Therapeutic Day Program
Who is RISE's Therapeutic Day Program for?
Our therapeutic day program is geared toward young adults, ages 18 - 30, with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are looking for waiver funded day programs in Washington DC.
What skills do participants work on?
RISE focuses on independent living skills, job and volunteer readiness, social participation, leisure exploration, and community navigation and safety. All participants have person-centered goals they work on to increase their independence. 
When is the RISE Therapeutic Day Program?
RISE is a year-round day program that is funded through Washington DC's DDS IDD/IFS Waiver. We accept referral for both day habilitation and Individualized Day Supports.Our day program operates Monday through Friday from 9:00am -3:30pm. RISE’s Therapeutic Center is located at 910 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003
What makes RISE different?
RISE’s therapeutic day program is more than just a safe space for people to be during the day. At RISE, participants work throughout the day on gaining skills in a therapeutic way. Participants make their own meals and snacks, work on individual skills (budgeting, writing, cleaning, completing work tasks, hygiene, cooking), participate in occupational therapy and speech therapy, volunteer at local businesses, and explore the community (going to a library or museum, grocery shopping, ordering at a restaurant, and learning job readiness skills at specific worksites).FAQs
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RISE is an DDS IDD/IFS Waiver Funded adult day program that can support participants with waiver funding in Washington, DC. We accept IDD/IFS Waiver funding for Day Habilitation, Supported Employment, Employment Readiness, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Therapy.
RISE is also in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield/CareFirst, HSCSN, United, Aetna, Cigna, and Maryland Medicaid.
If you are interested in the young adult day program, please reach out so we can best determine funding for your young adult!
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Our day programming is geared towards young adults, ages 18-30. Diagnoses of clients may include autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, genetic disorders (ex. Down syndrome, Rett syndrome, etc.) multiple disabilities, intellectual disabilities, and medically-fragile populations.
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RISE believes that the best learning and success happens in the “real world”, where participants have the opportunity for the most hands-on experiences. Thus, the majority of our programming will be happening within the DC community, whether that be learning job-readiness skills, exploring hobbies, or taking day trips around town. Our RISE Center located in Eastern Market serves as our “hub” for lunches, individual skills time, and independent household and daily living tasks. The RISE Center also serves as a drop-off and pick-up point for our participants.
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We will work with the participant and their support team to make sure that the day programming provided is targeting specific needs and goals. Throughout the day program, the RISE team will create, trial, and implement a range of visuals and modifications that will help participants more independently and confidently participate in their community. Coaching a participant’s support team will occur on an as-needed basis to increase carryover and generalization of skills learned during day programming.
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If you are interested in our therapeutic day program, please fill out the contact form below. Our Family Partnership & Intake Specialist will reach out and we can determine best programming for your young adult and steps to move forward.