BCIL's Direct Services

Note for first time visitors.

Information and Referral, Skills Training and Peer Mentoring are the backbone of Direct Services. The majority of Direct Service staff at BCIL has disabilities and through their experiences a consumer is able to understand independent living from an individual who knows what it takes to live in a world laced with barriers. Much of BCIL’s success comes from individual interactions between staff and people using our services -- consumers who become empowered as active, participating members of their community.

Peer Mentoring and Skills Training

Empowering a person means to assist that individual to take control of his or her life in all areas, regardless of what his or her disability may be. Our skills training and peer mentoring staff can help you develop an Independent Living Plan by providing the education, technical assistance and confidence-building necessary for an individual to develop the ability to become independent and self sufficient. Specialists can also offer important information about disability rights to help consumers learn to advocate for themselves. In addition, they can direct you to our Transition to Adulthood Program for young people, or to a general adult skills specialist, or to a skills trainer from our Personal Care Attendant Program. Our outreach coordinator can arrange to have a BCIL representative come talk with you, or your school, hospital or agency about any of our programs, special projects and services.

BCIL can help you deal with the many issues that affect people with disabilities. It takes the experience and focus that BCIL staff exhibit to address the tough situations presented by many people contacting us for services. Here’s a small sampling of recent success stories.