Identify, plan, and achieve your life goals.
Launch
Launch is designed for teens and young adults, age 16-30, who are interested in beginning to plan for their future.
Launch is a program for individuals who:
- Have a goal of living independently, continuing education, building relationships, or connecting with the community.
- Need minimal support
- Motivated to achieve set goals
- Obtaining a job in the community
- Independently navigate resources
This program offers a combination of one-on-one coaching sessions and group classes to identify and work toward an individuals goals. Through Launch, individuals will enhance their interpersonal and self-management skills in order to achieve goals in the areas of relationship development, education, employment, and independent living.
Launch is composed of 5 
classes and 5 one-on-one coaching sessions per month. Classes may include topics such as money management, managing your own household, social skills, and apartment cooking. One-on-One coaching sessions will provide the opportunity for individuals to touch base on set goals while reviewing keys skills such as time management and organization. To learn more about Launch/NextED please complete this eligibility form and someone will reach out to you.
NextED
NextED is a program for young adults, age 18-30, who are ready to take the next step toward living independently. This research-based program utilizes hands-on learning, video modeling, and virtual reality to work toward self-directed living. Each session offers 10 weeks of in-person and virtual instruction. Through skill-building experiences, young adults will explore how to best use the relationships, connections, and resources in their lives to be successful in a more independent setting. To learn more about Launch/NextED please complete this eligibility form and someone will reach out to you.
NextED Challenge
Through a residential summer camp experience, NextED Challenge provides young adults an opportunity to challenge their expectations of living on their own. Attendees participate in hands-on learning, interactive group activities, and community exploration while staying in apartment-style living. To learn more about NextEd Challenge, contact next@slarc.org.
Pre-ISLA
The Pre-Independent Supportive Living Arrangement (Pre-ISLA) program guides adults, ages 18 and up, as they begin their path to living independently. This program offers 1-on-1 support for individuals interested in moving out on their own in the future. Through Pre-ISLA, individuals work on skills to get them ready to move out on their own and live independently. For more information on these programs, please use the Contact Us form.