Who We Are
IEC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit Center for Independent Living. All people with disabilities who live in Prince William and Fauquier Counties and the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park are eligible for IEC services and is one of over 500 Centers in the United States with roots in civil rights models of the 1960s.
The Mission of IEC is to encourage, support and provide options to people with disabilities. Our Vision is to assist people with disabilities:
- Access appropriate community services
- Exercise their civil rights
- Participate in all aspects of society
- Advocate their value to society
Independence Empowerment Center directly assists persons with disabilities to establish or maintain lives in the community. We serve and support people with disabilities of all ages to increase and maintain independence. We also assist families and communities.
| Information and Referral | Information about any disability related topic, and referral to other resources when needed. |
| Advocacy | Active support for direct, nonviolent action for disability rights, both at the individual and systemic levels. |
| Independent Living Skills | Training on the know-how to live independently, from budgeting to traveling, from personal assistant management to job seeking, and more. Tell us what you want to learn. |
| Peer Counseling | Sharing and problem-solving about every day issues with people who understand what it’s like: Other people with disabilities. |
| Personal Assistance Services (PAS) |
Personal assistance services are defined as support services necessary to allow individuals to remain in or return to their homes rather than to have to enter or stay in a nursing facility. IEC provides coordination services on Medicaid Waiver Programs including assessment, attendant management training, and provider registry. We can work with participants on their supervisory skills, as our participants will hire, supervise, and fire their own personal assistants. |
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What We Do
Independence Empowerment Center, Inc. (IEC) is a community-based, non-profit, non-residential service and advocacy organization operated by and for people with disabilities in the state of Virginia. Our service area covers Prince William and Fauquier Counties, as well as the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.
IEC is a fully registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization that was founded in 1999. IEC promotes disability rights, equal access, and full community participation for persons with disabilities. We work with individuals with disabilities to maintain or take back charge of their own lives and make their own choices and decisions in order to be as self-sufficient as possible. With our consumers' assistance, we lead efforts to break down barriers and prejudices within our communities. When these barriers are removed and prejudices are replaced with positive attitudes, persons with disabilities will have equal access to society. Independence Empowerment Center is associated with a national movement of almost 500 Centers for Independent Living. These Centers are advocacy-based organizations governed and operated by persons with disabilities for persons with disabilities.
Details
| (703) 257-5400 ext. 117 | |
| (703) 257-5043 | |
| mlopez@ieccil.org | |
| Mary Lopez | |
| Executive Director | |
| http://www.ieccil.org |
