Organization
LINC Idaho(LINC)
Southwest Idaho's federally designated Centre for Independent Living, founded in 1989, governed by and for people with disabilities, providing self-directed home and community support, peer mentoring, advocacy, and transition services across 16 counties.
About
LINC Idaho — the Living Independence Network Corporation — was founded in 1989 and is one of Idaho's federally designated Centers for Independent Living. Governed by and for people with disabilities, LINC maintains its headquarters in Boise and a satellite office in Caldwell, serving 16 counties and part of the Duck Valley Reservation across approximately 30,000 square miles of rural and urban Idaho.
What They Do
LINC provides self-directed home and community-based support services, independent living skills training, peer mentoring, individual and systems advocacy, information and referral, and transition services. The organisation empowers people with disabilities to direct their own supports so they can remain in their homes and communities on their own terms.
Who They Serve
LINC Idaho serves people with all types of disabilities throughout southwest Idaho who want to live independently. Services are available across the lifespan and are designed to support community representation, civil rights, and self-determination.
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