01/17 Transition to Adulthood Workshop: Work is More Than Just a Job
Will my son be ready for work when he leaves
school? Does he need a vocational assessment? What is "job
carving"? I'm not sure if my daughter could work-are
there options in addition to a day program? Where can my
daughter learn the social skills she needs in the workplace?
When should we begin planning for all of this?
Learn more about employment for your young
adult child with disabilities. Debbie Downey, CRC, PT, Assistant
Director of Job Training and Employment from Easter Seals
will discuss vocational evaluations. Dawn Cordeiro, Manager,
Job Placement, JVS, will speak about
the continuum of employment possibilities for young adults
with disabilities and about job readiness skills. Free for
those pre-registering; $10 for those registering at the door.
6:45-7:30 PM Registration, networking and resource handouts.
7:30-9:00 PM Presentation. Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community
Center, 333 Nahanton St., Newton. RSVP by January 6 to director@yesodot.org.
Submit your questions in advance by e-mailing them to director@yesodot.org.
Special Event for paid up family members. Hit the slopes! Join Yesodot for our third annual Martin Luther King Day
adaptive ski event at Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. For adaptive skiers who are mobile and can walk independently,
there will be a choice of adaptive skiing or adaptive snowboarding.
For those unable to walk independently there will be adaptive skiing.
Free for Yesodot member families who have
paid the Annual Family Membership. Limited to 16 adaptive
skiers. The adaptive ski center at Waterville Valley can
accommodate skiers with physical, sensory, learning, developmental
and other disabilities. Because Yesodot pays for Waterville
Valley to hold these adaptive ski slots open for our families
and reserving a slot means that someone else may have been
turned away, there will be a non-refundable cancellation
fee of $60/adaptive skier.
RSVP ASAP to director@yesodot.org.
Yesodot families are responsible for complying with all
rules established by Waterville Valley and all family members
ski or snowboard ski at their own risk. Families must decide
for themselves if they feel comfortable with adaptive skiing/snowboarding
or non-adaptive skiing/snowboarding or other activities
at Waterville Valley.
01/30 Magic Ark Performance: Junie B. Jones--Reserve your tickets now. The Box Office says that tickets are going fast!
1:00 PM and 3:00 PM. Hooray! Hooray! Theatreworks/USA has a brand new musical that chronicles
the adventures of the irrepressible Junie B. Jones. Based on the popular children's series by Barbara Parks, the play
follows Junie B as she graduates from kindergarten and is ready for the first grade--at last! But getting used to a whole new
group of friends, a teacher named Mr. Scary, and new glasses is scary, even for Junie B. Jones. Leventhal Sidman Jewish
Community Center 333 Nahanton St., Newton.
Cost: For families who have already paid
their annual Family Membership, $5/person in advance. For
those who have not paid their annual Family Membership, $10/person
in advance. Please RSVP by January 4
at the latest to director@yesodot.org and let us know that you have mailed your check to reserve
your space at this event. Event fees are non-refundable.
Yesodot's annual Family Membership is $36/family. Family scholarships based on need are
available; e-mail director@yesodot.org for more information. Checks, made out to JVS-Yesodot, should be mailed to Yesodot
c/o JVS, 29 Winter St., 3rd floor Boston, MA 02108. Yesodot families' attendance at Magic Ark
performances is made possible through the generosity of Drs. Carolyn and Leonard Lilly.
