SPECTRUM SUPPORT INC

Programs

1. Residential - individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (idd), who are supported in our residential programming, choose to live in many types of homes such as townhomes, condominiums, apartments and single-family homes. Staff provide a level of care that is tailored to the needs of the person. Individuals receive the tools and staff support they need for greater independence, full inclusion, and active participation in their homes and communities. In situations where the individual's desire is to live with a host couple or family, spectrum provides shared living services. Services include recruiting families/providers, matching individuals and hosts, overseeing quality and compliance, and arranging compensation for the host home providers.

   $2,745,164 spent$2,801,648 earned by the program
   36% of program spending

2. Meaningful day - individuals with idd, who are engaged in spectrum's meaningful day programming, choose how and where they access their communities. With staff support, individuals develop a customized plan based on their interests and use that as a guide for achieving personal success in social, educational, and/or recreational community-based settings during times of the day they are not volunteering or employed. Individuals receive the tools and staff support they need for greater independence, full inclusion, and active participation in their communities.

   $3,366,556 spent$5,072,466 earned by the program
   44% of program spending

3. Employment - spectrum provides individuals with disabilities services to obtain competitive employment. Individuals can access an array of employment services customized to meet their particular skills, abilities and interests. Specific employment services may include discovery, resume and interview skills, job development, placement & coaching, ongoing job supports and follow along supports. For youth who would like to gain work experience and opportunities for personal development, spectrum matches youth with employers for short-term, paid work experiences. Other youth activities include customized career development, job readiness training, interpersonal skill development and connecting to colleges, trade schools, and industry-specific certifications. Employment services are funded by a combination of funding sources to include the state of maryland, department of health, developmental disabilities administration and the department of education, division of rehabilitation services, and in frederick only, the ausherman family foundation.

   $1,152,423 spent$897,553 earned by the program
   15% of program spending

4. Personal supports - individuals with idd accessing this service model use an individualized approach based on team decisions and guided by the person. Spectrum provides ps for individuals by assisting them with maintaining or gaining independence with everyday activities. Services are provided in the home, virtually and/or in the community as desired by the individual. In-home services include training in household tasks, such as cooking, cleaning, and money management, along with assistance with personal care as needed. Community based services include assistance with attending community events and activities, using community resources, shopping for groceries/other items, attending medical and personal care appointments, and learning touse public transportation.

   $61,771 spent$65,243 earned by the program
   1% of program spending

5. Individual support - spectrum provides transition services to people with idd who are dually diagnosed and reside in the spring grove, springfield or clifton t. Perkins state mental institutions to assist the patients to transition into community-based settings.

   $181,902 spent$176,602 earned by the program
   2% of program spending

6. Other non fps services includes behavior support services spectrum provides assistance to individuals with idd who have challenging behavior patterns that are preventing them from reaching their life goals. During the assessment process, our clinical staff work in collaboration with individuals, caregivers, and families to determine the motivation behind. If a formal behavior plan is developed, spectrum's clinical staff will monitor the plan to gauge its effectiveness and make adjustments as necessary; transportation as a transportation provider spectrum provides a number of service options to help individuals with idd access the most appropriate and cost-effective mode of transportation to support them in achieving goals in their person-centered plans. These options include an orientation, accessing mobility services, travel training, mileage reimbursement for transportation provided by another individual using their own car; purchase of prepaid transportation vouchers and cards, such as bus passes and/or taxi vouchers and/or the use of funded uber/lyft apps; respite - spectrum provides respite services to individuals in their own home or in the home of a paid respite care…

   $86,454 spent$118,668 earned by the program
   1% of program spending

The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $7,594,270.