Day Support for Adults with IDD

Northeast Contemporary Services, Inc. (NCSI) is pleased to offer Day Support services (day training and habilitation) for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area.

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At NSCI, our goal is to improve the quality of life for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

We accomplish this goal by providing Day Support Services (formerly Day Training and Habilitation). This includes developing interpersonal relationships plus giving our participants opportunities to get involved in the community. The Day Supports for adults are specific to each individual’s needs.

These community-based opportunities include training, supervision, and support services to help our participants develop and maintain life skills. Read on to find out more about this service. Or, if you are ready to connect, please complete our intake interest form.

Intake Form
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Adult Day Support FAQs

    • Communication

    • Community access, mobility and safety
      Independent living

    • Interest-based decision-making

    • Money management and budgeting

    • Personal health and wellness

    • Positive behavior and mental health support

    • Problem-solving and conflict resolution

    • Personal self-care

    • Self-direction and goal-setting

    • Socialization (i.e., social skills development and relationship-building).

  • Here are just a few highlights of the programming we offer in our Day Supports for Adults:

    • Independent living skills, like cooking, math, reading, and writing, and self-advocacy

    • Life enrichment, like science, exercise, music, and stress reduction

    • Personal, home, and community safety

    • Career exploration and vocational skills

    • Arts residencies with Upstream Arts

    • Co-ed scouting with Northern Star Council, including Day Camp experiences

    • Volunteering for causes like Feed My Starving Children and Adopt-A-Park

    • Community outings to places like nature centers, libraries, coffee shops, restaurants, shopping malls, theaters, museums, and bowling alleys.

  • NCSI has been serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities since 1967. We are the smallest provider in Ramsey County and have high client retention, resulting in a close-knit environment.

    We have six distinct program spaces in our 4,000-square-foot location, where we offer a wide variety of program offerings and multiple choices each day. We are also very involved in the community—going on outings and volunteering.

    In addition, our leadership team has a combined 68 years of experience working for NCSI, providing stability and continuity for the people we serve.

  • The adults NCSI serves have a primary diagnosis of Intellectual or Developmental Disability, ranging from Mild to Profound.

    In addition to having IDDs, we serve adults who have:

    • Physical health concerns (allergies, seizures, hard of hearing, hypothyroidism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy)

    • Psychological diagnoses (anxiety disorder, autism spectrum disorder, depression)

    • Limited mobility (walker or wheelchair use).