Abilities Unlimited - Accepting the Challenge Together

The Abilities Unlimited Day Program offers a full day of structured activities and supervision designed to maximize the physical and emotional health of its participants. In addition to the structured Day Program, Community Independent Living Skills Services are offered to support and train individuals that are making the transition to or currently living on their own. Adults between the ages of 18 and 65 whohave acquired physical and/or cognitive impairments as a result of brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, accident or a variety of other conditions are eligible for services.

Program Description – Day Program

The program office hours are 8:30am-4:30pm and program hours are 9:30am-4pm, Monday through Friday. The program is licensed to serve up to 30 participants in center at any one time.

Participants are offered a variety of daily activities tailored to meet their specific needs, interests and schedules. Activities are designed to enhance the participants cognitive, social and communication skills. Program components include independent living skills support, cognitive and physical fitness, wellness, prevocational skills, community integration, leisure education, peer support, behavior management, communication and social skills training. For individuals with vocational goals, a work readiness and pre-vocational training component is available in conjunction with/or separate from the day program opportunities. In addition to programming in center, there are opportunities for community based leaning experiences, as integration into the community and development and maintenance of community skills are a key element of our overall program philosophy. Morning and afternoon snacks are offered. Direct personal care and supportive training in activities of daily living are provided as needed.

Program Description - Independent Living Skills

The primary responsibilities of the AU/ILS Program, is to support people in developing the skills they need to live as independently as possible within the community. There are a number of areas that the ILS program affects the person’s life. The staff provides support and training in the areas of social skills, community integration, transportation, home management, pet care, finances, cooking, shopping, family supports, budgeting, self advocacy, etc…

The primary goals of Abilities Unlimited are:

• To maximize the participant’s physical and emotional well being by supporting self sufficiency in areas of activities of daily living and health maintenance.
• To create a meaningful daytime experience that meets the diverse needs and interests of each participant.
• To encourage participant’s integration into our community by providing a broad range of community based experiences.
• To provide stimulation and maintenance of participant’s cognitive functioning and increase self awareness through creative and self expressive programming.