Summer Teen Employment
Life Skills' Employment Services offers special summer employment
programs just for teens. Specifically, these programs are available
to teens with developmental disabilities, ages 16-20, who reside in
St. Louis or St. Charles Counties and are returning to high school
in the fall.
St. Charles
County - Summer Teen Employment Program (STEP)
The Summer Teen Employment Program (STEP) is a collaborative
project with St. Louis ARC, Alternative Opportunities, Community
Living Inc., Center for Specialized Services, BCI, Mers/Goodwill
and Life Skills. This program provides a six-week summer employment
opportunity for up to 70 teens with developmental
disabilities who reside in St. Charles County and who are
returning to school in the fall. Students must be eligible for
services by the St. Charles Regional Office prior to the start of
the program. Additionally, the application process can take several
months, so please apply as soon as possible.
STEP provides participants and their families with first-hand
experience in working with supported employment agencies and an
opportunity to see the possibilities of what competitive employment
might look like for them in the future. The program is designed to
expose participants to the difference between school and work,
emphasizing an important step toward the transition from high
school to competitive employment.
Download our STEP brochure.
For more details about STEP, please contact Judy
Goldford at 314-567-7705, or by e-mail at
judy.goldford@lifeskills-mo.org.
St. Louis
County - Summer Work Experience Program (SWEP)
Life Skills is a participating provider of the Summer Work
Experience Program (SWEP). This is an eight-week program in which
three to four students work at one employment location. Students
are employed at work sites that match their preferences, skills and
support needs. Participants in this program must be residents of
St. Louis County.
For more details about STEP, please contact Judy
Goldford at 314-567-7705, or by e-mail at
judy.goldford@lifeskills-mo.org.