What is Community Associates?
Community Associates is a program of the Counseling Service of Addison County that provides services to people with developmental disabilities living in Addison County.
Community Associates
What is a Developmental Disability?
An adult with a developmental disability is defined as a person who has a Full-Scale IQ of 70 or below or a Pervasive Developmental Disorder which occurred before age 18 AND has significant deficits in adaptive behavior which occurred before age 18.
Adult Services Provided by Community Associates Include:
- Educational, social and recreational opportunities
- Residential services
- Service Coordination /Collaboration with the CMO case managers
- Employment services
- Community integration services
Children's Services provided by Community Associates Include:
- CSAC’s Bridge Program: Care Coordination
- Family Managed Respite (FMR)
- Flexible Family Funding (FFF)
- Children’s Personal Care Services (CPCS)
Learn more about how CSAC can assist your family in navigating these supports. Click here.
Community Associates also provides Traumatic Brain Injury services & Adult Family Care homes (through the Choices for Care program)
What is Conflict Free Case Management?
Conflict-Free Case Management means that the people who help plan your care (case managers) must be separate from the people or organizations that provide your care. This ensures that your care is planned fairly and that your needs come first.
Case Managers Help With:
- Identifying the services you need.
- Creating a personal care plan and connecting you to services.
- Ensuring that the services you choose are being delivered as planned.
Case Managers Prevent Conflicts of Interest Through These Rules:
- They cannot be a family member or paid caregiver.
- They cannot make financial or healthcare decisions for you.
- They cannot have financial responsibility for you.
- They cannot have any financial connection to the organizations that provide your services.
In Vermont, people working for organizations that provide HCBS services cannot have a financial connection to the organizations that offer case management.
These rules ensure that your case manager focuses only on what is best for you and your care.
Developmental Disability Services Intake
Contact Public Consulting Group
The PCG Intake and Eligibility team is excited to help Vermonters with disabilities access needed services and supports! To learn more about DS programs, or to schedule an intake appointment, please contact the PCG Intake and Eligibility team at (833) 426-5668 or VTDDSDIntake@pcgus.com
The PCG team is available between 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Monday-Friday, excluding holidays. Please note that any email or voice messages received outside of business hours will be returned the following business day.
Our Intake and Eligibility Specialists are Here to:
- Answer questions about Vermont’s developmental services and supports options to help individuals understand whether Developmental Services (DS) Programs are right for them
- Connect individuals to appropriate resources
- Help individuals and families complete the DS eligibility application
- Gather information, documentation and provide a recommendation to DAIL to determine eligibility.
- Assist with choosing a Case Management Organization (CMO) that best fits each person’s goals and preferences
We aim to make the process clear, supportive, and accessible so every individual feels informed and empowered from the start.
October 13, 2025