Service Center for Independent Life - SCIL

Service Center for Independent Life - SCIL Stop DIS-ing your ABILITIES!!! Seek. Grow. Succeed. Our goal is simply to encourage people to make good choices and exercise control over their own lives.

To do this we will expand their access to information and resources, increase their independence, and improve the quality of their lives. We will work with anyone who comes to us regardless of disability, race, gender, life style, or religious persuasion. At present, 90% of our staff and 60% of our Board of Directors have significant disability. This gives us a unique insight into what our consumers face each day and permits us to effectively guide them in addressing their concerns, issues, and problems.

Art therapySomething a bit different: working with chalk. Thank you, OPARC and VIP, Inc., for participating.
11/13/2025

Art therapy

Something a bit different: working with chalk.

Thank you, OPARC and VIP, Inc., for participating.

SCIL's clients always ask for different types of workouts for wellness hour.They all love dance, so thank you, Cavikas, ...
11/06/2025

SCIL's clients always ask for different types of workouts for wellness hour.

They all love dance, so thank you, Cavikas, for teaching us the healing power of dance and Tango
Our clients had an absolute blast.

Thank you, OPARC, , and VIP, Inc. for attending.

We plan on hosting this again sometime next year.

In yesterday‘s life skills workshop, we took our clients into the community and had them use the Claremont Village map t...
11/05/2025

In yesterday‘s life skills workshop, we took our clients into the community and had them use the Claremont Village map to develop navigational skills.

Thank you, APEX CIT, .inc_services, OPARC, and Anthesis for participating.

Round 2 of October's art therapy class!sugar skullsThank you, .inc_services and VIP, Inc., for attending.
10/23/2025

Round 2 of October's art therapy class!

sugar skulls

Thank you, .inc_services and VIP, Inc., for attending.

Second round of cooking class!Halloween-themed pizza decoratingThank you, OPARC, for participating
10/22/2025

Second round of cooking class!

Halloween-themed pizza decorating

Thank you, OPARC, for participating

SCIL sends our sincerest gratitude to Claremont Lewis Museum of Art for allowing us to take a group of clients for a tou...
10/16/2025

SCIL sends our sincerest gratitude to Claremont Lewis Museum of Art for allowing us to take a group of clients for a tour

We love all their colourful artwork and such beautiful architecture
Thank you, OPARC and , for attending

SCIL participated in the California shakeout for yesterday‘s life skills classWe send our sincerest gratitude to for he...
10/16/2025

SCIL participated in the California shakeout for yesterday‘s life skills class

We send our sincerest gratitude to for helping instruct the class and providing several educational materials.

Lastly, thank you to OPARC, Anthesis, .inc_services, APEX CIT, and VIP, for attending.

October’s art therapy I love all the creative designs our clients came up with. Just in time for Dia de los Mu***os.Tha...
10/09/2025

October’s art therapy



I love all the creative designs our clients came up with. Just in time for Dia de los Mu***os.

Thank you OPARC and VIP, Inc.

Round two of Members got very creative in their designsThank you, Easterseals, APEX CIT, and VIP, Inc., for attending
09/25/2025

Round two of

Members got very creative in their designs
Thank you, Easterseals, APEX CIT, and VIP, Inc., for attending

and VIP, Inc.
09/24/2025



and VIP, Inc.

When doing light stretching, sometimes a smaller class is bestThank you, from , for leading a Pilates and stretching wo...
09/18/2025

When doing light stretching, sometimes a smaller class is best
Thank you, from , for leading a Pilates and stretching workout.

And thank you, VIP, Inc., for your participation.ng

❤️ In honor of , who saw beauty in everything, our clients made kindness rocks for September art therapyThank you, and...
09/11/2025

❤️

In honor of , who saw beauty in everything, our clients made kindness rocks for September art therapy
Thank you, and VIP, Inc., for participating, and Stanbridge University for helping.

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107 S Spring Street
Claremont, CA
91711

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

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+19096216722

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Service Center for Independent Life (SCIL) works with persons with disabilities of all ages. Since 1980 SCIL’s sphere of influence encompasses 22 cities in South East Los Angeles County, and the East San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys. Services include but are not limited to: self-advocacy training, assistive technology, housing information, independent living skills training, peer counseling, benefits planning and information & referral services. All services are provided at no cost to SCIL consumers.

No other resource offers the same array of services and cross disability expertise provided by SCIL. The goal of SCIL is simply to encourage and support people to make good choices and exercise control over their own lives and provide expanded access to information and resources to assist them in increasing their independence. SCIL will work with anyone who comes to us regardless of disability, race, gender, life style, or religious persuasion. At present, 100% of our staff and 65% of our Board of Directors are people with disabilities, giving us a unique insight into what our consumers face each day permitting us to more effectively serve our consumers.