Independent Living Services
Personalized, goal-focused skills training that empowers individuals to live independently — in their own environment, on their own terms.
Introduction to ILS
Independent Living Services (ILS) is a person-centered, participant-directed approach that helps each individual build confidence, competence, and everyday independence. Each client is paired with a dedicated training specialist for consistent, goal-focused support that is tailored to their unique strengths, needs, and lived experience.
All services are delivered in the client's natural environment — whether in the home, on public transportation, at medical appointments, at work, or in the community. This ensures the skills being learned are practical, relevant, and easily applied to real life.
Restoration Hope ILS supports informed choice, dignity, and self-determination at every step. We help individuals make decisions, practice new skills, and build sustainable routines that lead to greater independence with confidence.
Service Delivery
Services are delivered wherever the individual needs them most — at home, on public transit, at medical appointments, or within community programs.
This real-world approach ensures skills learned are immediately applicable to the client's actual daily life.
Advocacy & Decision-Making
Restoration Hope ILS honors each person's right to make informed choices and to direct their own goals, routines, and long-term priorities.
Facilitators guide clients through planning, problem-solving, and risk-aware decision-making so they can weigh the pros and cons of choices with clarity and confidence. Ongoing support helps clients maintain progress and continue building independence over time.
Now Serving More Counties, in More Languages
We've expanded ILS to reach more families, with the same person-centered, community-based support you'd expect.
Expanded Service Area
ILS is now available in 10 counties, with new areas added based on regional need and staffing readiness.
Bilingual & Language Access
We offer bilingual intake, translated materials, and qualified language support so you can receive services in the language you're most comfortable with.
How It Works
Every county gets the same person-centered ILS model and skills training, delivered by staff trained in person-centered planning, safety, and cultural responsiveness. New referrals are accepted once local staffing, bilingual support (where needed), and supervision are confirmed for that area.
Martin Mwangi, Program Director — Date: 07/14/26
Functional Skills Goals
Our ILS program covers a comprehensive range of life skills, each trained consistently in real-world settings until the client can apply them with confidence.
Relocation & Renting
Touring neighborhoods, applying for housing, making deposits, signing paperwork, packing, and unpacking.
Housekeeping
Cleaning, organizing, and doing laundry to maintain a safe and comfortable home.
Meal Preparation
Nutrition education, meal planning, food preparation, cooking, and clean-up.
Shopping
Making a shopping list, finding items, comparing prices, checking out, and paying.
Money Management
Understanding income sources, creating budgets, managing spending, banking tasks, and maintaining financial records.
Wellness & Health Care
Hygiene, fitness, nutrition, prevention, medication management, finding providers, and communicating with medical professionals.
Functional Academic Skills
Using a calculator, counting money, using a calendar, recording appointments, and reading street signs.
Self-Advocacy
Building assertiveness, communication, anger management, and parenting skills — empowering informed choices and participation in self-advocacy groups.
Emergency Preparation
Preparing an emergency kit with essential supplies and information, and practicing emergency procedures.
Community Integration
Mobility training, accessing community resources, navigating public transport, and fostering independence in everyday community life.
Social & Interpersonal Skills
Improving communication, social interaction, and building positive, lasting relationships.