
  • Health & fitness activities
  • Monthly Wii fitness groups
  • Monthly lunches
  • Day trips
  • Annual picnics
  • Community volunteer work

 

Notes

Staff to client ratio: Varies program to program

Licensure

Accreditation

Awarding Authority 
Type 
Title 
Date Issued 
Expiration 
Status
CARF 
Certification 
 
 
 
DDS 
Active Treatment 
 
 
 
DDS 
Individual Supports 
 
 
 
DDS 
Group Basic & Enhanced 
 
 
 
MRC 
Adult Supported Living 
 
 
 
MRC 
Turning 22 
 
 
 
MassHealth 
AFC 
 
 
 

Audits, Reports and Investigations

Resource Type 
Performed By 
Realease Date 
Document Title
Audit 
Whittlesey and Hadley, P.C. 
2015-11-08 
Financial Statement and Supplemental Information

Client Information

Staff to Client Ratios
clients to every staff person
Age Range of Clients
16 years to 70 years
Number of Current Clients
62

Towns Served

ADAMS, ALFORD, BECKET, CHESHIRE, CLARKSBURG, DALTON, EGREMONT, FLORIDA, GREAT BARRINGTON, HANCOCK, HINSDALE, LANESBOROUGH, LEE, LENOX, MONTEREY, MT. WASHINGTON, NEW ASHFORD, NEW MARLBOROUGH, NORTH ADAMS, OTIS, PERU, PITTSFIELD, RICHMOND, SANDISFIELD, SAVOY, SHEFFIELD, STOCKBRIDGE, TYRINGHAM, WASHINGTON, WEST STOCKBRIDGE, WILLIAMSTOWN, WINDSOR

Record last updated on 31/05/2023

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