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The Usual--
We're really excited about CLI's new vocational habilitation curriculum! We've always helped people earn money in the workshop-- and we've always helped people find & keep community jobs once they've decided that their personal goal. But what's different now is that we are providing a much more comprehensive & structured way of helping people explore the idea of what community employment might look like and considering the advantages and disadvantages of that type of work. The new CLI curriculum is also better at helping people improve their work-readiness skills, which are just as important for a job in the workshop job as anywhere else.
Firelands Local GM, James Johnson had a young man approach him because he wanted to increase his paid workshop hours each week. This was a great opportunity to talk about issues like attendance, productivity, etc. Ironically, one of the problems with the workshop traditionally is that we were too accommodating of things that would get you fired anywhere else.
Completely unrelated-- CLI offers afterhours community services, including round-trip transportation. Friday night high school football just started, so if you would like to arrange to watch a game with a friend or three-- let us know and we'll help you talk with your SSA to see if we can make that happen!
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