Check Out Our February Washington Activities Calendar!
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Our New Program & Community Center is Now Open!
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VFI has proudly served individuals with disabilities throughout Western Pennsylvania for over 30 years. VFI is dedicated to serving our community as a Center for Independent Living (CIL), providing the following core CIL services: Information & Referral, Peer Counseling, Skills Training, Transition Services, and Advocacy. In addition, VFI also provides assistance with Assistive Technology, Employment Services, and more.
Interested in becoming a caregiver?
Learn more about Voices for Independence, providing Home Care in all of our service areas!
Voices for Independence is always hiring caregivers in the Washington region and surrounding areas. Visit the Voices for Independence website to apply online easily and securely today!
Living Well, Independently.
Living well means embracing concepts like self-determination, choice, integration, freedom from barriers, and dignity of risk. It’s having the same opportunity as a person without a disability to pursue one’s own destiny. Only you know what you want to do with your life. Tell us what’s important to you and we can provide support along the way.
VFI already provides customized services to many individuals throughout Western PA. As a Center for Independent Living, VFI facilitates all the above while acting as a community center, offering empowering and fun activities, upon remodel.
Services Overview
ADVOCACY
VFI’s dedicated Advocacy program focuses on 3 different types of advocacy that someone with a disability may need to rely on– individual, self, and systems-advocacy.
Transition Services
Disability can have a real impact on your ever-changing day-to-day needs. VFI has services that help you transition through all different stages of life.
Peer Support
Peer Support allows people with disabilities to encourage one another to set and achieve goals for themselves. The philosophy is that people with disabilities understand one another’s struggles best when we relate to each other as peers.
INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING
Independent Living Skills Training is a unique service tailored to each person, in which an individual can work toward learning a new skill with the guidance of a VFI staff member, who also has a disability.
INFORMATION & REFERRAL
VFI connects people with disabilities and their families with information, resources, and service agencies. Every person’s needs and situations are different.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Promoting self-awareness and self-knowledge as a means to a healthier lifestyle is a primary goal of VFI’s Health & Wellness program. Through mentoring, resources, and additional programs, we can help you learn more about healthier choices.
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
VFI is the local outreach partner of the statewide program known as Technology for Our Whole Lives, (TechOWL). As a partner, VFI’s Assistive Technology Resource Center (ATRC) serves 7 counties, providing support in the form of adaptive devices which allows for greater independence and accessibility.
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
In the past, you or someone you know with disabilities may have been discouraged from seeking employment due to concerns over insurance coverage or complicated government programs. Contact VFI today to learn more about your options.
