Our Services

Residential & Community Programming

This program involves Home and Community Services and Residential services in community homes. These settings are licensed residential facilities providing a home environment to encourage individuals to develop skills as on on-going process aimed at areas such as: Daily living activities, recreation, communication, socialization, health, safety, well-being, financial independence, and personal adjustment.

Life Sharing Services

The Life Sharing program is an arrangement in which an individual with a disability joins a person or family in their private home as a fully participating member. These living arrangements allow the sharing of food, shelter, experiences, responsibility, and love. The individual shares and receives needed care and support from family and through community services.

Supportive Living Services

These services are designed to meet the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities living on their own or with others in the community. Service is provided according to the needs of the individual. The objective is to help them live as independently as possible and to connect them to natural supports that provide a network for continued independence.

Agency With Choice Program (AWC)

Self-determination is a national movement to redesign the delivery of services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities. The self-determination philosophy is a belief that one should have choice and control over all aspects of life. Services include concepts such as person-centered planning and individualized budgeting, funding following the individual and the provision of self-directed supports to individuals and their representatives.

AWC Coordinators:

Lynne Smith (Bradford County Services)
(570) 485-5448

Kimberly Dotter (Tioga County Services)
(570) 485-5450

Employment

Supported Employment provides employment services to adults and students with disabilities. This includes integrated employment to achieve stability in a competitive work setting and move onto extended services if needed. The purpose is to be there every step of the way, starting with creating a resume, and then being on the job together and completing the necessary hours. The length and time of this service provided will vary to each individual and setting.

Representative Payee Services

In 1997, Futures began providing Representative Payee services to 3 individuals.

Today we are providing services to over 140 individuals and the numbers continue to grow. More than six million people who receive monthly Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, or both, need someone to help them manage their money. When a person needs this kind of help, the Social Security Administration, after a careful investigation, appoints a relative, friend or another interested party to serve as the beneficiary”s “Representative Payee”.

About 25% of the people receiving SSI, and about 10% of the people who get Social Security have payees. Almost all children under the age of 18 who receive any type of Social Security benefits have payees. These services include:

Establish and maintain an interest bearing account for each individual.
Keep informed of the individuals needs to determine how their benefits can be best used for personal care and well being.
Assure all their monthly bills are paid on time.
Assist individuals in obtaining the maximum amount of benefits they are eligible to receive.
Meet with individuals and/or families as needed to discuss their finances and personal needs.
Serve as a contact for these individuals with outside agencies/creditors.
Keep the Social Security Office informed of any changes that may affect an individuals benefits.
Complete required reports and attend appointments for the Social Security Office

Representative Payee Specialist
Erma Muhammad
(570) 268-1649

FBI Fingerprint Clearances

Futures supplies fingerprinting services for those applying through all departments Idemia offers. Applicants must first pre enroll through http://www.identogo.com or by calling the Identogo Customer Service Center at 1-844-321-2101 with the appropriate service code. This code can be obtained from the requesting place of employment or agency of the applicant. We do take walk-ins, but appointments are encouraged as they take priority. There may be a long wait time associated with walk-in appointments. Applicants must bring with them an official form of identification and a method of payment if an appointment is scheduled. Walk-in appointments must bring these items as well as the UEID number associated with their registration. We accept all major credit cards, money orders, cashier’s checks, and company checks made out to IDEMIA. We do not accept cash or personal checks. Fingerprints are processed at our administrative office at 23 Main Street, Towanda, PA 18848. Hours for
fingerprinting are Monday through Thursday from 8am to 12pm and 1pm to 2pm. We are closed on major holidays.

*NOTE: If an applicant is more than 10 minutes late to his/her scheduled appointment the applicant will be provided with the customer service number to reschedule.

Defensive Driving Services

Futures provides a 4-hour Defensive Driving Certification Training at their administrative office several times per year. There is a $50.00 cost to non-employees. Once participants pass the course, they will receive a certificate that may entitle them to insurance premium discounts, depending on whether their insurance company offers these types of discounts. Seating is limited, so it is necessary to contact the office for training dates and availability.

CPR and First Aid Services

Futures provides a blended learning CPR and First Aid certification through the American Red Cross. There is a cost of $50.00 to non-employees. Once participants pass the course, they will receive a certificate that is good for two years. Seating is limited, so it is necessary to contact the office for training dates and availability.