"SAIL showed me that I'm not alone and my life can be worth living. They've made some mountains into molehills and taught me not to quit. Now I can share a different type of strength and give hope to others where I'm at."
- Diane Hyde

For the Individual

We offer people with disabilities and their family members assistance in:

• Employment: Entering the workforce or returning to work after an injury
• Housing: Finding affordable, accessible housing
• Transportation: Identifying transit solutions to get to work, medical appointments, grocery shopping, or social activities
• Education/Transition: Developing skills for youth to transition from high school to employment or higher education
• Accessibility: Solving accessibility challenges in the home or workplace
• Community Support: Securing services and supports to live as independently as possible in the community
• Nursing Home Transition: Providing information and support to help people move from nursing homes to the housing of their choice

Assistive Technology

Matching individuals with technology to increase or maintain independence and assisting with acquiring funding for technology.

Recreation

Assisting individuals with social and recreational activities in the community through the SPAR (Single Point for Activities and Recreation) program.

Advocacy/Peer Group Experience

If you are interested in building advocacy skills through peer support with other individuals in your community, consider joining one of the following groups:

RICC

(Regional Interagency Consumer Committee) funded through the MI Developmental Disabilities Council. There are several RICC's across the U.P.

Ontonagon RICC

Date: 3rd Monday of the month

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Ontonagon Community Mental Health

Contact: TBA

Delta County RICC

Date: 4th Thursday of the month

Time: 11:00pm-12:30pm

Location: St. Vincent De Paul

115 N. 8th St.

Escanaba, MI 49829

Contact: TBA

Eastern U.P. RICC

Date: 2nd Thursday of the month

Time: 12:00-1:00pm

Location: Hiawatha Behavioral Health locations varies

Contact: TBA

Baraga County RICC

Visit http://www.bcricc.org for latest updates and meeting dates.

Contact: TBA

Marquette/Alger RICC

Date: 2nd Thursday of the month

Time: 1:00-3:00pm

Location: Call SAIL @ 228-5744 for location as it varies

Contact: Sarah Peura

Kiwanis Aktion Clubs

A community-service club for adults living with disabilities. Aktion Club allows members to develop initiative and leadership skills in serving their communities while enabling their integration into society.

Delta County Aktion Club

Location: Escanaba

Contact: Aktion.Club@escanabakiwanis.org

Superiorland Aktion Club

Date: 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month

Time: 1:30-2:30pm

Location: Marquette

Contact: Call Elicia Herkert @ SAIL 228-5744