YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 19-21)

PROGRAMS

VIRTUAL TEEN HANGOUT (AGES 13-19)

Join Katie and Adrian every Thursday at 6:30 pm for our Teen Hangout on Zoom! Families are welcome to participate. Contact Katie Myers for more information.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83919769645

POSITIVELY SPEAKING

In partnership with ArtStream, Positively Speaking teaches, supports, and empowers our teens and adults with Down syndrome.  Workshops focus on communication and social skills using innovative theater arts techniques. Workshop series are offered in the spring and fall. For a preview, check out this WJLA feature of a Positively Speaking workshop!

RESOURCES

We have attempted to create a comprehensive and inclusive list of resources to support caregivers in finding age specific programs and services. These resources may include but are not limited to educational programs, support groups, parenting guides, financial grants and assistance, community and recreational programs, and health and wellness services.

• Supporting People with Disabilities Coping with Grief and Loss
• Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act
• ABLE National Resource Center - educates, promotes and supports the positive impact ABLE can make on the lives of millions of Americans with disabilities and their families.
• Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) - delivers a variety of social  services, employment supports, safety programs, and court-ordered behavioral health care.
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - provides monthly payments to people with disabilities and older adults who have little or no income or resources.
• Personal Finance for Disabled People - a finance calculator
• GLOBAL Medical Care Guidelines for Adults with Down Syndrome - provides first in-kind, evidence-based medical recommendations to support clinicians in their care of adults with Down syndrome and was supported by generous donations from the Down syndrome community.
• Adult Down Syndrome Center - Resource Library - provides healthcare and services for individuals with Down syndrome and their families. 
• Respite Coordination - coordinate short-term respite for unpaid, primary caregivers who live in the same household
• Worksource Montgomery - connects jobseekers to employers and employers to jobseekers.
• Graduate Transition Program - a custom-tailored and learning community program that offers students a unique postsecondary opportunity to further their formal education.
• Challenge Program - provides unique open enrollment enrichment courses for adults with developmental disabilities to help them function more independently in their homes, at work, and in the community.
• Employed Individuals with Disabilities - a Medicaid buy-in program for workers with disabilities who would be ineligible for Medicaid because of their earnings.​
• Secondary Transition Assessment Toolkit - contains resources and assessment tools to use with students for transition planning.
• Maryland Transition Resource Guide - provides tips and resources to help plan for adulthood an life after high school.
• MAKOM - supports and empowers people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to achieve the quality of life to which they aspire.
• Jewish Community Center of Greater Balitmore - serves as the nexus for diverse communities that seek our recreational, wellness, educational and cultural programs.
• Sunflower Bakery - provides skilled job training and employment for adults 18+ with learning differences in pastry arts, production baking, barista service and front of house operations.
• Adult Medical Guidelines from Global