COVID-19 Status Update
Suncoast Center for Independent Living provides FREE transportation services (Uber, Lyft, and SCIL Ride) to get our consumers to and from their vaccination appointment. Please call 941.351.9545 for more details.
Work With Us!
Suncoast Center for Independent Living has job openings!
EMPOWERMENT
SCIL knows that you are not your disability. By focusing on your abilities and providing resources to offset your disability, SCIL hopes to empower you to be independent and live life on your terms. We offer programs that support employment, economic self-sufficiency, independence and inclusion in your community.
HOW WE HELP
Our goal is simple: to help you get what you need to live independently and with dignity. Our services are offered free of charge to residents of Sarasota and Manatee counties, regardless of age, education, or disability. If you have a disability, we want to help.
DONATE TODAY
Everyone has something to give and everyone has something they need. Donating to Suncoast Center for Independent Living can unify us in our mission to empower people with disabilities to independence. Your gift, no matter the size, makes a difference…in your life and in someone else’s.
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
Suncoast Center for Independent Living
Política de no Discriminación
Suncoast Center for Independent Living (SCIL) opera programas y servicios sin distinción de raza, sexo, color, nacionalidad, discapacidad, religión, edad, orientación sexual o condición de padre. Cualquier persona que crea que ella o él ha sido perjudicada por alguna práctica discriminatoria ilegal puede presentar una queja ante Suncoast Center for Independent Living.
Para obtener más información sobre el programa de derechos civiles de SCIL y los procedimientos para presentar una queja, comuníquese con Voice / VP / TDD 941 351-9545, envíe un correo electrónico a Informationandreferral@scil4u.org o visite nuestra oficina administrativa en 3281 17th Street, Sarasota FL 34232 Para obtener más información, visite www.scil4u.org.
Si necesita información en otro idioma, comuníquese al (941) 351-9545.
CORE SERVICES
Advocacy
SCIL provides you and your family guidance when faced with challenges to access support systems, benefits and services. Let us help you speak up and be heard.
Information & Referral
SCIL provides information about community resources that can help you accomplish your personal goals, including acquiring and learning to use assistive technology, understanding and signing up for medical benefits and Social Security and housing information.
Peer Mentoring
No one knows what living with a disability is like better than another person who lives with a disability. SCIL’s Peer Mentoring Program enables you to interact with staff who understand the challenges you face and can help you strategize how best to deal with them.
Independent Living Skills
Independent Living Skills training services teach independent living skills in health and wellness, computers, financial management, social skills and household management. Independent Living Skills is conducted in a group setting based on the appropriate skill level of each Consumer. We work with each consumer to create an individualized Independent Living Plan (ILP) to set goals to develop the skills needed to live independently and participate in community activities.
Transition
SCIL is committed to helping individuals with disabilities who desire and are able to have their needs safely met in a home seting with the necessary supports and services. Transition programs enable people who are at risk of entering or already are in institutional facilities to obtain community-based living situations.
OUR MISSION
Empowering People with Disabilities to Independence
PROGRAMS
Transition Programs for Adults & Youth
Independence means knowing how to take care of yourself and the demands of life. To help with these challenges, SCIL offers several basic and advance courses.
Computer Equipment Loan
SCIL loans refurbished computers and other computer-related components to people with disabilities
Portable Modular Ramps
Being able to get in and out of your home safely is necessary to live an independent life. SCIL builds portable modular wheelchair ramps at your home to allow easier access.
Medical Equipment Loans
If you lack the financial income or insurance to cover the cost of purchase, SCIL will loan you durable medical equipment on a long- or short-term basis. Equipment includes grab bars, reachers, bed rails, transfer beaches, and much more.
Emergency Special Needs
When an emergency arises, you need help immediately! SCIL can provide access to vital equipment such as manual and power wheelchairs, walkers, and lift chairs.
Get Out and Play!
Our Vision
Expand and strengthen independent living services to create a fully inclusive society
NEWS
How to become a business owner if you live with a disability
Becoming a business owner is exciting. But it can also be stressful, with lots of challenges that you often don't see coming. For people with disabilities, these surprises can be even more intimidating and can leave you feeling unsettled regarding what steps to take...
M.R. Wins with SCIL
MR is a twenty-three-year-old youth consumer living with Schizophrenia. MR is one of five female siblings. Three of MR’s younger siblings are also living with schizophrenia. Although MR’s mother has some community supports in place, it has been especially challenging...
C.S. is Thankful
C.S is a 33-year-old male with a Brain Injury and Diabetes. C.S main income resource is his S.S benefits, however, due to today’s inflation has been hard for him to follow his special diet. C.S is a regular consumer of SCIL who continues to identify new goals to help...