disAbility Resource Center of the Rappahannock Area, Inc.

disAbility Resource Center of the Rappahannock Area, Inc.

Contact Person: Seth Whitten, Deputy Director

Agency Name or Parent Company: disAbility Resource Center

Name of Home Modification Program / Resource: Seth Whitten

Address: 409 Progress Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Email Address: swhitten@cildrc.org

Phone Number: 5403732559

Homepage/Website: cildrc.org

Established: 1993

Target Population: Individuals with disabilities living independently

No. of Persons Served/Year: 20

No. of Paid Staff: 16

Services Provided:

  • Minor home modifications (e.g., grab bars, raised toilet seats, handheld showers, handrails, lever door handles)
  • Major home modifications (e.g., remodel bathrooms, adjust counter/cabinet heights, ramps, elevator/platform or chair lifts, widen doorways, roll-in showers)
  • Refers to providers (e.g., Home modification program, occupational/physical therapists, funding sources)
  • Raise consumer and/or professional awareness
  • Advocacy for home modification policies and funding
  • Participate in task forces/coalitions or planning activities with other agencies
  • Integrate home modification or repairs within existing home and community-based and/or long-term care programs
  • Partners with state or local non-profit home modification programs (e.g., Rebuilding Together, Habitat for Humanity, etc...)

Funding Source(s):

  • Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waiver
  • Private Pay
  • Grant funds

Total Budget: Dependent of funding sources

Is your organization Non-Profit?: yes