LITTLE CITY - Community Day Services
Address
1610 W. Colonial Parkway
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
Palatine, IL 60067
(847) 358-5510
Service Hours
Monday: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
AKA:
Community Day and Employee Development Services
Description:
Provides individuals with disabilities with programs that will help them gain independence. Services include:
- Life skills classes
- Employment preparation
- Creative expression
- Training/assistance with personal care
- Referrals to healthcare, financial, legal, and residential services
The Life Skills program is designed to enhance:
- Self-advocacy
- Communication
- Independence
Participants are engaged in activities such as:
- Cooking
- music
- Community planning
- Physical fitness
- And rights, responsibilities and relationships.
Employee Development Services (EDS) provides a transitional training program. EDS helps develop
- Basic interpersonal skills
- Attitudes
- Work behaviors
EDS prepares individuals for the Employment First Program.
Horticulture program helps develop skills in gardening and landscaping:
- General horticulture skills
- The life cycle of plants care
- Maintenance of indoor plants and outdoor gardening.
Offers work in a team environment to maintain a garden and engage in social interaction with volunteers. Instructional classes, participants have full involvement in the:
- Planning
- Planting
- Care of two fields in which they grow vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers.
Center For The Arts provides new possibilities for communication and expression. The center cultivates an individual!s unique talent and creates a sense of empowerment and accomplishment. mmunication and expression. The center cultivates an individual!s unique talent and creates a sense of empowerment and accomplishment.
Eligibility:
Must be a Lake County resident who is 22 years or older with a disability
Languages:
None
Program Fees:
Call for Program Fees
Intake Process:
Call for an intake packet and updates about capacity
Handicap Accessible?
Yes
Wishlist:
None
Volunteer Opportunities:
Contact Name for Volunteer Opportunities: Jeff Englehardt at 847-540-3708 or jenglehardt@littlecity.org
Date of Official Change:
November 8, 2023
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