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Functional Needs Support Services Understanding the Community and Community Assets

Functional Needs Support Services Understanding the Community and Community Assets. FNSS – Understanding the Community and Community Assets. Functional and Access Needs and FNSS affect a broader segment of the population than “just” people with disabilities

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Functional Needs Support Services Understanding the Community and Community Assets

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  1. Functional Needs Support Services Understanding the Community and Community Assets

  2. FNSS – Understanding the Community and Community Assets • Functional and Access Needs and FNSS affect a broader segment of the population than “just” people with disabilities • Approximately 20% of the population has one or more disabilities • The target population increases when you factor in Functional and Access Needs • Over 50% in some instances

  3. FNSS – Understanding the Community and Community Assets • Functional and access needs may be associated with: • People with disabilities • Transportation : availability & accessibility • Limited English proficiency • Age: elders & children • Culture • Those living in institutional settings • Congregate living facilities • Correctional institutions

  4. FNSS – Understanding the Community and Community Assets • Functional and access needs may be associated with: • Residency status • Dietary needs • Pregnancy • Single working parent • Medical conditions – not disability related • Other needs

  5. FNSS – Understanding the Community and Community Assets Building Blocks

  6. FNSS – Understanding the Community and Community Assets • Identify Need • Identify and Integrate Resources • Verify Accessibility of Vehicles • Verify Accessibility of Facilities • Adaptive Equipment • Pets/Service Animals • Forced transportation

  7. FNSS – Understanding the Community and Community Assets POTENTIAL PARTNERS

  8. FNSS – Understanding the Community and Community Assets • In-Home Supportive Services/Personal Assistance Services • Home Health Providers • Meals-on-Wheels • Community Based Organizations • Transportation Service Providers • Centers for Independent Living • Regional Centers for People with Developmental Disabilities

  9. FNSS – Understanding the Community and Community Assets • Transportation Service Providers • Community Transportation Coordinator • Centers for Independent Living • Regional Centers for People with Developmental Disabilities • Deaf/Hard of Hearing Service Bureaus • Blind/Low Vision Service Agencies • Mental Health Associations/Agencies

  10. FNSS – Understanding the Community and Community Assets • Multiple Sclerosis Society • Alzheimer’s Association • Area Agencies on Aging • Big Box Stores • Hospice • Pharmacies • Many others

  11. FNSS – Understanding the Community and Community Assets • The key is planning on how to obtain and accommodate FNSS. • Stockpiling is not the emphasis.

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