Supervised Independent Living Program (SILP) residents live in various apartment sites in the City of Binghamton. The program is designed to teach and assist older adolescent youth (16-21) to become ready for total independence. Each resident receives extensive independent living skills training, counseling, mentoring, daily support from SILP staff, and experience living in the real world.

While in SILP, residents have graduated from high school, obtained GEDs and attended college.

"Jeanne" had spent the majority of her life in the foster care system and was interested in a permanent living situation in the community where she could establish her life and enhance her independent living skills.
SILP was the right place for Jeanne.
Jeanne is now 20 years old, maintains community employment and will begin her second year of college in the fall.

Another aspect of this program is our Parent-Child Supervised Independent Living Program.

This program provides services to young teenage mothers or fathers and their children. The young parent lives in a subsidized apartment with the child, under the supervision of staff who guide her in caring for herself and the child. A structured, nurturing living environment is provided in which daily program routines help to establish a sense of security through consistency.