PROJECT NAME: Mentor Match (MM) Program PROJECT LOCATION: Western Massachusetts and Buffalo, New York ADMINISTERING ORGANIZATION: Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Inc. (PYD), which empowers youth with physical, sensory and learning disabilities to reach their personal, educational and career goals by providing one-to-one and group mentoring programs where adult mentors with disabilities act as positive… Read More »»
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Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Inc.: Making Healthy Connections (MHC)
February 22, 2012
PROJECT NAME: Making Healthy Connections (MHC) PROJECT LOCATION: Boston and Springfield, Massachusetts ADMINISTERING ORGANIZATION: Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Inc. (PYD), which empowers youth with physical, sensory and learning disabilities to reach their personal, educational and career goals by providing one-toone and group mentoring programs where adult mentors with disabilities act as positive role models… Read More »»
Independence Association
February 22, 2012
PROJECT NAME: Independence Association PROJECT LOCATION: Brunswick, Maine and surrounding communities ADMINISTERING ORGANIZATION: Independence Association CONTACT: Holly Randall Independence Association, Inc. 87 Baribeau Drive Brunswick, ME 04011 Tel: 207-725-4371 Fax: 207-725-1416 Toll Free: 877-653-4760 Website FUNDING SOURCE: Independence Association receives funding from neighboring municipalities, as well as additional funding from the Maine Department of Behavioral and… Read More »»
Do-IT: Do-It Pals
February 22, 2012
PROJECT NAME: Do-It Pals PROJECT LOCATION: Teenage students all over the world ADMINISTERING ORGANIZATION: Do-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology), which is a collaboration of Computing & Communications and the Colleges of Engineering and Education at the University of Washington. Do-IT serves to increase the successful participation of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs… Read More »»
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition at the University of Minnesota (NCSET): Connecting to Success
February 22, 2012
PROJECT NAME: Connecting to Success PROJECT LOCATION: Institute on Community Integration, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus. ADMINISTERING ORGANIZATION: National Center on Secondary Education and Transition at the University of Minnesota (NCSET) It was joined at the inception by the Presidential Task Force on the Employment of Adults with… Read More »»
Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD): Best Buddies Health
February 22, 2012
PROJECT LOCATION: Valhalla, NY ADMINISTERING ORGANIZATION: Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD) CONTACT: Dr. David O’Hara, 914-493-8316 Website FUNDING SOURCE: Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD) POPULATION SERVED: Young adults with developmental disabilities (mild to moderate mental retardation) who attend the clinic at WIHD. SERVICE TYPE: Transportation and personal escort to two medical appointments… Read More »»
Best Buddies
February 22, 2012
PROJECT LOCATION: Middle Schools, High Schools, and College Campuses across the U.S. ADMINISTERING ORGANIZATION: Best Buddies CONTACT: Laverne Lewis Email Website POPULATION SERVED: Youth with Intellectual Disabilities SERVICE TYPE: Service to enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities, including middle, high school and college students through activities and e-mail SERVICES PROVIDED: Best Buddies is… Read More »»
Access to Theatre Program (ATT)
February 22, 2012
Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Inc. Location: Western Massachusetts Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Inc. (PYD), which empowers youth with physical, sensory and learning disabilities to reach their personal, educational and career goals by providing one-to-one and group mentoring programs where adult mentors with disabilities act as positive role models and provide support, understanding and guidance. FUNDING… Read More »»
Paths to leisure physical activity among adults with intellectual disabilities: self-efficacy and social support.
October 1, 2008
PURPOSE: This study tested a path model that included perceptions of social support and self-efficacy for leisure physical activity and leisure physical activity participation among adults with intellectual disabilities. DESIGN: A cross-sectional design was used. Data was collected via oral interview. SETTING: Community-based group, supported-living settings in one Midwestern state. SAMPLE: A total of 152… Read More »»
Mentoring Research: Youth Mentoring
September 1, 2008
Creating an e-mentoring community. Burgstahler S. National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET), University of Minnesota Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, 6 Pattee Hall, 150 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Tel: 612-624-2097; Fax: 612-624-9344; e-mail: ncset@umn.edu; Web site: http://www.ncset.org Information Brief of the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET). … Read More »»
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