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Independent Living Centers – Massachusetts

Independent Living Centers (ILCs) are private, nonprofit, consumer-controlled, community-based organizations providing services and advocacy by and for persons with all types of disabilities. Their goal is twofold: to create opportunities to promote independence and to assist individuals with disabilities to achieve their maximum level of independent functioning within their families and/or communities.

Any individual with a significant physical, mental, cognitive or sensory impairment for whom the delivery of Independent Living (IL) services will improve their ability to function, continue functioning, or move towards functioning independently in the family or community, and/or obtain, maintain or advance in employment is eligible to receive IL services.

A Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) oversees the delivery of Independent Living Services to persons with disabilities throughout the State. A majority of the Council, by law, must be people with disabilities. The SILC's essential task is to work with State Rehabilitation Agencies (The Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission and The Massachusetts Commission for the Blind) to develop a State Plan for Independent Living and to monitor the implementation of that Plan. You can visit the Massachusetts Statewide Independent Living Council website at:
http://www.masilc.org/

The Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission's Independent Living Services Department supports the operation and staffing of all 11 Independent Living Centers with federal and state ILC funding. IL Services' staff monitors and evaluates the performance of IL Centers and also serves to coordinate and fund a variety of services delivered by a Center. Call the center nearest you to find out how to receive IL services. Contact information in the list below was believed current as of 06/11/2004.

Independent Living Centers in Massachusetts

Berkshire County

AD-LIB, INC.
215 North Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Voice: (413) 442-7047
TTY: (413) 442-7158
Fax: (413) 443-4338

Metropolitan Boston

BOSTON CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
95 Berkley Street, Suite 206
Boston, MA 02116
Voice: (617) 338-6665
TTY: (617) 338-6662
Fax: (617) 338-6661

Worcester County

CENTER FOR LIVING AND WORKING
67 Millbrook Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Voice/TTY: (508) 798-0350
Fax: (508) 797-4015
Web: http://www.centerlw.org/

Cape and Islands

CAPE ORGANIZATION FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE DISABLED (CORD)
1019 Iyanough Road, #4
Hyannis, MA 02601
Voice/TTY: (568) 775-8300
Fax: (508) 775-7022
Web: http://www.cordonline.org/

Southeastern Massachusetts

INDEPENDENCE ASSOCIATES
10 Oak Street, 2nd Floor
Taunton, MA 02780
Voice/TTY: (508) 880-5325
Fax: (508) 880-6311

Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan Area of Boston

INDEPENDENT LIVING PROJECT
110 Claybourne Street
Dorchester, MA 02124
Voice: (617) 288-9431
Fax: (617) 265-2597
Web: http://www.bostonabcd.org/ilp/

North Shore and Cape Ann

INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER OF THE NORTH SHORE AND CAPE ANN (ILNSCA)
27 Congress Street, Suite 107
Salem, MA 01970
Voice/TTY: (978) 741-0077
Fax: (978) 741-1133
Web: http://www.ilcnsca.org/

Metrowest Area

METRO WEST INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER
280 Irving Street, #401
Framingham, MA 01720
Voice: (508) 875-7853
Fax: (508) 875-8359
Web: http://www.mwcil.org/

Northeastern Massachusetts

NORTHEAST INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM, INC.
20 Ballard Road
Lawrence, MA 01843
Voice/TTY: (978) 687-4288
Fax: (978) 689-4488
Web: http://www.nilp.org/

Fall River and New Bedford

SOUTHEAST CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
Merrill Building
66 Troy Street, Suite #3
Fall River, MA 02721
Voice/TTY: (508) 679-9210
Fax: (508) 677-2377
Web: http://www.secil.org/

Hampshire, Hampden and Franklin Counties

STAVROS CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING, INC.
691 South East Street
Amherst, MA 01002
Voice/TTY: (413) 256-0473
Fax: (413) 256-0190
Web: http://www.stavros.org/

Additional Information

See the Centers for Independent Living (CIL) topic for extensive background information and resources about CILs.

The Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILC) topic explains their purpose and relationship to CILs, and provides additional links to contact information.

Source

Information for this topic was drawn from the MRC website at:
http://www.mass.gov/portal/index.jsp?pageID=eohhs2subtopic&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Consumer&L2=Disability+Services&L3=In-home+and+Community+Living+Supports&L4=Independent+Living+Programs+and+Services&sid=Eeohhs2

Additional information was drawn from the Virtual CIL website (maintained by the MetroWest CIL) at:
http://www.virtualcil.net/cils/docs/ma.html

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