Celebrating 35 Years of Service

Residential & Support Services Inc. (RSS), founded in 1974, is a private non-profit organization that provides residential and community support to individuals with developmental and other disablities including mental retardation, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism, and traumatic brain injuries.

RSS provides a wide variety of services to children and adults in home based and community settings include:

Group Homes                    Supervised Living Apartments

First In Families                  Respite

Supported Employment      Case Management

Personal Assistance            AFL Homes

Independent Living            Developmental Therapies

Open Opportunites            Community Works! 

Transitional Services           Deaf Services

Community Outreach (CAP services) 

How RSS is Funded

RSS's annual budget exceeds $7 million, with over 88 percent of those funds directly supporting programs. Funding sources include The State of North Carolina, Mechlenburg County, The Division of Medical Assistance, Teh Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), foundataions, businesses and individual donors.