ACL Releases the 2019 Annual Report on Centers for Independent Living

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Annual Report on Centers for Independent Living - Program Year 2019 Each year more than 200,000 individuals with disabilities exercise their freedoms and rights, avoid institutionalization, and pursue their goals while living, working, and learning in their communities because of support offered through the Centers for Independent Living (CIL) program. The CIL program provides financial assistance to community-based organizations, in particular local CILs, in every U.S. state and territory. These funds provide, expand, and improve independent living services for people with disabilities in the United States. The Program Year 2019 Annual Report on Centers for Independent Living is now available here: https://acl.gov/sites/default/files/programs/2020-11/PY19CILReport508%20FINAL_0.pdf You can also read Administration on Disabilities Commissioner Julie Hocker's accompanying cover letter at: https://acl.gov/sites/default/files/programs/2020-11/Cover%20Letter%20CIL%202019%20Annual%20Report_1.pdf The report covers the period of September 30, 2018 to September 29, 2019 (Program Year 2019). Data are drawn from CIL annual program performance reports, federal program staff oversight and compliance review activities, and information publicly available on grantee websites. Key services, activities, and achievements described in the report include: The CIL program exceeds requirements for consumer control; Consumers successfully accomplished 172,486 established goals; each individual goal increasing independence, integration, and full inclusion of CIL consumers in society; Over one million services provided by CILs; and CILs generated an additional $616,826,096 (beyond ACL’s CIL program funding) to expand services. To learn more about ACL's Center for Independent Living Program, visit: https://acl.gov/programs/aging-and-disability-networks/centers-independent-living