Family Support Services
 Family Support Services (FSS) is
an innovative and exciting program that provides individualized services to
people with disabilities and their families as determined by the
families. Services may include respite care, family enrichment
services, transportation, and homemaker services.
Temporary Respite Care is support provided
to individuals in their home, the home of a FSS worker, or licensed
community home. Respite care can be a “home away from home” and may be
used on a temporary basis or for extended periods of time.
In November of 2002, Prospectus Berco
expanded and improved respite services by opening a brand new, state of the
art respite home in Sinking Spring, PA. The new ranch-style home
includes wheel-chair accessibility and an open floor plan. Other
features include a lift system and sprinkler system. Respite Home
Services are available to three people at a time. The Department of
Public Welfare licenses the Respite Home.
LifeSharing through Family Living is a program in which adults with disabilities share in the joys and
responsibilities of family life. Interested providers are screened by our
professional staff and then are matched with people who express their wish
to live with a family. Currently, thirteen families and seventeen
individuals participate in the LifeSharing through Family Living Program. The success of this program is
evidenced by the fact that some families have been sharing their lives for
seven or more years.
Foster Care places
children with caring, qualified families on a temporary or
long-term basis. Prospective families are matched with children based
on capacity and the children's needs. Family providers are licensed and receive
6 hours of
annual training in child-specific topics. This program is funded by Berks
County Children and Youth and Lancaster County Children & Youth Services.
Temporary Group Respite is a Tuesday evening
program from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Activities include ceramics
classes, arts and crafts, games, movies, dances and trips to local restaurants.
For more information on these services
or to schedule a visit,
please contact
Susan Stalnecker, Director of Development at (610) 372-4637. |
