WYOMING SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

What WYOMING SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING does

Wyoming Services for Independent Living (WSIL) is a nonprofit Center for Independent Living (CIL) operating under the federal Rehabilitation Act framework, delivering disability services to people of all ages and disability types across 10 western Wyoming counties and the Wind River Indian Reservation. The organization runs four regional offices in Cody, Powell, Lander, and Rock Springs, with staff who travel to consumers throughout the service area. Its service portfolio comprises five core services mandated by the CIL model (Information and Referral, Peer Counseling, Independent Living Skills Training, Individual and Systems Advocacy, and Nursing Home Relocation) plus several specialized programs including the Independent Living Program, Wyoming Medicaid Community Choices Waiver (in-home care), Transportation Voucher Program, Veterans Directed Care, and Youth Transition Services. More than 50% of staff and board members have personal disability experience, which is both a federal CIL requirement and a core operational principle. The organization also maintains the Wyoming Social Resources Database (wyosocialresources.info), a publicly searchable directory containing over 2,400 resources across the 10-county region.

WSIL's underlying technology is minimal: the organization operates on a WordPress-hosted website (wysil.org) and a directory-style resource portal, with no proprietary software, AI systems, or digital platform architecture. Service delivery is conducted through in-person office consultations, phone and TTY support, and field-based staff visits to client locations. Compliance certifications include Title VI of the Civil Rights Act (with a designated Title VI Coordinator) and ADA-aligned service delivery.

WSIL's business model is that of a federally-designated nonprofit CIL with no earned revenue or fee-for-service pricing. Funding flows primarily through government grants administered by the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), including Federal Transit Administration (FTA) operating and capital assistance, State Public Transit funding, Medicaid waiver reimbursements through the Wyoming Department of Health, and Veterans Directed Care funding. A disclosed 2024 WYDOT transit grant application totaled approximately $489,000 in federal and local funds. The customer base consists of individual consumers with disabilities (the service recipients) while the payer base is composed of government grantors; services are provided at no cost to eligible individuals.

Name

WYOMING SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

Legal name

Wyoming Services for Independent Living

Website

https://wysil.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wyoming Services for Independent Living is a nonprofit Center for Independent Living providing disability services across 10 western Wyoming counties through four offices, funded by government grants from WYDOT, FTA, and Medicaid waiver programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Independent Living Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Managed Transportation Programs (Health Plans/MCOs/TPAs) (TLAFAKAF), Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG), Benefits Counseling & Financial Literacy for Transition-Age Youth (EDAKANAJ)

Keywords

• Independent living services
• Disability support programs
• Medicaid waiver case management
• Peer counseling disabilities
• Transportation voucher program

Headquarters

HQ city

Rock Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Transit Funding: WSIL operates as a non-profit organization funded primarily through government grants. The organization applies for WYDOT (Wyoming Department of Transportation) funding through operating assistance and capital assistance programs, totaling approximately $489,000 (federal and local). Funding sources include Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grants, State Public Transit funding, and Medicaid waiver programs administered by the Wyoming Department of Transportation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

WSIL is a nonprofit Center for Independent Living that provides five core disability services — Information and Referral, Peer Counseling, Independent Living Skills Training, Individual and Systems Advocacy, and Nursing Home Relocation — delivered through four offices in Cody, Powell, Lander, and Rock Springs across 10 western Wyoming counties. It runs named programs including the Independent Living Program, Wyoming Medicaid Community Choices Waiver (In-Home Care), Transportation Voucher Program, Veteran's Directed Care, and Youth Transition Services, and maintains a 2,400+ entry online resource directory at wyosocialresources.info. Services are provided at no direct cost to eligible individuals, funded primarily through government grants.

Product overview

Wyoming Services for Independent Living (WSIL) is a Center for Independent Living offering a coordinated portfolio of disability services across western Wyoming. The organization operates four office locations (Cody, Powell, Lander, and Rock Springs) providing five core services: Information and Referral, Peer Counseling, Independent Living Skills Training, Individual and Systems Advocacy, and Relocation from Nursing Home. These core services are delivered through distinct programs including the Independent Living Program, In-Home Care (Wyoming Medicaid Community Choices Waiver), Transportation Voucher Program, and Veterans Directed Care. WSIL also maintains a public resource portal (wyosocialresources.info) containing over 2,400 social service resources for western Wyoming. The organization serves 10 western Wyoming counties and the Wind River Indian Reservation, with staff available to travel to consumers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Independent Living Program Short-term program helping individuals with disabilities identify barriers to independent living and develop step-by-step plans, including home modifications (ramps, bathroom changes), navigating Medicare/Medicaid/VA/Social Security, and ADA rights education.
• In-Home Care (Wyoming Medicaid Community Choices Waiver) Medicaid waiver services that help individuals remain at home, including assistance with daily activities (hygiene, dressing, meal preparation), home-delivered meals, and lifeline safety units.
• Transportation Voucher Program Voucher-based transportation services for individuals with disabilities who cannot drive, providing rides to work, school, necessities, recreation, and social activities via public transit and volunteer drivers.
• Veteran's Directed Care In-home care program for veterans who take on employer responsibilities to hire and manage personal care workers, with training and assistance from WSIL case managers to help veterans remain living at home.
• Youth Transition Services Services helping young people with disabilities transition from school to adult life, including higher education and career exploration, budgeting, finance, and housing decisions.
• Nursing Home Relocation Services Assistance for individuals living in nursing homes who are capable of returning to community living, including home modifications, accessible housing placement, and daily living support services.
• Information and Referral Services Provides individuals with disabilities resources and options for making informed choices about living, learning, and working independently, including research on individual requests and disability-related public information.
• Peer Counseling Counseling services provided by staff and board members with personal disability experience, offering emotional support and practical advice on education, housing, transportation, self-care, and adaptive equipment.
• Independent Living Skills Training Training services developing skills for independent living, including self-advocacy, personal assistance services, transportation arrangement, budgeting, home management, job seeking, and ADA rights education.
• Individual and Systems Advocacy Advocacy services working with individuals, community organizations, and networks to promote full inclusion of people with disabilities and to improve implementation of the ADA and related federal, state, and local laws.
• Wyoming Social Resources Database (wyosocialresources.info) Online resource directory containing over 2,400 social-service resources across 10 western Wyoming counties, searchable by county, category, and audience (Children, Youth, Adult, Seniors).

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 50% of staff and board members have personal disability experience, enabling effective peer support
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• WIND Wyoming Institute on DisabilitiesminorOthersUniversity of Wyoming department providing disability resources and support. Located at University of Wyoming, Department 4298, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071. Contact: 888-989-9463, 307-766-2720 TTY.
• WATR Wyoming Assistive Technology ResourcesminorOthersAssistive technology resources program affiliated with WIND at University of Wyoming. Contact: [email protected], Phone: (307) 766-6187, Toll-Free: 1-888-989-WIND (9463).
• Wyoming Disabled HuntersminorOthersOrganization for hunters with disabilities in Wyoming. Listed as a related resource link on WSIL website. Website: http://www.wyomingdisabledhunters.org/
• Wyoming Independent Living ( WILR)minorOthersThe Center for Independent Living serving eastern Wyoming. Listed as a related resource link on WSIL website. Website: wilr.org.
• Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWSIL applies for operating assistance and capital assistance funding through WYDOT's transit grant programs. The funding totaling approximately $489,000 (federal and local) is administered by WYDOT and covers public transportation services in 10 western Wyoming counties. WYDOT's Office of Civil Rights handles Title VI complaint processes for transportation-related matters.
• Federal Transit Administration (FTA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFTA provides funding for operating and capital transit grant programs that WSIL accesses through WYDOT. FTA's Office of Civil Rights handles Title VI complaints for federal transit-related matters.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Access Living: Chicago-based Center for Independent Living providing peer counseling, independent living skills training, advocacy, and benefits navigation for people with disabilities. A well-established CIL operating the same five core service model as WSIL but in a dense urban market.
• Ability360: Arizona-based Center for Independent Living offering a comparable mix of independent living skills training, peer support, advocacy, and home-based services for people with disabilities. Larger in scale but operationally similar — peer-led, federal-grant funded, multi-office service delivery.
• Wyoming Independent Living (WILR): Sister Center for Independent Living serving eastern Wyoming, explicitly referenced as a related resource on WSIL's website. Operates the same CIL model — five core services, peer-led staffing, government-grant funded — and together the two organizations partition Wyoming's disability services geography.

Broad incumbents

• The Arc of the United States: National disability advocacy and services organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Overlaps with WSIL's advocacy, family support, and community-living services but operates at national/state chapter scale rather than a single-region CIL model.
• Easterseals: National nonprofit providing a broad portfolio of disability and rehabilitation services including independent living support, employment services, and case management. Far larger and more diversified than WSIL, but operates overlapping service categories including Medicaid waiver and community-based disability programs.
• Goodwill Industries International: National nonprofit operating employment and disability services including vocational rehabilitation, benefits planning, and case management. Overlaps with WSIL's job-seeking skills training, benefits navigation, and transition services but as part of a much broader retail-funded portfolio.

Others

• Disability Rights Advocates: National nonprofit disability rights legal center focused on systems advocacy and civil rights litigation under the ADA and Rehabilitation Act. Overlaps with WSIL's Individual and Systems Advocacy service line but delivers it through legal action rather than direct service.
• WIND Wyoming Institute on Disabilities: University of Wyoming's disability resource and training institute — explicitly listed as a WSIL referral partner. Provides complementary disability research, training, and assistive technology resources across the same Wyoming geography.
• WYDOT Public Transit Division: Wyoming Department of Transportation administers the federal FTA pass-through funding that WSIL accesses for its Transportation Voucher Program. Functions as WSIL's primary funder and contract partner for transportation service delivery.
• Centers for Independent Living (national network): ILRU (Independent Living Research Utilization) supports the broader network of 400+ federally funded Centers for Independent Living across the US. WSIL is part of this network, making ILRU and the affiliated CIL network a structural reference peer for funding, compliance, and program design.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

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