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Program Name: Youth Resources
Services offered: Through its Youth Resources program,
UCP provides services and support to empower and educate child care
providers and community members on including children, youth and
teenagers with disabilities, including:
Consultation Services
- Child Care (ages birth -12*): Inclusion Consultants
give child care providers on-going support through observations,
problem solving, periodic check-ins and advice aimed at enhancing
each provider’s ability to include a specific child. They
remain committed to helping the child care program work through
any challenges relating to inclusion which may arise and are only
a phone call away.
- Community Partnerships (ages 12-18*): Inclusion
Consultants work with community programs to set up inclusive opportunities
for teenagers with developmental disabilities. This could include
an after-school club or activity, a dance, etc. The Inclusion
Consultant will provide ongoing support and advice in a similar
fashion as when consulting with child care programs.
*Services may expand beyond the upper age limit for certain
situations.
Direct Support Services
- Child Care (ages 2-12*): When needed and determined
by a full assessment, an Inclusion Consultant may recommend additional
assistance than what is provided through our Consultative Support.
Once the determination to provide Direct Support has been made,
Youth Resources hires and trains a staff person to work within
a particular child’s child care program. Under direction
from the Inclusion Consultant, the staff person assists child
care providers with gaining the skills and knowledge needed to
fully include the child. Once those skills are achieved and the
child is consistently included, the amount of support is then
reassessed and changed accordingly.
- Individualized Community Activities (ages 12-18*):
Each youth is assigned an Inclusion Consultant who is responsible
for coordinating individualized activities based on the needs
of the youth being served. This could include structured activities,
such as participating in an after-school club, volunteering or
taking guitar lessons, or could be less structured, such as hanging
out at the mall, playing mini golf or going to the movies. In
whatever environment the youth is involved with, the Inclusion
Consultant will recommend an appropriate level of staff support
to promote success.
Our Community Based Direct Services differ slightly depending
upon the time of year. During the school year, Youth Resources
provides middle school and high school aged youth living in the
Madison Metropolitan School District with afterschool programming.
Inclusion Consultants coordinate transportation with the youth’s
family and school and may recommend that Youth Resources provides
pick-up and drop-off services. Service hours are from school dismissal
until 5:00 pm. During summer months services are either full day
or partial day and are expanded to those living in Dane County.
Youth participating need to be dropped off and picked up from
a pre-arranged centralized location in Madison and will participate
in a variety of fun filled summer activities. Day trips away from
Madison can be expected.
*Services may expand beyond the upper age limit for certain
situations.
Web page: www.ucpdane.org
Primary contact person: Ginger Schwahn
Telephone number: 608-273-3318
Email address: gingers@ucpdane.org
Hours of operation: 8am to 5:30pm, Monday thru
Friday
Size of staff: 8 regular staff members and 10-25
limited term employees depending upon the time of year.
Average cost of service is: Our services are free
to families.
Funded by: United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Dane
County and Dane County Department of Human Services.
Average length of service is: Varies depending
on the needs of each family.
Intake procedure is: Interested families should
contact the telephone number or email listed above.
Target population is: Families of children, youth
and teens with developmental disabilities who are in need of or
currently using child care services, afterschool or summer care
in their community.
Other eligibility requirements include: Eligibility
is determined using the guidelines as defined by Dane County Department
of Human Services.
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