Strive U
| Address: | Strive PSL Services 28 Foden Road South Portland, ME 04106 |
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| Phone: | (207) 774-6278 |
| Fax: | (207) 774-7695 |
| E-mail: | info@pslstrive.org |
| Website: | Website |
| Contact: | Lisa Yanzer |
| 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 Lisa Yanzer (207) 774-6278 or e-mail lyanzer@pslservices.org. |
| Services: | The STRIVE Program of PSL Services 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. The general long range goals for STRIVE as a whole include: To enable young adults to become a part of their community To offer a wide array of resources to young adults and parents To provide a safe place for young adults with disabilities To provide a social setting for transitional teens and young adults To build and foster peer support through a social atmosphere To provide a sense of ownership To provide an intro to computer technology for people with disabilities To educate and provide opportunities for high school aged mentors to learn from persons with disabilities To begin literacy programs for persons with disabilities To offer a resource library of post-secondary educational opportunities To begin a job training and placement program To assist parents in working with the established system To have active student mentors working with this population To do preventive work in the areas of smoking, drug, & alcohol abuse To provide valuable life skills |
