Active Re-entry Independent Living Center - Vernal

Trips are made to the Utah Valley Medical Center as well as the Central Utah Multi Specialty Clinic in Provo. The drivers will drop riders off at which ever facility their physicians and treatments are located.

Provides visits by screened and trained volunteers to individuals who are homebound, isolated, and in need of companionship. Volunteers offer warmth and friendship and play an important role in helping individuals restore feelings of self worth and dignity. The friendly visitor may also provide information about community resources available to help individuals retain their independence as long as they choose. Other services may include visiting and making friendly phone calls, respite care, shopping or other errands, assisting care recipient with unfinished projects or light house work and yard work.

Community-based program which assists individuals with disabilities to achieve or maintain self-sufficient and productive lives in their own communities.

Active Access Support Group: Monthly meetings to unite individuals who use scooters or wheelchairs for mobility within the community. This includes training and education on the use and maintenance of the equipment as well as recreation and socialization activities. Care Givers Support Group: Monthly meetings (usually the forth Wednesday of each month at 1:30) that provide education, referral services, support and assistance to families and professionals involved in care giving. Grief Support Group: Monthly meetings that give support to those experiencing grief from the loss of a loved one. (usually the second Wednesday of each month at 1:30) Low Vision Support Group: Monthly meetings in both Carbon and Emery Counties with peers to learn techniques to adapt to their disability. Skills and experiences are shared.

Community-based program which assists individuals with disabilities to achieve or maintain self-sufficient and productive lives in their own communities.

Supports both individual and community advocacy strategies that create positive change for persons with disabilities and their environment both on the state and national level.

Provides information on resources and benefits available to those with low vision.

Facilitates consumers in obtaining necessary assistive technology. Services include: evaluations by professionals specializing in assistive technology, funding information, research and problem solving and equipment loans.

Provides basic information about advocacy to persons with disabilities, connects them to additional resources and direct advocacy for individuals at the community level ensuring persons with disabilities are integrated into their communities successfully.

Provides skills training to enhance the independence of adults with disabilities in their homes, families, and communities. The program provides classes in cooking, assertiveness, relationships, financial management, adjustment to disability, and others as consumer needs dictate. Persons with disabilities can also get help finding accessible housing, receive peer support, and work individually with staff. See the calendar of upcoming events for up-to-date IL Skills training and activities.

Provides visits by screened and trained volunteers to individuals who are homebound, isolated, and in need of companionship. Volunteers offer warmth and friendship and play an important role in helping individuals restore feelings of self worth and dignity. The friendly visitor may also provide information about community resources available to help individuals retain their independence as long as they choose. Other services may include visiting and making friendly phone calls, respite care, shopping or other errands, assisting care recipient with unfinished projects or light house work and yard work.

Connects people with resources that can help them.