Residential Services offers support to individuals to live safely, successfully, and as self-sufficiently as possible in their home community. Individuals served are supported to develop a full range of life skills, including social and behavioral skills, recreation and leisure skills, communication skills, household and personal management skills, and the use of community resources. Residential services provided include: Adult Residential Services; Youth Residential Services; and Individual Support Services/Community Supported Living Arrangement

Adult Residential Services

Residential Services for Adults offers support to individuals 21 years of age or older to live in the community as an alternative to institutionalization or remaining in their parents' home. Individuals served may own or lease their own home or live in an apartment, townhome, condominium or single-family detached unit owned or leased by CSS.

CSS owns fully-furnished homes in upper Montgomery County. Each unit serves as the residence for one, two or three individuals. Housing arrangements are determined by individual preference, compatibility, common interest, age, and need.

CSS uses a variety of staffing ratios that are based on each individual’s needs in order to provide quality assistance with numerous activities of daily living, including housekeeping, personal hygiene, clothing care, money management, and shopping, as specified in each person’s Individual Plan, or IP. Assistance is also provided in the areas of socialization, communication, telephone use, and age-appropriate leisure activities in the home and in the community. Positive behavior programming is provided, as needed, to develop and encourage socially appropriate behavior. CSS behavior programming is person-specific and is designed by experts in non-aversive behavior interventions.

Every individual served by CSS has an active habilitation program or is active or employed during usual work hours. Each contributes fees for room & board and supplies based on his or her ability to pay.

The Adult Residential program also includes quality social, recreational, and leisure programs administered by CSS' Therapeutic Recreation Department. The mission of the TRD is to provide inclusive and specialized recreational opportunities that enhance the quality of life for persons with physical and developmental disabilities. Special emphasis is placed on providing programs that directly reflect individual choice and allow for self-determination in the distribution of recreational resources. The CSS Therapeutic Recreation program works collaboratively with partner providers in its delivery of certain programs. Adults may participate in the following therapeutic recreational programs:

...» Weekday Evening, Sunday Program, and Other Activities
...» Special Activities and Events

Weekday evening, Sunday Program, and other activities
The weekday Evening program includes art, social, recreational, and leisure programs. Sessions rotate seasonally and include the following: low-impact aerobics; art; music, including the collaborative PCR (Potomac Community Resources, Inc.)-CSS Chorus and Sing-a-long; dance; theatre, including comedy and improvisation; bingo; bowling; and mixed media crafts. Themed socials and seasonal dances promote cultural awareness and encourage diversity. The Sunday program is a structured service that immerses consumers in sports, the arts, and community inclusion opportunities. Seasonal weekend activities include craft and cookie decorating in December. Special day trips to Black Hill Regional Park and Six Flags Amusement Park in Largo, MD, also take place in the Sunday program.

Strong emphasis is placed on physical activities and team sports. Sports programs include, but are not limited to, the following: volleyball; soccer; softball; tennis; skating; and Montgomery County Interagency Club Basketball, which promotes collaboration among agencies that serve individuals with special needs. CSS is also pleased to partner with the Montgomery County Special Olympics in the provision of ongoing training for our consumer athletes.

Making Connections is a social program that serves individuals with mild cognitive disabilities. Other collaborative programs and services exist between CSS and Vis-Arts, the Montgomery County Therapeutic Recreation Department; and the Rockville Swim Center.

All therapeutic recreation classes are open to individuals not funded to receive CSS services. For more information about the Therapeutic Recreation program or to enroll, contact Craig Roberts, Director of Adult Recreation Services. The CSS Resource Center is available for private use by community members. For details or to reserve space for your next event, please contact CSS.

Special Events and Activities
The CSS Therepeutic Recreation Department also helps to ensure that special activities and events occur smoothly and in a manner that promotes positive outcomes for consumers. Special activities and events include, but are not limited to, the following: the annual Ocean City, MD, beach vacation; the Annual Consumer Olympics (for adults and children); the annual family picnic (for adults and children); the annual Fall Festival (for adults and children); and Thanksgiving and Christmas Day banquets (for adults and children without family or family to which to go home these days.)