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Preemployment Training Partnerships

 

The Need

After completing high school adults with special needs are cut loose from public programs. They have no where to go and nothing to do. The Restoration Farm is standing in to become an employment training location so that adults with special needs can come and learn valuable job skills in order to qualify for a paying position in the community.

Program Purpose

  • To create and maintain an agricultural learning center for adults with special needs. Groups from different nonprofits which support the community of special needs will schedule times to learn employment skills in a beautiful agricultural setting. 

Adults with Disabilities Deserve More Independence

All parents want to see their children grow to the point of independence. It’s no different for parents who have a child with special needs. The Harford County school system provides a useful context for some of these children, along with other specialized schools. But what happens when the child becomes an adult?

Once a child with special needs leaves the school system the county government has fulfilled its obligations and has nothing else to offer. Parents struggle with managing a daily schedule for both their adult child with special needs, and continuing on in their responsibilities at work. Where can help be found?

Over the years different nonprofit organizations have been created to help stand in the gap during those day time hours when parents are at work. The Arc of the Northern Chesapeake Region and The Harford Center are two worthy local organizations which provide day time programs for adults with special needs. 

Employment Provides More Independence

The ability to earn a wage, even from a part time job, empowers adults with disabilities to have purpose and independence in life. While not all adults with disabilities are able to work, those who can work frequently lack the support network they need to find a job. 

The Restoration Farm Provides an Employment Training Ground

The Restoration Farm provides a weekly onsite schedule for work groups from The Arc and The Harford Center. These Groups come to learn the soft skills necessary to qualify for paid employment. Groups perform farm tasks such as working in the garden, cleaning the house, and working with the livestock. The beautiful setting of the farm, combined with these work activities are intended to encourage the workers that they can reach new heights and enjoy greater fulfillment in life through the possibility of paid employment.

The farm is able to function without these groups. We created this program  specifically to give non-profit organizations such as the Harford Center and The Arc an opportunity to partner with us.

Next Steps

We’ve been having weekly groups come to the farm for about one year now. We’ve had dozens of groups come in order to learn employment skills. We’re working on grant writing in order to properly fund this program. We would also like to develop our own training curriculum for this program.

Recent Posts

  • FarmFest is coming! September 14, 2019.
  • Caregivers Peer Support Group Thursday Night! (8/8/19)
  • Dr. Cook’s Outdoor Experience on June 22nd, 2019.
  • Dinner at the Farm Fundraiser on May 18, 2019.
  • Ladies Tea with Speaker Becky Vaughn on April 27, 2019.

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Non-profit Status

The Restoration Farm is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We are able to take tax-deductible donations.

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