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| Peer Advocacy and Community OutreachMoving Towards IndependenceVCIL is there to support you towards independence - whether you want to move out of a nursing home and back into the community, manage attendant care, find a job, or advocate for your rights. VCIL's Peer Advocacy and Community Outreach Program provides disabled and Deaf Vermonters with support and training to learn independent living and self-advocacy skills. Peer Advocate and Community Outreach Specialists (PACs) have had personal experience with disabilities.They work with peers one-on-one and in groups, to find solutions and improve options for independent living in our communities. Independent living goals may include moving out of a nursing home, managing attendant care, budgeting finances, acquiring adaptive equipment, communicating more effectively, or finding a job. Peer Advocacy Peer Advocacy and Community Outreach Specialists (PACs) - work with peers individually and in groups on life skills training. PACs help peers establish and achieve their personal goals. Youth Leadership Program (YLP) - helps youth with disabilities plan the transition from high school to independence. More about YLP Deaf Independence Program (DIP) - provides individual and group skills training to the culturally Deaf throughout Vermont. More about DIP Deaf and Hard of Hearing Links Employment and Benefits to Work Program - helps people with disabilities explore employment options that don’t threaten needed benefits. More about Benefits To Work Program Call the I-Line at 1-800-639-1522 (voice or TTY). |