Avenues SLS is a 501(C) 3 non-profit organization. Your donation will make a difference to the people we support.
Avenues Supported Living Services is a non-profit organization created to support people with developmental disabilities in becoming and remaining active participants in their communities. Avenues Supported Living Services is committed to empowering individuals to make their own choices and experience life’s diverse possibilities.
Toby Bazan advocates for affordable housing & quality Supported Living Services as an alternative to institutional living
Toby Bazan testifies before the California Senate Budget Committee on Thursday, March 23, 2023.
How We Make a Difference
Avenues Supported Living Services strives to help each person we support lead the life of their choosing. Building relationships between people including family, neighbors, friends, co-workers, community members, support staff and the people we support is a key building block of our success.
How You Can Help
Your donation of time, talent or treasure will help provide individuals with tangible items, experiences and security. Monetary donations can be designated toward general expenses, travel costs, staff training, household needs, or program supplies.
CIE Information
Avenues SLS is partnering with the City of Santa Clarita Community Services and Arts Grants Program to promote CIE (Competitive Integrated Employment) awareness & outreach. Our hope is by doing this, businesses will be able to fill job openings with qualified workers with disabilities, and that youth & adults with disabilities will be able to gain and maintain meaningful employment. We want to provide individuals with disabilities and their families the information and resources they need to navigate competitive, integrated employment opportunities in their communities with the support they need from Department of Education, Department of Rehabilitation and Regional Center funded services.
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Relationships, Rights, Responsibilities
Employment
Avenues SLS provides 24/7 staffing and support. Direct Support Staff are needed part time, full time, weekends, weekdays and overnight. We provide support in both the Santa Clarita Valley and San Fernando Valley. Apply online now.
Consulting
Avenues SLS offers training, consultation and education on topics such as Supported Living, Transition, Self-Advocacy, Aging and End of Life, Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports and Assistive Technology.
Resources
See our page of Resources including professional organizations, best practices, generic resources and legal issues.
Services
Avenues SLS provides Supported Living Services and Individual Day Support to adults with developmental disabilities in the Santa Clarita Valley and San Fernando Valley.
Inspiring Stories
Bettie Steckel – Women’s History Month 2021
In Avenues SLS's continued celebration of Women's History Month 2021, we are pleased to honor Bettie Steckel, mom of Julie. There has never been any doubt who Julie's most ardent and constant supporter is and has always been. Through the tough times and the easier...
Vicki Orphan – Women’s History Month 2021
We are proud to honor Vicki Orphan, Sister-in-Law to Lugene Orphan. As Vicki shares below, she got to know Lugene and the Orphan family when she became friends with sister Madge in the mid-1960s. While Lugene's other family members have passed away or live...
Tomoko Inouye – Women’s History Month 2021
Avenues SLS is pleased to honor Tomoko Inouye, (“Tee” to us), for Women’s History Month. The bond between Tomoko and her son Keenan (who Avenues SLS supported until his death), was incredibly strong; and you can see why when you read about the advocacy, perseverance...