Putnam Independent Living Services

Name

Putnam Independent Living Services

Legal name

Putnam Independent Living Services

Website

https://putnamils.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Independent Living Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Individual and Family Services (6241), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Independent Living with Supportive Services (Light ADL/IADL Support) (HLADAAAE), Housing Transition & Supported Living Navigation (EDAKANAK)

Keywords

• Independent living services
• Disability advocacy services
• Benefits advisement
• Nursing home transition
• Housing subsidy programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Brewster

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Funded as a Center for Independent Living by both federal and state government agencies including NYS Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
2. County Government Contracts: Funded by county government agencies in the Lower Hudson Valley region
3. Fee for Service: Fee for service contracts with various agencies and organizations
4. Grants and Donations: Funded by grants and donations including Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grant

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Putnam Independent Living Services (PILS) is a not-for-profit, community-based, cross-disability resource, advocacy, and training center that provides a comprehensive suite of non-residential and non-medical services to people with disabilities. Its core offerings include independent living skills training, peer advisement, benefits and entitlements advisement, information and referral, transportation assistance, specialized housing subsidy and transition programs (e.g., NHTD Waiver, TBI, Rapid Transition Housing, Olmstead Housing Subsidy, Open Doors), NY Connects No Wrong Door access, advocacy services (PTIC, Educational Advocacy, Mental Health Peer Advocacy, ADA consultations), and a Prevent Type 2 Diabetes program, all delivered free of charge to consumers.

Product overview

Putnam Independent Living Services (PILS) is a not-for-profit, community-based, cross-disability resource, advocacy, and training center that provides a comprehensive suite of non-residential and non-medical services. As the Putnam County office of the Westchester Independent Living Center (WILC), PILS operates as a platform of interconnected programs including: Independent Living Services (transportation, skills training, peer advisement, benefits advisement, information and referral, and trainings/workshops); Specialized Programs (Rapid Transition Housing, Olmstead Housing Subsidy, NY Connects No Wrong Door, Nursing Home Transition and Diversion Waiver, Traumatic Brain Injury Regional Resource Development Center, Open Doors Transition Center, and Prevent Type 2 Diabetes); Advocacy Services (Parent Training and Information Center, Mental Health Peer Advocacy, ADA consultations, Educational Advocacy, and Peer Integration Programs). The organization serves persons of all ages with physical, sensory, cognitive, mental health, and multiple disabilities across seven counties in the Lower Hudson Valley region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Independent Living Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Assists with transitions from nursing homes to community living
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VIVE School - Yonkers Pathways to SuccesscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010WILC established an outreach office at the VIVE School serving Yonkers and the lower Hudson Valley. The school specializes in services to high at-risk youth and their families. WILC's minority outreach, Partners for Success, and Educational Advocacy programs combine efforts at this location to serve a largely immigrant population facing cultural and language barriers.
• NY State Department of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency overseeing Medicaid Waiver programs including TBI and NHTD waiver programs that WILC administers as a Regional Resource Development Center for the Lower Hudson Valley region.
• Burke Rehabilitation HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Burke Post Rehabilitation Program - pilot program helping newly disabled patients transition from hospital and rehabilitation care to community living.
• Putnam Area Rapid Transit (PART)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for accessible transportation services - PART bus system and ParaTransit for Putnam County residents.
• Putnam County School DistrictscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Brewster, Carmel, Haldane, Garrison, Lakeland, Mahopac, Putnam Valley school districts and PNW BOCES for transition services and educational advocacy programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Southern Tier Independence Center (STIC): New York State CIL providing independent living, advocacy, benefits advisement, and housing/transition services. Same CIL mandate, comparable service lines, and shared NY State funding ecosystem.
• Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY (CIDNY): A New York City-based Center for Independent Living providing advocacy, benefits advisement, and independent living services to people with disabilities. Operates under the same federal CIL framework as PILS/WILC and serves an overlapping disability population with similar service lines.
• Harlem Independent Living Center: A NYC-based Independent Living Center providing peer support, advocacy, benefits advisement, and independent living skills training to people with disabilities. Operates the same CIL model with community-based, consumer-controlled governance.
• Bronx Independent Living Services (BILS): Bronx-based Center for Independent Living offering advocacy, peer support, benefits advisement, and independent living services under the same federal CIL funding structure as PILS/WILC.
• Catskill Center for Independence: New York State CIL serving the Catskill region with independent living, advocacy, and benefits services. Operates the same consumer-controlled governance model and federal CIL funding structure as PILS/WILC.
• Resource Center for Independent Living (RCIL): Upstate New York (Utica-area) Center for Independent Living providing IL services, advocacy, benefits advisement, and transition programs under the same federal CIL framework; directly comparable service portfolio across a different NY region.

Emerging players

• Self-Advocacy Association of New York State (SANYS): Statewide self-advocacy organization run by and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Overlaps with PILS/WILC's peer-advocacy and empowerment mission though focused on a narrower developmental disability population.

Broad incumbents

• Disability Rights New York: New York's federally-funded Protection and Advocacy (P&A) system for people with disabilities. Operates as a broader, statewide legal and systemic advocacy organization that intersects with PILS/WILC's advocacy work but covers a wider mandate including legal representation.

Others

• National Council on Independent Living (NCIL): National membership organization representing the network of Centers for Independent Living. PILS/WILC is part of this ecosystem; NCIL provides advocacy, training, and policy representation at the federal level — an ecosystem enabler rather than a direct service competitor.
• Westchester Independent Living Center (WILC): Parent organization of PILS. Listed as 'others' rather than direct peer because PILS operates as WILC's Putnam County satellite; same legal entity, not a competitor, but identical service portfolio for peer benchmarking.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCuyAn3HkGMYutlTr7A9ggWw
• Facebookfacebook.com/PILSNews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/putnam-independent-living-services
• Instagraminstagram.com/Wilc_news

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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