is a community based, nonprofit, nonresidential organization that offers services and assistance to enable people with disabilities to expand their options, pursue their goals,and achieve and maintain self-sufficient and productive lives in our community.

Community Resources for Independence, Inc. is committed to preserve, enhance, and enrich the quality of life for all people with disabilities. By embracing our mission, Community Resources for Independence, Inc. will strive, in partnership with others, to empower people with disabilities to become fully integrated into society.

The core values by which Community Resources for Independence, Inc. bases its decisions are:

• Consumer control
• Consumer education
• Consumer empowerment
• Equal and full access
• Independence
• Individual and systems advocacy

Community Resources for Independence (CRI) is one of more than 300 federally funded Centers for Independent Living across the nation established by people with disabilities for people with disabilities. Professionally trained staff, many of whom have disabilities themselves, provide peer support, services, and referral to existing community resources.

Any person with a disability, their family, friends, agencies, or concerned others who would like assistance or information is encouraged to contact CRI to determine their eligibility. CRI provides most services free of charge to people of all ages. These services are provided in seven counties of northwestern Pennsylvania.

Through the Department of Public Welfare, the Attendant Care Program provides in-home health care service in these and in an additional forty-one counties of Pennsylvania. Eligibility requirements are determined by the program.

PIAT (Pennsylvania's Initiative on Assistive Technology) CRI provides assistive technology services as an Assistive Technology Resource Center. Read More...