Avila Residential Services

Avila Residential Services is dedicated to providing a Person Centered approach to Group Home Living environments for dually-diagnosed individuals. Avila Residential services offers adult and children Group Home Services and Community Engagement Services for Southwest Virginia (Galax, Carroll, Grayson). We are in the process of renovating a local community building to serve as a day support program for local individuals. **Residential Group Homes** Group Homes provide a safe environment for residents in a group living situation. Staff are provided 24-hours a day to assist and train each participant in developing daily living skills and to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the participants. Each Group Home participant develops an annualized Individualized Service Plan (ISP) with his/her support team. Support teams are typically comprised of the participant, family members, and staff from a variety of disciplines who provide services. The ISP includes the participants goals, likes, interests, abilities, and supports needed. Group Home programming is enacted by home & community program managers, nursing staff, and direct support professionals. **Community Engagement** Community Engagement supports and fosters an individuals abilities to acquire, retain or improve skills necessary to build positive social behavior, interpersonal competence, greater independence, employability, and personal choices necessary to access typical activities and functions of community life such as those chosen by the general population. The community engagement service may include community education or training and volunteer activities. Community Engagement provides a wide variety of opportunities to facilitate and build relationships and natural supports in the community, while utilizing the community as a learning environment. These activities are conducted at naturally occurring times and in a variety of natural settings in which the individual may actively interact with persons without disabilities, other than those who are being paid to support the individual. The activities shall enhance the individuals involvement with the community and facilitate the development of relationships and natural supports. **Day Support** At ARS, you will be welcomed into an environment that encourages and empowers you to expand your world. Our goal is to provide respectful, professional, and compassionate support for the journey, as together we begin to imagine all of lifes possibilities. Once we understand your unique strengths, interests, and goals, we do everything we can to support you in living the life you choose. Day Support Services are designed for individuals who are looking to increase their presence in the community and build toward greater independence. In these programs, participants and staff work together to focus on making progress toward each individuals goals through community engagement and skill acquisition activities. Day Support Services are equipped to benefit individuals who may need additional personal care, mobility, or behavioral support.