RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

Our Mission

"To provide quality transitional and permanent housing and person centered supportive services, to individuals and families, promoting the highest level of self-sufficiency."

OCO's Residential Services Department offers a variety of programs and services to help provide permanent and transitional housing to meet the special needs of individuals in our community. 

Below is a brief description of each of the Residential Services Department Service Areas:

DD Services:

Services for Individuals with a developmental disability including:

IRAs - Individualized Residential Alternatives - permanent housing for individuals with a developmental disability in a variety of residential settings including larger (8-9 bed homes) smaller (4-5 bed homes) and Supervised and Supportive Apartments.

Non Certified Shared Living Situations  - permanent housing for individuals with a developmental disability, with limited supports provided by the agency

Respite Services - a place where individuals with a developmental disability (ages 4 and older) can stay in a beautiful home like setting for a day or a few days, providing the individual and their care giver with a break.  Respite Services are usually available Thursdays afternoon to Sunday evening throughout the year.

Day Habilitation Services -  day programming  for individuals with a developmental disability where they can learn about various establishments and activities in their community  and how to access and participate when going into their community.  We offer a  group setting located in Fulton, NY or a 1:1 setting based on the needs of the individual.

Community Habilitation Services - programming  for individuals with a developmental disability offered in a 1:1 or small groups based out of the individual's home where they learn a variety of daily living skills both in the home and in their community to increase their independence.

Chemical Dependence Services:

Transitional Residential Housing, certified by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, for individuals recovering from the effects of a substance dependence/ abuse and are also enrolled in community-based outpatient treatment services. Housing options include:

The Arbor House Supervised Community Residence - provides a supervised, safe and substance-free environment for up to sixteen adults in a rural home-like setting a few miles outside the City of Oswego with twenty-four hour, seven days per week staffing, where they can work on skills to maintain their sobriety while transitioning back into the community. 

Chemical Dependence Supportive Living Apartments - provides support assistance and guidance for up to twelve adults residing in six apartments located in a large apartment complex near the City of Oswego who have maintained their sobriety and are ready to transition into the community.

Mental Health Services:

Provides housing and rehabilitative services to adults with a psychiatric diagnosis in a variety of residential settings including:

Backstreet Apartments:

Permanent housing for individuals or families who are homeless.

Horizon House:

Provides residential services for youth involved in the foster care system.

For more information about OCO’s Residential Services Contact: