LEAP (Learn, Earn, Achieve, Practice)
Employment preparation for youth with disabilities
LEAP is a comprehensive employment preparation experience for youth with disabilities, ages 16-21, who attend school and are eager to work and earn a paycheck. It combines employment readiness skills with paid work experience to provide participants with the abilities they need to transition more successfully into adulthood.
Groups will meet Monday through Thursday from 3:00 - 6:30PM. Each week, participants complete 12 hours of paid work experience and 2 hours of curriculum. Sessions run for 10 weeks. Students experience different workplaces for the first five weeks and then choose which site they prefer for the second five weeks. Students should have an open OVR case in order to enroll, but we will enroll a limited number of students without OVR cases if funding is available. LEAP is offered at no cost to participants.
Community Partners
OppShop
GoggleWorks
Olivet Boys & Girls Club
Berks Humane Society
B2 Bistro + Bar
Thankx Salon
Register through OVR
To be accepted into the program, contact:
Andrea Merrick, MSW, LSW
610-621-5814
amerrick@pa.bov
Questions?
For more information, contact:
Suzanne Messner
610-289-0114 x427
smessner@esep.org
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