🎯 The Ultimate Guide to Supported Living

Start with the life you want for your loved one. We'll help you find what funds it.

The ultimate guide to Supported Living, goal-driven funding, and true independence in San Diego — built the way California's system was supposed to work.

Free. Private. No login required to start.

How Compass works

  1. 1

    Tell us about your loved one's life goals

    We start where the system is supposed to start — with the life you want for them, not a menu of services. There are no wrong answers.

  2. 2

    We map them to the funding programs that exist

    SLS, ILS, IHSS, SDP, RDI, SSI, Medi-Cal, DOR — we untangle the alphabet soup and show you what actually applies to your loved one.

  3. 3

    You get a personal roadmap + the language to use with SDRC

    Concrete next steps, in copy-paste-able language for your next IPP meeting or service coordinator conversation. You stop guessing.

The journey, end to end

  1. Diagnosis
  2. SDRC eligibility
  3. IPP
  4. SLS funding
  5. Housing
  6. Compliance
  7. Independence

Why families trust Compass

  • 💜

    Built by families, for families

    Born from years of navigating SDRC ourselves. Every word here was earned.

  • 🔒

    Private

    Your information is never sold or shared. Ever.

  • 🆓

    Free for families forever

    No paywall. No ads. No upsells. We exist to help.

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    Built for San Diego

    English now; 5 more languages coming. Local resources, local people.

Six of the most common goals families work on. Start the guide and we'll personalize a roadmap.

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    Their own home

    An apartment, group home with friends, or a place that's truly theirs.

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    Meaningful days

    Work, volunteering, learning, classes, day program — days that matter.

  • 👯

    Real friendships

    A social life, people who choose to be in their lives.

  • ❤️

    Family connection

    Staying close with the people who love them most.

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    Good health

    Medical, dental, mental health, the right doctors who listen.

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    Hobbies & community

    Art, sports, faith, culture, fun — the things that make life feel alive.

Questions families ask first