Independent Living Program
Purpose
This program provides assistance to Minnesotans with disabilities to live independently, function in their homes and with their families, and participate in their communities.
Customers and Services
Customers are persons with disabilities who request services to help them live independently in their communities. There are two types of service: a grant program that supports eight community-based, nonprofit Centers for Independent Living (CILs), which provide advocacy, independent living skills training, peer counseling, support groups, information and referral, transportation assistance, home and work modification, counseling, and many other services; and an agency-based State Independent Living Services (SILS) program operated cooperatively through vocational rehabilitation field offices to provide counseling, service coordination, and the purchase of equipment.
Measures - Reporting period is federal fiscal year (FFY), October 1 - September 30*
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FFY 2007
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FFY 2008
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FFY 2009
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Total number of persons served
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5,555
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6,847
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7,655
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Total instances of service (includes duplicate customers)
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22,897
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31,095
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45,520
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*CILSs report to DEED annually for the preceding FFY; DEED could not extrapolate state fiscal year (SFY) data, but will request future financial data by SFY.
Funding Source and Expenditure (in thousands)
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FFY 2007
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FFY 2008
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FFY 2009
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Federal Fund
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$1,883
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$2,876
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$3,302
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General Fund
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$1,690
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$2,440
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$2,440
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Statutory Authority
-- Minn. Stat., Chap. 268A.11; U.S. Code, Title 29, Chap. 16, Sect. 796 et seq.
Contact Information
David Sherwood-Gabrielson, Director
Phone: 651.259.7350 or 800.328.9095; TTY: 651.296.3900
This information current as of January 2010.