Project CaseFind |
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Project CaseFind is a community outreach program that identifies individuals living in the city of St. Louis with developmental disabilities. A Project CaseFind Coordinator acts as a short-term case manager to assist individuals with support services while they are enrolling in the St. Louis Regional Center. The primary goal of Project CaseFind is to make sure individuals are connected with ongoing long-term case management (Service Advocacy). To be eligible for Project CaseFind, one must have a diagnosis of one of the following developmental disabilities: autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or mental retardation (must have acquired before age 18) or must meet the functional definition of a developmental disability as defined by the St. Louis Regional Center. However, one must not be enrolled in the St. Louis Regional Center. Project CaseFind Coordinators link individuals to community-based resources like housing resources, food pantries, transportation and utility assistance. They also provide information, training, and referrals to support groups, health care facilities, shelters, etc. Project CaseFind Coordinators attend and support individuals by attending appointments for public assistance and assist an individual and/or family with the enrollment process at St. Louis Regional Center for ongoing long-term case management |