Company Profile
Kensington Community Corporation for Individual Dignity
Company Overview
Kensington Community Corporation for Individual Dignity (KenCCID) provides services to a wide range of adult males and females with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
KenCCID assesses the best accommodation for each individual separately to assure suitable supports. KenCCID accomplishes this by taking into account the various limitations of each individual’s ability and helping that individual achieve the utmost quality of living of life and arrangement. While some individuals may reside in one person residential settings, others are best suited in semi-independent settings or in family-based supports. For those individuals who are retired and for those who choose not to attend formalized day supports, KenCCID provides various individual specific social/recreational day activities. KenCCID works to develop community employment opportunities for all individual based on their interest and profiles. These targeted activities and alternative social leisure integration have allowed individuals build valuable social capital.
Since its establishment in 1974, KenCCID’s strong family involvement and backing continues to grow and helps maintain a personal relationship with each individual served. Over thirty eight years later, KenCCID’s mission remains applicable and unchanged. KenCCID constantly improves services and creates new initiatives to assure people achieve their full potential while becoming a part of their community.
Company History
KenCCID was founded by concerned Kensington residents, some of whom had family members who were developmentally disabled and in need of services. At the time of its founding, the era of court ordered de-institutionalization for the mentally ill into boarding homes and other unsupported environments was just beginning. KenCCID worked diligently to provide the developmentally disabled with all the support systems necessary for a quality lifestyle in their homes and community.
The first KenCCID Community Living Arrangement (CLA) opened in 1977 in Kensington. KenCCID currently operates CLA’s primarily in Northeast Philadelphia.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Kensington Community Corporation for Individual Dignity (KenCCID) helps people with developmental disabilities to become active members of their communities, to provide for their own self care, to become responsible citizens and to achieve the quality of life each person desires.