Roads To Freedom Center for Independent Living - Comprehensive Analysis Report

Summary

Roads to Freedom Center for Independent Living (RTFCIL) empowers individuals with disabilities by offering resources and disability-related services. Its mission is to improve access, inclusion, and independence for people with disabilities, and its vision is to create a society where persons with disabilities are empowered to fully exercise their rights and fully participate in all walks of life, enabling them to live well. RTFCIL is committed to fighting for accessibility.

1. Strategic Focus & Objectives

Core Objectives

RTFCIL aims to advance the rights and opportunities of persons with disabilities to ensure a quality life of independence.

The organization focuses on preventing and eliminating physical, psychological, and social barriers that deny individuals their rights related to movement, employment, education, housing, transportation, and other privileges.

Specialization Areas

Provision of Independent Living Skills Training

Offering Peer Mentoring

Supplying Information and Referral services

Providing Individual and Systems Advocacy

Facilitating Nursing Home Transition

Supporting Youth Transition

Delivering ADA Services

Administering the Adult Autism Waiver

Providing Assistive Technology Services

Offering Care Management/Service Coordination

Enhancing Community Accessibility

Creating Community Education / Disability Awareness Programs

Encouraging Community Integration

Providing Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services

Delivering Employment Services

Offering Financial Management Services (FMS)

Managing a Fitness Center

Constructing Home Access Ramps

Providing Peer Counselors

Target Markets

RTFCIL serves the counties of Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Tioga, and Union.

2. Financial Overview

Funding History

Roads To Freedom is a subordinate organization under Center for Independent Living of North Central Pennsylvania.

Total Revenues (2023): \$248,108

Total Expenses (2023): \$143,120

Total Assets (2023): \$1,001,800

3. Product Pipeline

Key Products/Services

Independent Living Skills Training: Education and support to develop skills necessary for independent living.

Peer Mentoring: Guidance and support from individuals with disabilities who have successfully navigated similar challenges.

Information and Referral: Connecting individuals with disabilities to relevant resources and services.

Individual and Systems Advocacy: Advocating for the rights and needs of individuals with disabilities on both individual and systemic levels.

Nursing Home Transition: Assisting individuals in transitioning from nursing homes to community-based living.

Youth Transition: Supporting young individuals with disabilities in their transition to adulthood.

ADA Services: Providing guidance and support related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Adult Autism Waiver: Administering a waiver program that provides services and supports to adults with autism.

Assistive Technology Services: Providing access to assistive technology devices and services to enhance independence.

Care Management/Service Coordination: Coordinating care and services for individuals with disabilities.

Community Accessibility: Working to improve accessibility in the community.

Community Education / Disability Awareness Programs: Educating the community about disability-related issues.

Community Integration: Promoting the integration of individuals with disabilities into the community.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services: Offering specialized services for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Employment Services: Assisting individuals with disabilities in finding and maintaining employment.

Financial Management Services (FMS): Providing financial management services to individuals with disabilities.

Fitness Center: Offering a fitness center accessible to individuals with disabilities.

Home Access Ramps: Constructing home access ramps to improve accessibility.

Peer Counselors: Providing counseling services from peers with lived experience.

5. Leadership & Management

Executive Team

Chief Executive Officer: Misty Dion

Executive Director: Jon Bausinger

Director of Operations/HR: Jon Bausinger

Clinical Director: Jodie Ricketts

Short-Term Supports and Services Coordinator: Meagan Murray

Nursing Home Transition Coordinator: Michelle Ambrose, Shaun Robison

Information and Referral Coordinator: Laura Kirkland

Billing Coordinator: Amanda Hoover

Nursing Home Transition Supervisor: Amanda Swank

Rep. Payee Manager: Marie Prince

Community Integration & Behavioral Services Supervisor: Shiryl Keiser-McCarty

Assistive Technology Coordinator/ Marketing & Development: Amy Cline

Home Modifications Specialist: Mark Anthony

Rep. Payee Specialist: Cindy Maiolo

Custodial Engineer: Miriam Pagan

Board Members

Jay Harner (Secretary)

Mark Murawski (Treasurer)

Tanya Weber (Vice Chair)

8. Strategic Partnerships

RTFCIL holds memberships in the following organizations:

PA Statewide Independent Living Council (PA SILC)

National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)

Pennsylvania Council on Independent Living (PCIL)

Lycoming County Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities

The Pennsylvania Society for the Advancement of the Deaf

Union/Snyder County CORE Service Group

Technology for Our Whole Lives (TechOWL)

WATS Transit Advisory Committee

9. Operational Insights

RTFCIL provides services, makes referrals, and takes employment actions without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, national origin, race, religious creed, sex, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws or ordinances.

10. Future Outlook

Strategic Roadmap

RTFCIL actively participates in community events and initiatives aimed at promoting disability pride and advocating for the rights of individuals with disabilities.