Community Residential Services Association
Community Residential Services Association (CRSA) is a membership organization of community-based residential service providers throughout Washington. CRSA efforts are focused on advocacy, developing and facilitating partnerships, and providing education and training to enhance the professional expertise of service providers. CRSA's vision is for members to be the providers of choice for individuals with developmental disabilities, providing opportunities to live, work, and prosper in communities of their choice.
Scott Livengood, CEO of Alpha Supported Living Services, has served as the Chair of the Community Residential Services Association in the past, and currently serves in a leadership role as Co-Chair of both the Legislative and Education Committees.
www.crsa-wa.com
The 2010 Independent Living Day Rally was a great success. For the 2nd year in a row, program participants and staff of Alpha Supported Living Services headed to Olympia with hundreds of others from all over the state in order to make their voices heard in the legislative process. See the Alpha contingency in action below.
For information on more advocacy opportunities for people with developmental disabilities, visit the ARC of Washington website here: http://www.arcwa.org/advocacy_day.htm
As part of the 2009 legislative session, the Washington State Legislature commissioned a study of the feasibility of reducing 250 beds at the state developmental disabilities Residential Habilitation Centers (RHCs). The RHC Closure Report was completed and submitted to the Office of Financial Management by local consulting firm, Davis Deshaies, LLC. The Community Residential Services Association fully supports implementing the recommendations of the report, which can be found here:
CRSA supports the right of every individual with a developmental disability to live in and contribute to their community. Click below to view the "Community of Full Participation" video:
Alpha Supported Living Services is proud to announce that Alpha East Branch Director Jill Brubacher was selected as the winner of the 2009 CRSA Emerging Leader Award. This is the 2nd consecutive year an Alpha staff member has won this award, with West Branch Director Rob Burmaster receiving the award in 2008.
