OHI provides support in the home — with services based on individual needs and life goals — to help people with intellectual disabilities and/or mental illness Develop daily living skills and move toward greater independence Develop social skills and increase social interaction Become involved in their communities through employment as well as educational and recreational activities Make positive choices, and stay safe and healthy Decrease the likelihood of crisis intervention or hospitalization Learn to access and make use of community resources, like 12-step programs, and GED programs Develop independent living skills: use of public transportation, money-management, meal preparation and personal care Learn how to manage individual symptoms and stress, problem solve and resolve conflict Learn how to be strong self-advocates, in the community and the workplace