St. Mary's Independent Living

About Us

St. Mary's Independent Living Extensions (SMILE) is a nonprofit organization of trained caregivers who work around-the-clock to enrich the lives of adults with developmental disabilities by maximizing independence, breaking down barriers and advocating for greater community access.

Meet our great team of conscientious care givers.

Our Vision

To successfully partner with advocates of the intellectual and developmental disabilities community and continuously excel at building trusting relationships with those we serve so they are empowered to make significant and sustainable progress toward accomplishing independence in their lives.

Our Mission

To provide adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities with compassionate, supportive encouragement so they can make meaningful connections and thrive in the communities where they live, work and play.

Our programs

SMILE programs have a great deal to offer the developmentally delayed community.
With an emphasis on independent living, SMILE helps create independent living solutions that provide supports to help the disabled succeed and thrive in the community.

HOMES for INDEPENDENT LIVING that allow developmentally delayed adults to live independently where they are accessible to their communities. At SMILE every client is important and unique with a specific set of needs and concerns. We consider ourselves caregivers with a conscience. We are here to serve the needs of the next phase of our client’s life. Our one-on-one 24-hour assistance is specific to our clients needs.

SMILE offers an engaging DAY PROGRAM to facilitate growth and offer skill sets that are both challenging and fun. Some clients just need a place to be active during the day where they can be watched over and nurtured. Our Day Program offers that solution.

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SMILE appreciates all donations. Click the image to donate by credit card via paypal. All donations are used to benefit SMILE's clients.