ACCESS TO INDEPENDENCE OF SAN DIEGO INC

ACCESS TO INDEPENDENCE OF SAN DIEGO, INC. SERVES AS A CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE REGIONS OF SAN DIEGO, IMPERIAL, AND HONOLULU COUNTIES. EACH OF OUR BRANCHES PROVIDES ESSENTIAL SERVICES, INCLUDING TRANSITION, DIVERSION, PEER SUPPORT, PERSONAL ASSISTANCE, ADVOCACY, HOUSING, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, AND INFORMATION AND REFERRAL. IN ADDITION TO THESE CORE OFFERINGS, WE DEVELOP TAILORED PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, ENSURING THAT OUR INITIATIVES RESONATE MEANINGFULLY WITH THOSE WE SERVE.WE ARE GUIDED BY THE BELIEF THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL DESERVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO FLOURISH. CONSEQUENTLY, ALL OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, IRRESPECTIVE OF AGE OR THE NATURE OF THE DISABILITY. OUR DEDICATION TO PROMOTING COMMUNITY INTEGRATION IS CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION, AS WE ADVOCATE FOR THE CREATION OF BARRIER-FREE ENVIRONMENTS.IN REFLECTING ON OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, WE ARE PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE SERVED 743 CONSUMERS, OFFERED INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES TO 4,807 INDIVIDUALS, AND EFFECTIVELY ASSISTED 1,599 PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR INDEPENDENT LIVING OBJECTIVES WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR DEDICATED STAFF. FURTHERMORE, WE DEVOTED 3,040 HOURS TO ADVOCACY EFFORTS AIMED AT FACILITATING SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN CRITICAL AREAS SUCH AS EMPLOYMENT, TRANSPORTATION, AND HEALTHCARE ACCESS. WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED 62 INDIVIDUALS FROM INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS TO COMMUNITY LIVING AND PROVIDED SUPPORT TO 90 YOUTH IN THEIR JOURNEY TO ADULTHOOD. TOGETHER, WE ARE MAKING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF THOSE WE SERVE.