Developmental Services

Support Coordination assists individuals and their families with accessing appropriate services based on their needs and preferences. We provide Support Coordination to adults and children. We promote maximum independence of Arlington County residents with developmental disabilities to help individuals and their families access services that enable them to have choices within their lives, at home, and in the community.

Options include employment (group and individual support) and habilitation programs. These programs enable adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to prepare for and engage in meaningful employment and/or training to increase their functional skills and self-sufficiency. Transportation enables individuals unable to use public transportation to attend their employment or habilitation services.

Residential Services offer community living options for individuals 18 years and up with the goal of maximizing independence. Options include respite, in-home, supervised apartments, group homes and community-based Intermediate Care Facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Family Support is financial assistance for eligible families who collect extraordinary disability-related expenses. The fund serves families who care for family members with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in their home. Family Support funding can be used for equipment, goods, services, and supports that allow families to care for their family member(s) in their home. 

Access the Family Support Program through your Support Coordinator.

Self-Directed Services (SDS) represent a national transformation in service delivery models that have been propelled by the self-determination movement, which advocates for people with disabilities, and their guardians, to have greater control across all aspects of the individual’s meaningful day activities. Adults with a developmental disability (DD) and their parent or legal guardian decide how best to use funds to support an individual’s access to community services and activities.