Exhibit 24.1

                                 August 17, 2015

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Bruce F. Nardella, Denis M. Holler, Linda De Renzo and Gina
Martin, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(i) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer and/or director and/or owner of greater than 10% of the
outstanding Common Stock of Civitas Solutions, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4
and 5 (including any amendments, supplements or exhibits thereto) in accordance
with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and the rules thereunder; (ii) do and perform any and all acts
for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to
complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 (including any amendments,
supplements or exhibits thereto) and timely file such forms with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
authority, including the New York Stock Exchange; and (iii) take any other
action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the
opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of,
or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's
discretion.

     The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

     This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file reports or schedules under Section 16
of the Exchange Act with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of date first written above.

                                        By: /s/ Mary Ann Tocio
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                                        Name: Mary Ann Tocio