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A Community-based Day Program for Developmentally Disabled

Dedicated to providing programs to ensure a life of dignity and respect, with acknowledgement of abilities and strengths, to enable a life without limits.

The REACH West Adult Program provides Community- based learning to promote independence and physical well-being.

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Activities include:

Life skills enhancements

Vocational Training

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Community Integration

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Social and recreational activities

Communication and AAC
Augmentative & Alternative Communication

The curriculum is client centered and meaningful for each individual encompassing

Instrumental Activities of daily living
(budgeting, shopping, purchasing, food preparation)

Nutrition, healthy habits

Physical fitness

Social engagement
(music, dancing, field trips)

Job-related skill building
(tailored to their intrest and ability)

Community involvement
(Community service opportunities, travel safety and logistics)

Enrollment

Must be:

  • 18 years or older

  • Ambulatory

  • Consumer of Regional Center

  • Living in West Contra Costa or Northern Alameda County

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Must not have:

  • Complex medical needs requiring nursing care

  • Behaviors

What we do

We provide education and training to enhance activities of daily living.

Promoting financial literacy through handling money, purchasing and shopping, budgeting and banking. Skill Development including time and calendar, food preparation, drivers ed and travel training. We offer instruction so that clients can become more independent.

 

We discover their job-related interests and provide vocational training, support and coaching.

Through assessment (including pictorial for non-readers) , we highlight their strengths and interests, explore job environments, find appealing duties and responsibilities to discover vocations to further investigate and pilot. For clients who are hired for positions, we offer job coaching.

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We inspire to be active in the community by engaging in volunteer opportunities.

Clients enjoy helping others, practicing communication skills, and interacting with others in the community. Being a part of our local community develops a sense of purpose and belonging and promotes diversity and inclusion.

 

We train to access community resources.

We visit libraries and City and Regional Parks in all our neighboring cities. Clients obtain Clipper cards and we learn travel training by BART, bus and ferry and Paratransit for those that require more assistance.

 

We foster socialization and peer engagement through fun and engaging activities.

We take trips to Pier 39; Japan Town, Scandia, San Francisco by ferry and wherever clients are interested in going and exploring. We catch the latest movies and promote creativity through arts and crafts, music and dance.

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We promote a healthy lifestyle with good nutrition and physical fitness.

In Cooking classes

  • We take fast food favorites and make them healthier

  • We make meals from scratch, rather than relying on frozen or processed

  • We grow our own vegetables to include in meals

  • We use MY PLATE for meal planning and eating

  • We teach to use kitchen tools and measurement

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