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Information About Programs and Services

The Department of Developmental Services is responsible for designing and coordinating a wide array of services for California residents with developmental disabilities. Regional centers help plan, access, coordinate and monitor these services and supports.

A Person-Centered Planning approach is used in making decisions regarding where a person with developmental disabilities will live and the kinds of services and supports that may be needed. In person-centered planning, everyone who uses regional center services has a planning team that includes the person utilizing the services, family members, regional center staff and anyone else who is asked to be there by the individual. The team joins together to make sure that the services that people are getting are supporting their choices in where they want to live, how and with whom they choose to spend the day, and hopes and dreams for the future.

The following is a partial list of supportive services and living arrangements available for persons with developmental disabilities:

• Day Program Services
• Education Services
• Work Services Program (formerly Habilitation)
• Supported Employment
• Work Activity Programs
• Support Services
• Supported Living Services
• Affordable Housing
• Family Home Agency
• Foster Family Agency
• Independent Living
• In-Home Supportive Services
• Respite (In-Home) Services
• Transportation Services
• Community Care Facilities (CCFs)
• Intermediate Care Facilities (ICFs)