Re: I found M.O.M. and it's called College Learning Experience/Sue

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Sue,

I just realized a source you may or may not have tried yet. Have you looked into your state "vocational rehabilitation?" I just had a meeting yesterday with the BVR person here and the things she was explaining sound like what you need for your ds. Their job is to do things to get the person with the disability employed. All of their help is geared towards that end. You might check into what yours is and if your ds might qualify for help.

If my ds qualifies (we applied), then they will provide help for him to go to college and then help him get a job. Well, first, they have to evaluate him and see if his goals are achievable. And then if they are, they will help him in any way they can. So I am hoping he will qualify, we'll see. But I just realized this might also be something you can look into as well.

Roxanna

"Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." ~ Mark Twain

( ) I found M.O.M. and it's called College Learning Experience

We are struggling with how to help DS transition from graduation JobCorps into job/school independent living. I found a company called College Learning Experience: http://www.cleinc.net/home.aspx. With a group of experts they do everything plus more than MOM. Offered at several college campuses around the country, the mentor, tutor, teach living skills, social skills all while child is attending college and or working. How perfect is that! Of course, there is a catch...the expense is large. And since not a government entity, no funding there to apply for. They really have a wonderful program, wish I had asked what success rate is. With all of the support they offer each individual, it is probably very good. The CLE rep sent me a list of 21 scholarship and student loan resources, mostly loans...this would be sort of like JobCorps times ten as far as individual counseling, mentoring etc. She also said some state's disability offices are willing to pay for this, other's have been like pulling teeth. This would be so wonderful for DS.Anyone know of similar programs?Sue in TN

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Thanks, Roxanna, I'll look back into it.

Before DS started working, 2004, we toured the TN Voc Rehab Center about 70

miles from here and signed him up. But there were no openings and by the time

several months later they had opening, he was already working.

At that time, their culinary training seemed geared to teaching them to wipe

tables and work in fast food. The Independent Living skills class they taught

was only two week class. Son's friend went through both parts in 2006 and they

have yet to get him the first job interview, and he's high functioning, drives,

etc. So, may be diffent now, depends a lot on the state and how much $$ they put

into it.

On the other hand, we do have a Disablity Program Navigator person through the

state Career Center and she was a real go-getter. I have left messages for her

for past few days on cell and phone and haven't heard back. According to the

papers, she is probably slammed with the tide of unemployed people.

Sue in TN

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> Sue,

> I just realized a source you may or may not have tried yet. Have you looked

into your state " vocational rehabilitation? " I just had a meeting yesterday

with the BVR person here and the things she was explaining sound like what you

need for your ds. Their job is to do things to get the person with the

disability employed. All of their help is geared towards that end. You might

check into what yours is and if your ds might qualify for help.

>

> If my ds qualifies (we applied), then they will provide help for him to go to

college and then help him get a job. Well, first, they have to evaluate him and

see if his goals are achievable. And then if they are, they will help him in

any way they can. So I am hoping he will qualify, we'll see. But I just

realized this might also be something you can look into as well.

>

> Roxanna

>

> " Suppose you were an idiot.

> And suppose you were a member of Congress.

> But I repeat myself. "

> ~ Mark Twain

> ( ) I found M.O.M. and it's called College Learning

Experience

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> We are struggling with how to help DS transition from graduation JobCorps

into job/school independent living.

>

> I found a company called College Learning Experience:

http://www.cleinc.net/home.aspx.

>

> With a group of experts they do everything plus more than MOM. Offered at

several college campuses around the country, the mentor, tutor, teach living

skills, social skills all while child is attending college and or working. How

perfect is that!

>

> Of course, there is a catch...the expense is large. And since not a

government entity, no funding there to apply for. They really have a wonderful

program, wish I had asked what success rate is. With all of the support they

offer each individual, it is probably very good.

>

> The CLE rep sent me a list of 21 scholarship and student loan resources,

mostly loans...this would be sort of like JobCorps times ten as far as

individual counseling, mentoring etc. She also said some state's disability

offices are willing to pay for this, other's have been like pulling teeth. This

would be so wonderful for DS.

>

> Anyone know of similar programs?

>

> Sue in TN

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