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Connecticut DDS says ARPA‑backed STEP initiative expanded supportive housing and launched new day‑services options
Summary
Connecticut’s Department of Developmental Services credited ARPA funding and its STEP initiative with expanding supportive housing to more than 60 units, approving 13 residential STEP plans, and creating new day‑service options to ease employment transitions for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Connecticut’s Department of Developmental Services (DDS) told participants at an online forum that its Supporting Transformation to Empower People (STEP) initiative, funded in part with ARPA dollars, has accelerated the creation of supportive housing and new day‑service options for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
"We stood it up a little over 2 years ago, and it's known as the supporting transformation to empower people initiative," said Gunnar Abrahamson, ARPA project coordinator for Connecticut Developmental Services, introducing the program’s three pillars: transitions to community‑based supports; highlighting progressive supports to individuals and families; and encouraging providers to reimagine congregate settings.
DDS said it has approved 13 residential STEP plans and widened its funding and eligibility approach so providers can convert existing housing into supportive units more quickly instead of relying on…
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