Services for Independent Living Employee Directory
Non-profit OrganizationsMissouri, United States11-50 Employees
SIL is a nonprofit Center for Independent Living based in Columbia, Missouri, dedicated to promoting independence for people with disabilities. It operates within Missouri's network of 22 Centers and emphasizes consumer control, with the majority of staff and board members being individuals with disabilities. Its services are community-based and designed to be cross-disability and cross-life-span, and it does not own or operate residential care facilities. SIL's mission is to empower people to maximize their independence, and its vision frames inclusion, equality, self-determination, and removing barriers to independence across society. The organization serves a broad range of individuals with disabilities through programs aimed at community integration. It describes its core values as independence and self-determination, diversity and inclusion, high expectations and accountability, compassion and respect, professionalism and integrity.