Modern coaching. Real independence.
bttr Living provides Independent Living Services for adults with autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, intellectual disability, epilepsy, and other developmental disabilities across the Bay Area.
Funded through Regional Center services or the Self Determination Program when approved through the person's IPP.
Daily living skills
Support with routines, cooking, cleaning, laundry, home organization, hygiene reminders, meal planning, and everyday independence at home.
Money and benefits skills
Coaching for budgeting, shopping, bills, SSI awareness, CalABLE basics, price comparison, banking routines, and safer spending habits.
Community independence
Practice with errands, public transportation, BART, buses, appointments, shopping, community safety, social outings, and self advocacy.
Six tracks that make independence easy to understand.
The bttr Skill Tracks turn large goals into clear, real life areas of growth. This helps participants, families, Service Coordinators, and Independent Facilitators understand what support looks like in everyday life.
Daily living and home routines
Building steady habits that make home life easier, safer, and more predictable.
- Cooking, meal planning, and grocery routines
- Cleaning, laundry, and home organization
- Morning, evening, and weekly routines
- Personal care reminders and home safety
Budgeting and financial confidence
Helping adults use money with more confidence, awareness, and safety.
- Budgeting SSI, income, or personal funds
- Shopping with price awareness
- Bill reminders and payment routines
- CalABLE, banking, and benefits basics
Health and wellness routines
Simple, respectful support for health related habits and preparation.
- Medication reminders and wellness routines
- Doctor visit preparation
- Healthy meals and movement habits
- Coping tools and emotional regulation support
Technology and digital safety
Using phones, apps, and reminders in ways that support independence.
- Calendar, alarms, and reminder systems
- Texting, phone calls, and email basics
- Online safety and scam awareness
- Using maps, transit apps, and support tools
Social skills and community life
Support for friendships, boundaries, confidence, and meaningful community access.
- Conversation and social practice
- Healthy boundaries and relationship awareness
- Community outings and local activities
- Work, school, volunteering, and recreation routines
Self advocacy and communication
Helping each person speak up, share needs, and participate in their own planning.
- Preparing for IPP meetings and service conversations
- Sharing preferences, needs, and concerns
- Learning rights, choices, and responsibilities
- Decision making and problem solving support
Aligned with person centered goals.
ILS may support goals connected to home life, safety, community participation, transportation, executive functioning, health routines, money management, and self advocacy when approved through the person's IPP or Self Determination Program plan.
Local ILS support across Bay Area communities.
bttr Living supports adults with developmental disabilities across Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, San Francisco, Marin, and nearby communities.
Regional Center focus
bttr Living is vendored with Regional Center of the East Bay for Independent Living Services. Participants from other regional centers, including GGRC and SARC, can access ILS with bttr statewide through the Self Determination Program.
Close to home, wherever home is.
Families, Service Coordinators, and Independent Facilitators can find bttr Living's ILS support throughout these Bay Area counties and communities.
Questions families actually search for.
Ready to build real independence?
bttr Living helps adults with developmental disabilities across the Bay Area build life skills, confidence, self advocacy, community access, and practical routines that make life feel better.