Transition & Employment

LVCIL provides a variety of transition and employment services for youth and young adults with disabilities. Below is a listing of the various programs LVCIL offers:

LIFE (Living Independently for Everyone)

LIFE is a school-based program for students with disabilities, any age. Individualized services are available to enhance and supplement transition services provided by the school district, including:

One-on-One Counseling
Small Groups
Work-Essential Skills Training
Person-Centered Planning
Transition Planning
IEP Consultation
Extended School-Year Programming

For information on LIFE, contact Laurie Newman-Mankos at 610-770-9781 x 122 or laurienewman-mankos@lvcil.org

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Real World Lehigh Valley

This interactive summer program focuses on work experiences and is designed for young adults ages 16-21. The program develops and reinforces the following skills:

Independent Living
Self-Advocacy
Vocational
Leadership

This program is six weeks long, three days per week and is held at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom.

For information on Real World Lehigh Valley, contact Carly Beck at 610-770-9781 x125 or carlybeck@lvcil.org

S2L (School to Life) Group

S2L is a yearlong program for young adults with disabilities ages 14-25 who are making the transition out of high school. This youth led, youth driven program focuses on the following goals:

Independent Living
Employment
Advocacy
Leadership

Ages 16-21 for OVR funded students.

For information on the S2L Group, contact Seth Hoderewski at 610-770-9781 x 119 or sethhoderewski@lvcil.org.

April Cox, S2L Coordinator, can be reached at 610-770-9781 x 185 or aprilcox@lvcil.org

Vocational Independence Program (VIP)

VIP is a high school transition program which focuses on work-essential skills, independence, and employment readiness. The program runs five days per week through St. Luke’s University Health Network.

This program operates in partnership with school districts, OVR, and Carbon-Lehigh Intermediate Unit 21 (CLIU 21).

For information on VIP, contact Santiago Delgado at 610-770-9781 x156 or santiagodelgado@lvcil.org

Skills Training

Students and young adults with disabilities will learn valuable skills to prepare for competitive employment and/or post-secondary success:

Work-Essential Skills Training (For Ages 16-27)

Career Exploration
Soft Skills Training (e.g. conflict management)
Person-Centered Planning

Post-Secondary Exploration and Training (Students Only, Ages 16-27)

Career and Training/Education Exploration
Post-Secondary Focused Independent Living Skills
Assistance with Pursuit of Post-Secondary Training/Education

For more information on Skills Training, contact Santiago Delgado at 610-770-9781 x156 or santiagodelgado@lvcil.org

Career Path

Career Path is an innovative program for adults with disabilities. Career Path participants must be out-of-school and be eligible for or receiving services through OVR in Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Monroe, or Upper Bucks counties. Services include:

Community-Based Work Assessments
Job Development
Job Coaching
Extended Job Coaching

For more information on Career Path, contact Carly Beck at 610-770-9781 x 125 or carlybeck@lvcil.org

SEED

SEED is a program that focuses on support services for young adults with disabilities who are students at Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC). LVCIL staff provide support for LCCC students on campus:

Independent Living Skills
Self-Advocacy
Person-Centered Planning
Coordination of College Services

For more information on SEED, contact Aaron Heydt at 610-770-9781 x 149 or aaronheydt@lvcil.org

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Pre-Employmnet Transition Services (Pre-ETS)

Pre-ETS is a group paid work experiences at various locations thoroughout the Lehigh Valley.

For mor information, please contact Santiago Delgado at 610-770-9781 x156 or santiagodelgado@lvcil.org