At Barber National Institute, we believe everyone deserves to live in a safe, supportive, and welcoming home – one where they are respected, encouraged, and empowered to live life on their own terms. Our Residential Services provides adults with intellectual disabilities, autism, and behavioral health challenges the opportunity to live as independently as possible in homes throughout Pennsylvania. Whether it’s 24/7 support or a more independent living arrangement, our focus is always on dignity, choice, and quality of life.
An Erie County program that allows individuals, and their families, to self-direct their own services. This program gives individuals a greater choice and control over where, when, and how their services are delivered.
Provide a nurturing, safe, family-like structured environment in residential group homes to meet the needs of adults with intellectual disabilities, autism and behavioral health needs. Individuals are provided with 24-hour a day care by direct support professionals who assist in developing a person-centered program designed for each person's preferences, needs, and goals.
Enables an individual with intellectual disabilities to join a provider family or a companion in their private home as a member of that family.
Families are now able to serve as Lifesharing providers for a family member with an intellectual disability. Families qualifying for Unlicensed Lifesharing will receive a stipend twice a month.
