Courage to Succeed

Academic Supports

Students attend classes at a local college three days a week, and program coaches accompany them to campus to provide academic assistance and general advocacy. Courage to Succeed coaches conduct weekly, half-hour individual meetings with students to develop an academic plan and monitor academic success.

Career Readiness

During the academic year, students undergo job-skills coaching, including various work-readiness trainings and workplace site visits. During the summer, students work part-time jobs or internships based on their skills and career interests.

Social Coaching

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, students attend programming on our campus, which includes training in social skills, mental health, healthy relationships, independent living, and career readiness. Courage to Succeed coaches use Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) to assist with developing thinking skills.

Summer Skill-Building Camps

During the month of July Courage to Succeed offers four weeks of skill building day camps. The camps are open to the community for anyone aged 17 and older. Each week covers a different topic including:

• Independent Living Skills 
• Job Skills 
• Transition from Highschool to College 
• Social Activities 

Mental Wellness Coaching

Mental-health coaching is led by a therapist with experience in working with adolescents and young adults. Mental-health coaching includes:

• Weekly, one-hour interpersonal processing group
• Bi-weekly, one-hour mental health skill-building psychoeducation group 
• Weekly, half-hour individual meetings with students to discuss social or emotional concerns

Independence Training

Independent-living skills training includes weekly instruction and community-based learning in areas such as:

• Cooking
• Emergency planning
• Financial planning
• Healthcare
• Household maintenance
• Insurance
• Scheduling
• Self-advocacy