Skills for Being Responsible Members of their Community
Skills for Being Responsible Members of their Community |
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In this segment of the program, trainees learn how to live and work in the community as independent adults. The entire program helps the trainees develop good habits ranging from getting up in the morning and working a full day, to taking care of their clothes, their personal hygiene and health. | ||||||||||
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| Formal life skills' sessions cover topics ranging from conflict resolution, to how to keep a checkbook, to building positive personal relationships. Adults from all walks of life, many of whom experienced the same problems in their youth, share their stories. This adult interaction has a strong impact on the trainees. | |||||||||||
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| The trainees gather with others to support community causes several times a year. Above, they joined a march for the homeless in DC. | The trainees also learn about the ways other people live and work. Every year, trainees spend a week with an Amish family collecting maple syrup or baling hay. On the farm, they dine on fresh or canned vegetables and experience life without modern conveniences. | ||||||||||