TCIL - Humboldt

11/14/2025

Tri-County Independent Living
Transitions Coordinator
Eureka, Full-Time

This role focuses on identifying needs of individuals who are transitioning, or
desire to transition, from institutional care to more independent living . You will provide support in helping them make their own choices and live in a fully accessible, integrated community or return to their own homes. Bachelor’s degree in social services related field or 2+ years of related work, experience working with people with disabilities and/or older adults preferably in an Independent Living Center or Aging and Adult services organization.

Compensation:
$19.00 -$22.00/hour depending on experience, competitive benefits and flexible scheduling.

Open until filled.
Visit www.tilinet.org for a complete job description and details on the application process. EOE, Individuals with disabilities strongly encouraged to apply.
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11/06/2025

Congrats to Development Manager Armando Escobedo on being named to the American Association of People with Disabilities National Board of Directors.

11/05/2025

Tri-County Independent Living
Holiday Card Competition
Join TCIL for some Holiday Fun!

This year's theme is: What do the holidays mean to you while living with a disability?

Show us your best holiday image that represents what fills you with joy during the holidays. This can be your favorite holiday scene, holiday snack, holiday decoration design, or even nature scenes that remind you that it is the holidays.

The card should be non-denominational, and no larger than 8"x11" landscape or portrait is fine. Depictions of your ideal holiday scene or holiday concept will be considered.

3 cash prizes:
1st place: $100
2nd place: $75
3rd place: $50

All entries will be entered into a special drawing for a Chromebook!

Timeline:
Starts October 1st
Submit by November 21st
Winner chosen December 5th
Ceremony around December 12th
The age groups will be divided by 12 and up=adults and 12 and below=children.

Use the QR code at the bottom of the flier to enter for your chance to win. The winner will be featured as our Holiday Card to our collaborators, clients, and partners.

10/31/2025

Halloween can be a challenging time for many people. The best thing we as a community can do is make sure we stay safe and use positive judgement. Many people are part of the disabled community and not all disabilities are visible. So let's make this Halloween safe and accessible for all.

Here are a few tips for making this Halloween safe and accessible:
-Always bring a buddy. When in doubt, bring friends. There is always more safety in numbers.
-Use sidewalks, crosswalks, and proper traffic safety procedures.
-Wear bright and colorful clothing that can be seen in low light conditions.
-Modify your costume to work for your accessibility needs.
-Practice the route you will take during the day so that at night you are familiar with your surroundings.
-Plan for sensory needs with noise cancelling headphones, and flashlights.

For those handing out candy here are a few tips to help make Halloween accessible to all:
-Reduce the use of flashing lights in your decorations
-Offer options that are gluten free, non-candy, and non-food related, ie. stickers, fidgets, and glow sticks (these provide alternatives for food allergies)
-Stand at the bottom of stairs or driveways for accessibility to individuals with mobility concerns.
-Allow the Trick or Treater to access communication in their own way.
-Be patient and kind with your actions and words.
-Allow teens and adults to participate in the festivities.

Understand the pumpkin color system for disabilities:
-Teal=non-food treats would be appreciated
-Blue=autism awareness
-Purple=represent epilepsy, this allows for everyone to be aware that seizures could take place, flashing lights could trigger these.

10/30/2025

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10/27/2025

Tri-County Independent Living is starting up a Peer Support Group.

If you have been looking for a way to connect to others with similar situations, then this might be the group for you.

We will be hosting the meetings over zoom with the option for in person coffee/tea meet ups in the coming months.

This group is for all age groups and accessibility needs.

The first meeting will be November 12th, 2025 at 4:30pm PT. through zoom.

10/24/2025

TRI-COUNTY INDEPENDENT LIVING
Emergency Plan Workshop

We are proud to announce that TRI-COUNTY INDEPENDENT LIVING will be offering an emergency plan workshop for all TCIL clients and interested community members that would like to learn how to create and implement an Emergency Plan for themselves and/or their families.

You will also receive an Emergency Go Backpack at the end of the workshop to take home as a starting point for an emergency kit.

This workshop will be held on the 3rd Friday of every other month.
Light refreshments will be provided.

RSVP: By calling Tara Groswird - 707-498-0977 or 707-445-8404

**Space is limited to 8 participants per each workshop Location:

Dates: Every 3rd Friday of every other month:

Tri-County Independent Living
139 5th St.
Eureka, Ca 95501

Humboldt Times: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
August 15th
October 17th
December 19th

Rural Human Services
286 M St. Suite A,
Crescent City, Ca 95531

Del Norte Times: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
July 18th
September 19th
November 21st

10/23/2025

Tri-County Independent Living
Holiday Card Competition
Join TCIL for some Holiday Fun!

This year's theme is: What do the holidays mean to you while living with a disability?

Show us your best holiday image that represents what fills you with joy during the holidays. This can be your favorite holiday scene, holiday snack, holiday decoration design, or even nature scenes that remind you that it is the holidays.

The card should be non-denominational, and no larger than 8"x11" landscape or portrait is fine. Depictions of your ideal holiday scene or holiday concept will be considered.

3 cash prizes:
1st place: $100
2nd place: $75
3rd place: $50

All entries will be entered into a special drawing for a Chromebook!

Timeline:
Starts October 1st
Submit by November 21st
Winner chosen December 5th
Ceremony around December 12th
The age groups will be divided by 12 and up=adults and 12 and below=children.

Use the QR code at the bottom of the flier to enter for your chance to win. The winner will be featured as our Holiday Card to our collaborators, clients, and partners.

10/18/2025

Our TCIL team is attending the 2025 Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living conference. The theme for this year’s conference is “Empower Your Inner ROSE.”

10/14/2025

We are still actively hiring for this position. Please apply to be considered for our first round of interviews.

You can view the full job description and compensation details at
https://tilinet.org/about/jobs/

10/03/2025

Today, Tri-County Independent Living (TCIL) hosted a staff appreciation taco lunch for both our Humboldt and Del Norte offices.

We also celebrated the September and October birthdays of Julie, Carolyn, Katie, Tara, and Jessica.
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10/03/2025