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Welcome to Amelio Services.

This page tells you about Amelio Services in easy words. You can press a Listen button to hear any part out loud.

Who we are

  • Amelio Services helps adults who get services from a regional center.
  • Your helper is called an Amelio Services provider.
  • Your provider works with just you, one-to-one.
  • We help with everyday life, your goals and fun things in your community.

What we can help with

We can help you learn and do things like:

Taking care of your home Cooking Money and shopping Healthy habits Making friends Riding the bus Taking a class Art and music Volunteering

You are in charge

  • You choose your goals.
  • You choose what we work on.
  • You can say no.
  • You can change your mind at any time.
  • You can bring someone you trust to every meeting.

Where and when we meet

  • At your home.
  • Out in your community. For example, a library, a park, a class or a store.
  • We work in 19 cities in Orange County.
  • We meet Monday to Friday, from 6 in the morning to 10 at night.

How we get paid

  • Many people we help are in the Self-Determination Program. People call it SDP.
  • In SDP, you have a budget for your services.
  • Our rate is $45 for each hour.
  • A company called an FMS pays us from your budget.
  • You will not get a bill from us.

What is SDP?

  • SDP is a program from your regional center.
  • It gives you more choice about your services and who gives them.
  • To join, you go to a class called orientation. It is online and free.
  • You can leave SDP at any time.

Learn more about SDP

What happens next

  1. Say hello

    Use our postcard form, or ask someone to help you.

  2. We reach out

    We call, text or email you. You choose how.

  3. We meet and talk

    We talk about what you like and what you want to learn.

  4. We make a plan together

    Your plan says what we do, when, and where.

  5. We start

    We check in with you to make sure it is going well.

Say hello

  • Our postcard form asks a few easy questions.
  • You can ask someone you trust to help you fill it out.
  • Please do not write medical information on the form.
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Need help right now?

If you are not safe, call 911.

If you feel very sad or upset and want to talk to someone, call or text 988. It is free, any time.

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Learn how California's Self-Determination Program works.

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