Milestones For Young Adults

Milestones for Young Adults participants are 18 years old and are transferring from a wilderness program, emotional growth experience, a traditional boarding school, or are experiencing difficulties in transitioning into a college setting, or just independent living. Completion of their High School (or general equivalency) diploma is preferred, however, non-graduates may acquire this while enrolled in our program.

Milestones for Young Adults participants have demonstrated the potential and desire to live
independently of their parents. Also they display enough emotional maturity to pursue a college or vocational education, work on a part-time basis and complete volunteer community services. Participants elect to come to Milestones For Young Adults; they are legally adults and they are free to leave at any time. To remain in the program, participants agree to follow community agreements.

Community Agreements

To create a safe and supportive environment, the young men and women in Milestones For Young Adults abide by these community agreements:

• Choice to be clean, sober, and pass random drug screening.
-Solve problems constructively, respectfully, and without violence.

• Participate in emotional growth workshops.
• Plan and complete a job shadowing experience, then be employed a minimum of 15 hours a week.
• Contribute to the community through atleast 5 hours of community service per week.
• Maintain your apartment and living space to be with-in our standards.

Families

Parents are an important part of the process. The mentors contact the family onces a week with up-dates on the participants progress. the program Director contacts the family on an monthly basis to insure that the needs of the parents are met. the student and the family are supported to establish and maintain open lines of communication. Family workshops address the changing family dynamics that comes with adult children. These workshops promote improved communication within the family, allowing participants to share their experiences,and assure parents that their young adult is adjusting to the challenges of independent living.

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