Community Living Supports

What are Community Living Support Services?

Community Living Support services — or "CLS" services — are designed to teach skills that allow one to work toward obtaining or sustaining independent living in the community. CLS skill-building services are delivered by paraprofessionals who work on goals and objectives specific to the individual and their needs.

Some skill-building services may include:

• Learning self-care tasks
• Meal planning, safe food preparation, and cooking
• Cleaning and organizing
• Laundry tasks
• Skills needed to maintain a private residence
• Budgeting and prioritizing needs
• Learning to navigate the community to obtain things to meet basic needs
• Social skills and socially appropriate behavior in the community
• Safety in the community