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Strive U
| Address: | Strive PSL Services
28 Foden Road South Portland, ME 04106 |
| Phone: | (207) 774-6278 |
| Fax: | (207) 774-7695 |
| E-mail: | info@pslstrive.org |
| E-mail: | lmhealey@pslservices.org |
| Website: | Website |
| Contact: | Laura Maddock Healey |
| Clients: | STRIVE U provides post-secondary education and training to young adults with developmental disabilities in the realms of residential, employment, and community skills with the goal of enabling its graduates to live and work as full community members with maximum independence, productivity, and dignity.
STRIVE U is a comprehensive program aimed at teaching its students necessary skills to live independently in the community. STRIVE U is founded on four main program areas- Community Living-Living in an apartment with a roommate, Employment- learning valuable job skills through paid work experiences, Post-Secondary Education- Through a certificate program with USM, and finally Transition- assuring the transition from STRIVE U into the community is successful and meaningful. (If you would like more information about STRIVE U or a campus tour, please contact Laura Maddock Healey ( 207) 774-6278 ext. 210 or e-mail lmhealey@pslservices.org. |
| Services: | The STRIVE Program of Supported Living Services (PSL) is designed to address the many issues faced by young adults (ages 15-24) with disabilities. Areas that we focus on include: improving fundamental academic skills, developing leadership potential, improving economic opportunities through continuing education, enhancing or upgrading work skills, integrating literary and social skills into occupational/vocational opportunities, fostering career opportunities through education and training, and promoting peer support for parents and siblings of this young population. |
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