Via Teen Program to be Featured on Philadelphia CBS3 Morning News Program
A Whole New Experience for Teen’s with Disabilities
July 31, 2009
BETHLEHEM, PA – Via’s Teen Summer Experience for teens and young adults with disabilities will be featured on Philadelphia’s CBS3 morning news program on Monday, August 3 (between 8:30 and 9am). This exciting and valuable program for young adults with disabilities helps them connect to their community through recreational, social, volunteer and educational activities, helping them prepare for adult life.
“There is no other program like this for teens with disabilities in the Lehigh Valley,” said Jolene Fetherman, Via’s Teen Summer Experience Coordinator.
“Via’s Teen Summer Experience helps students develop life skills they need as they make the transition from high school to adult life. They learn about their community, they do career shadowing and mock interviews with HR reps from companies, and they volunteer at organizations across the Lehigh Valley.”
Participants in Via’s Teen Summer Experience range in age from 14 to 21 years old and the program runs until August 28, 2009. Via of the Lehigh Valley is a non-profit human service agency that provides services for children and adults with disabilities like autism, cerebral palsy and Down syndrome. Serving the community since 1954, Via’s staff help individuals and families from birth through retirement focusing in Children’s Services, Community Connections and Employment.
Via works with children up to age three in their homes and daycares to address disabilities and delays. Via finds jobs in the community for adults and provides coaching and training for successful employment. And Via helps people, from teens to those at retirement age, connect and live in their community by volunteering, participating in leisure activities, and finding or purchasing affordable, accessible housing. Via fosters and advocates the concept of inclusion and choice within schools, neighborhoods and communities, personal relationships, and employment. Via believes that personal satisfaction and dignity are achieved through individual success and independence and is committed to helping people live full and productive lives. Visit www.ViaNet.org to learn more about Via’s services.
For more information, contact:
Lisa Walkiewicz, Communications Director
L.Walkiewicz@vianet.org | 484-893-5390
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