The Community Living Skills Program has been operating in Kirkland Lake since 1979 as an outreach program, through which skills are taught to people in their home and community environment. The Day Program component started in 1986 and has recently located to the present building at 4 Tweedsmuir Road in Kirkland Lake.

Some outreach services provided include: Laundry, housekeeping, cooking skill development, decision making, pedestrian safety, community integration skills, socialization skills, fine and gross motor skills, personal hygiene to name a few.

The Day program Services are based on the individually expressed goal of the participant, some of the Day Program activities include (however not limited to ) the following: Social skills, craft activities and projects, exercise and range of motion, computer time, bingos, music therapy, board games, hygiene, grooming skills, baking and cooking classes.

The Day program works within a semi-structured setting: allowing participants to maintain their independence and make choices within a schedule.

Anyone can make a referral to either the Day Program or the Outreach Program, the individual with an intellectual disability, parents, relatives, or other agencies. Referrals are made through the Administration office at 51 Government rd west, Kirkland Lake Ontario at 705-567-9331.