Organization: JUDITH CREED HORIZONS FOR ACHIEVING INDEPENDENCE
Mission: RESIDENTIAL, SOCIAL, AND VOCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES OR AUTISM
Activities: JCHAI OPERATES A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY INTEGRATED LIVING FOR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. JCHAI OPERATES A SUPPORTED APARTMENT PROGRAM IN BRYN MAWR, PENNSYLVANIA AND A SUPPORTED APARTMENT PROGRAM IN WILLOW GROVE, WITH ABOUT 30 ADULTS IN TOTAL. JCHAI ALSO PROVIDES INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ADULTS WHO LIVE IN THEIR CHOSEN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA. JCHAI SERVES ABOUT 60 PEOPLE IN THAT PROGRAM. ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS HELP WITH INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS, VOCATIONAL SKILLS, ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE, AND SOCIALIZATION.
JCHAI TRANSITIONS PROVIDES FUN ACTIVITIES AND TRAINING AFTER SCHOOL AND ON WEEKENDS FOR ABOUT 70 YOUNG ADULTS FROM AGES 18-30. THIS PROGRAM ENCOURAGES A SMOOTH TRANSITION FOR THE MEMBERS SO WHEN THEY FINISH HIGH SCHOOL, THEY ARE MORE PREPARED TO LIVE AND WORK A SUPPORTED, INDEPENDENT LIFE. TRANSITION MEMBERS GET TO SEE THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO LIVE AWAY FROM THEIR PARENTS BECAUSE MANY PROGRAMS AND CLASSES ARE TAUGHT WITH JCHAI MEMBERS WHO ALREADY LIVE IN OUR SUPPORTED APARTMENTS OR AT HOME PROGRAMS. OUR TRANSITIONS PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTS AND EDUCATES THE MEMBER'S FAMILY TO ANTICIPATE THE 'LETTING GO' PROCESS, WHICH IS OFTEN DIFFICULT FOR PARENTS OF ADULT CHILDRENS WITH DISABILITIES.
NTEE category: Human Services
Secondary category: Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines