At-home care,
in your control.

Agency With Choice (AWC) was created by the Office of Developmental Programs, to provide choice and control in consumer-directed care to individuals with developmental disabilities. The AWC service model empowers you or your surrogate to exercise employer authority and budget authority over the services you receive. Through this service model, you or your advocates can be involved in the planning, hiring, scheduling, and management of your home support workers. You decide whom to hire, their duties, schedule, and their pay. Alliance for Nonprofit Resources as your AWC provider is the employer of record. As such, we are responsible for handling employment-related finances and paperwork.

ANR oversees the AWC program in the following counties:
Armstrong Butler Indiana

What is Agency With Choice?

  • Transportation

    Transportation services can provide you with the freedom to work and be involved in your community.

  • Specialized Supplies

    Specialized Supplies can provide products for incontinence needs.

  • Vehicle Adaptions

    Vehicle Adaptions further supports your ability to move around your community.

  • Educational Support and Assistive Technology

    These services can assist you in support devices to enhance educational experiences.

  • Home Modifications

    Home Modifications can improve your lifestyle at home by making it more accessible in and around your home.

Fiscal Agent

ANR is the employer of record and fiscal agent. This means that you or your surrogate are responsible for managing the staff in your home, and ANR is responsible for handling the employment-related paperwork, finances, payroll, billing and reports. By selecting ANR as your fiscal agent provider, we take on much of the burden and paperwork of an employer:

  • Management of payroll and employment – related taxes, withholding and check processing;

  • Payment of Worker’s Compensation premiums;

  • Assistance with orientation and training of workers;

  • Payments for services provided by qualified vendors

We will also provide you with a monthly budget report, so you know what you are spending and how you are spending it. Our goal is to give you full choice and control over the services you receive. To be eligible for this program, you must receive services through the Consolidated, P/FDS, Community Living, or Autism Waiver. To learn more about the services available or how you can enroll, contact your Supports Coordinator. You may also contact us at (724) 431-3663 for additional information.

Who we Support

Individuals

AWC supports individuals with intellectual disabilities in the Home and Community Based Waiver program.

The Agency With Choice service model empowers you or your surrogate to exercise employer authority and budget authority over the services you receive. Through this service model, you or your advocates can be involved in the planning, hiring, scheduling and management of your Support Service Professional.

Managing Employers

Providers

A Supports Coordinator will work with individuals and their families to develop an Individual Support Plan (ISP) and discuss the services available through the Agency With Choice program.

SSP Services include:

  • In Home and Community Services

  • Companion

  • Respite

  • Homemaker Chore

Trainings

If you are a current Support Service Professional or Managing Employer, register for our annual requalification training.