Celebrating Over 35 Years of Service

Residential & Support Services Inc. (RSS), founded in 1974, is a private non-profit organization that provides residential services and community support to individuals with developmental and other disabilities 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 including:

  • Our HistoryCase Management
  • Community Guide & Open Opportunities
  • Community Outreach/Innovations
  • CommunityWorks!
  • Deaf Services
  • First In Families
  • Group Homes
  • HUD Housing
  • Personal Assistance & Developmental Therapies
    (including AFL Homes and Respite)
  • Supervised Living
  • Vocational and Transitional Services

How RSS is Funded

RSS’s annual budget exceeds $7 million, with over 86 percent of those funds directly supporting programs.  Funding sources include The State of North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, The Division of Medical Assistance, The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), foundations, businesses and individual donors.