Tag: support programs
Updated on September 24, 2018 by Pam Erskine
When the leadership at SKILLS asked program participants what SKILLS could do to better support them, one big idea rose to the forefront. They wanted a self-advocacy group. The first meeting was held on May 17, 2017. At that meeting,… Read More
Updated on September 24, 2018 by Pam Erskine
SKILLS volunteers because it’s our community too Across the communities that we serve, SKILLS volunteers are working quietly behind the scenes to feed the hungry, care for animals and generally make the world a better place. Many of these volunteers are the people that… Read More
Updated on November 6, 2017 by Pam Erskine
Maintaining 36 facilities in 11 towns scattered across Central Maine might sound like an impossible task, but that’s exactly what Shawn Gross and his team do every day. Meet the team For about five months, Shawn was the… Read More
Category: Uncategorized Tags: adult day programs, adults with disabilities, developmental disabilities, Direct Support Professionals, DSP, intellectual disabilities, maine, maintenance, SKILLS, skowhegan maine, special needs, support programs
Posted on September 14, 2017 by Pam Erskine
Twenty-two years ago, then Team Leader Cary Kelly called the pastor of Skowhegan Federated Church to ask if he could lead a memorial service honoring one of the people that we supported. Reverend Mark Tanner came out to the facility in Pittsfield and… Read More
Updated on August 15, 2017 by Pam Erskine
In the 1950’s there were very few options for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. There were no day programs, no waiver homes and no programs offering job training skills. In fact, many people with intellectual disabilities lived… Read More
Tag: support programs
SKILLS Self-Advocacy Group Stands Together
Updated on September 24, 2018 by Pam Erskine
When the leadership at SKILLS asked program participants what SKILLS could do to better support them, one big idea rose to the forefront. They wanted a self-advocacy group. The first meeting was held on May 17, 2017. At that meeting,… Read More
Category: Community Supports Tags: adults with disabilities, community supports, developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, self-advocacy, special needs, support programs
SKILLS volunteers give back to our community
Updated on September 24, 2018 by Pam Erskine
SKILLS volunteers because it’s our community too Across the communities that we serve, SKILLS volunteers are working quietly behind the scenes to feed the hungry, care for animals and generally make the world a better place. Many of these volunteers are the people that… Read More
Category: Volunteers Tags: adult day programs, adults with disabilities, community events, community supports, developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, meals-on-wheels, special needs, support programs, volunteers
Secrets of the SKILLS Maintenance Team
Updated on November 6, 2017 by Pam Erskine
Maintaining 36 facilities in 11 towns scattered across Central Maine might sound like an impossible task, but that’s exactly what Shawn Gross and his team do every day. Meet the team For about five months, Shawn was the… Read More
Category: Uncategorized Tags: adult day programs, adults with disabilities, developmental disabilities, Direct Support Professionals, DSP, intellectual disabilities, maine, maintenance, SKILLS, skowhegan maine, special needs, support programs
Meet Our Friend Reverend Mark Tanner
Posted on September 14, 2017 by Pam Erskine
Twenty-two years ago, then Team Leader Cary Kelly called the pastor of Skowhegan Federated Church to ask if he could lead a memorial service honoring one of the people that we supported. Reverend Mark Tanner came out to the facility in Pittsfield and… Read More
Category: Volunteers Tags: adult day programs, community supports, developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, special needs, support programs
Families United to Support Loved Ones with Intellectual Disabilities
Updated on August 15, 2017 by Pam Erskine
In the 1950’s there were very few options for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. There were no day programs, no waiver homes and no programs offering job training skills. In fact, many people with intellectual disabilities lived… Read More
Category: History Tags: developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, special education, special needs, support programs