Provides assistance to adults with developmental disabilities to connect with community through recreation and volunteer activities.
Service offers:
- opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities to explore, discover, and connect to the recreation and volunteer activities of their choice
Includes:
- initial supports to connect the participant with an activity of interest
- gradually fading out supports, while increasing natural supports, within the chosen activity
- increasing community awareness of persons with disabilities
Purpose of programming is to:
- increase awareness of community-based opportunities
- provide opportunities to network and develop work relationships
- increase confidence and self-esteem
- promote a positive self-image
- increase interdependence
- increase participation in leisure time interests
- strengthen interpersonal skills
- promote lifelong learning