Alliance for Citizen Directed Supports
Our MissionThe Alliance is dedicated to supporting people with disabilities who wish to take charge of their lives through self-direction and those people and organizations that support them.
About Us
About The Alliance
We are a membership organization inclusive of everyone committed to ensuring that people with disabilities can live lives of their own design through self-directing their services. Self-direction includes having control over: your own budget, the people who provide services for your health and well-being, where and with whom you live, and how you spend their time.
The Alliance was founded in 2016 by leaders who wished to grow a stronger, more unified self-direction movement that brought together people who receive services with families, advocates, agencies, and other providers. We envision a day where self-direction replaces congregate or segregated services that limit freedom and deny basic rights.
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What’s New
Our Blog
Read stories from our members about how they’ve made self-direction work for them, and keep up-to-date with relevant news about people who self-direct and their families.
The Full Inclusion Fund
Our new Full Inclusion Fund gives microgrants directly to people with disabilities who need a small amount of financial assistance to make self-direction possible for them.
Webinars, Events, and Training
Our monthly webinars provide people and organizations with tools for self-direction. We also offer in-person trainings and meetup opportunities.
Services
What We Do
Our monthly webinars provide people and organizations with tools for self-direction. We also offer in-person trainings and meetup opportunities.
Resource
Increase knowledge of self-direction through our monthly webinars, online guides, and by connecting with our member network about self-direction.
INNOVATION
Together with our members we are pioneering new ways to advance self-directed services and end outdated and limiting segregated service models.
Stories
Our Self-Direction Spotlight features stories from members about how they overcame obstacles to self-direction and how it’s changed their lives.
MICROGRANTS
We provide financial assistance to people who need a little support to achieve or maintain self-direction.
Join
Become a member with an annual donation to sustain our work long-term and get access to resources and advocacy tools.
We offer four types of memberships for people and organizations. Membership dues are on a sliding scale based on income.
Donate
Give a one-time gift now to support self-directed services that allow autonomy for all
Your contribution will help us advocate for the human rights of people with disabilities, and support our microgrant program, the Full Inclusion Fund.
Subscribe to Our Newsletter
Sign up for our email list and we'll keep you up-to-date with the latest news, events, and resources relevant to the self-direction community.
Our updates will help you overcome challenges to self-direction through personal insights and stories from our members. You'll also have opportunities to advocate for and support expanding self-direction for all.
