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Youth Services Programs for Kids, Teens & Young Adults

Youth Services programs offer various services, including counseling, education, job training, housing assistance, substance abuse treatment, mental health care, and more.<br>Youth services programs provide a wide range of services for youth in need. They include programs that focus on helping children and adolescents cope with life stressors, such as homelessness, poverty, family violence, and parental incarceration.<br>You can find out what services are available by contacting your local community service agency, like the Northeast Independent Living Program (NILP).<br>Located in Littleton, Massachus

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Youth Services Programs for Kids, Teens & Young Adults

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  1. Do You Know… Our daily work is guided by Our Vision Statement: Northeast Independent Living Program is known throughout the state for helping individuals regain and retain their independence and equality in the community through Information & Referral, Advocacy, Skills Training, Peer Counseling and Transitions. We are a community of people who open doors to create an all-inclusive community free of communication, attitudinal, economic and architectural barriers for all people with disabilities. NILP offers many programs for the communities we serve. Our programs can be combined to offer the best possible range of services. Community Support Services (CS) For more information, please visit www.nilp.org Long Term Services & Supports (LTSS) Youth Services Program Nursing Home Transition Services The Merrimack Valley Aging & Disability Resource Consortium (ADRC) - Options Counseling (OC) Serving Transition Age Students with Disabilities Ages 14-22 The Northeast Recovery Learning Community (NERLC) Personal Care Assistance Program 20 Ballard Road, Lawrence, MA 01843-1018 35 John Street 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA 01852 Tel: 978-687-4288 (V/TTY) Fax: 978-689-4488 NILP’s Education Division How Can NILP Help YOU. CALL US AND FIND OUT 978.687.4288

  2. NILP OFFERS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS FOR TRANSITION AGE YOUTH PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION SERVICES (PRE-ETS) Target Population •High school or post-secondary education students ages 14-22 •Enhance work readiness skills •Connection to Peers •Career Exploration TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD PROGRAM (TAP) Targeted Population •High school students ages 14-22 Academic Year Program •In-school independent living skills groups •In-school individual transition planning BENEFITS OF THE YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM Services Offered •Workplace Readiness Training •Job Exploration Counseling •Work-Based Learning Experience •Self-Advocacy/Peer Mentoring •Counseling on Post-Secondary Education and Training Programs Summer Program •POWER Project: Preparation, Opportunity, Wisdom, Empowerment, Responsibility •Five-week program, Monday through Friday •Develop work readiness skills •Increase social and communication skills •Build self-esteem and self-confidence •Peer Support •Build self-advocacy skills Program Outcomes •Increase awareness of the world of work and their own employment interests, skills and needs •Provide exploration and exposure opportunities related to work experience •Prepare students for employment and postsecondary success •Develop and increase basic independent living skills

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