Support

Are you interested in volunteering at Individual Support Systems, Inc.?

There are plenty of opportunities to help out, using your special talents, skills and time! Here are some things YOU can do!

• Help someone attend church

• Paint inside of homes

• Decorate homes – bedrooms, living rooms, etc.

• Help with yard work and/or gardening

• Taking someone shopping

• Assist with clerical work at the office

• Talk to legislators and other community members about ISS

• Help with fundraising events

• Teach someone how to cook

• Develop a friendship with a person supported by Individual Support Systems, Inc.

• Be part of the ISS’ Behavior Review Committee

Help is always appreciated and needed! As a non-profit organization, ISS places a great deal of value in volunteers. Training is provided for volunteers in order to help get to know the individual you are spending time with.

Volunteers must participate in a screening process, that includes Adult Protective Services, Child Services, Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), and KBI background checks.

If you're interested in visiting about volunteer opportunities, please contact Kathy Stiffler or Meg Porteous at (785) 228-9443.

OUR SUPPORTERS

ISS THANKS THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES THAT HELP US PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR SPECIAL GROUP OF PEOPLE! WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN OUR EFFORTS!

Website links

These links will take you to websites of organizations either affiliated with ISS or helpful to someone seeking more information about developmentally disabled care in Kansas.

Alliance for Kansans with Developmental Disabilities: The mission of the Alliance is to empower children and adults with developmental disabilities to lead personally fulfilling lives through the maximization of Kansas Resources.
www.theddalliance.org

ANCOR: ANCOR is a nonprofit trade association representing private providers who provide supports and services to people with disabilities.
www.ancor.org

Interhab: InterHab is a resource network which serves its members through support, technical assistance and advocacy, and provides leadership at the local, state, and national level to support people with disabilities.
www.interhab.org

Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities: A resource for information on disability issues in Kansas.
www.kcdd.org

Kansas Guardianship Program: The Kansas Guardianship program exists to assure that adults who are without family or financial resources and who are identified by SRS as in need of a court appointed guardians and/or conservators will have available qualified, trained and caring volunteers to serve as legally appointed guardians and/or conservators. www.ksgprog.org

Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS): The state-operated agency that oversees and funds much of the care for the developmentally disabled in Kansas.
www.srskansas.org/hcp/cssindex.htm

Topeka Association of Retarded Citizens (TARC): The Community Developmental Disability Organization designated by the Kansas Department of SRS for Shawnee County. CDDO’s work with affiliating agencies, such as ISS, to ensure quality, cost-effective services.
www.tarcinc.org