The paper describes the residential services provided by Washington County (Vermont) to people with developmental disabilities, especially "professional foster homes" and supervised apartments. The professional foster homes serve 40 clients with severe disabilities who live with families in the community. There are three support staff; respite care is available; and the professional parents have a network to help each other. Services are provided in the home or by generic local agencies. Clients who are children go to local schools. At least one of the "professional" parents in each home have some advanced education and experience in the human services. The professional parents are paid approximately $11,000 for each person they care for. The supported apartments have no more than two clients in each apartment. In some, a staff member stays overnight as a guest. The emphasis is on learning and practicing of community living skills and living a quality life. Also described is the Johnson State College Master's Degree Program which has been the source of many of the staff of the county's programs and the ties that many previous residents of Brandon State Training School, Vermont's large institution, maintain. (DB)