The Arc of Alachua County I Celebrating Ability..... Creating Opportunity

ADULT DAY TRAINING

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The Arc's Adult Day Training Programs

Life Skills

The Life Skills program is designed to help clients obtain skills needed to enhance their lives and improve the world around them. Many clients in the Life Skills program enjoy social activities, arts and crafts classes, world events, cooking classes and gardening classes. Daily living skills are also a part of daily activities in Life Skills where clients learn grooming, healthy living and social interaction skills. Life Skills supports groups of client ranging from a 1 to 10 staffing ratio, 1 to 5 staffing ratio, 1 to 3 staffing ratio, and even an intensive 1 to 1 staffing ratio to ensure that clients are receiving the level of supports they require in such an environment.

For more information about the services it can provide you please contact Todd Baker at 352-334-4060 ext 132 or tbaker@arcalachua.org

Kitchen

The Kitchen program is a center based program where clients have the opportunity to learn culinary skills, safe food handling practices and the inner workings of a modern kitchen. The Kitchen also runs a small canteen where staff and clients are able to purchase snacks and beverages. Daily breakfasts and lunches are prepared for the staff and clients and can be purchased from the kitchen during business hours.

Elder

The Arc's Elder program was started as a way to help the increasing aging population of people we serve. Its activities include ones that gear themselves to a more mature population. Arts and Crafts are daily activities along with light exercise routines and healthy snacks to promote healthy living in an older population. The clients in our elder program are also very active in our elder courtyard with games and gardening. We also offer a nursing component to our Elder program to assist our clients with changing health needs as they age.

For more information about the services it can provide you or your business please contact Todd Baker at 352-334-4060 ext 132 or tbaker@arcalachua.org

Companion

The Companion program is designed to help assist clients to become active participants in their community. Groups of three clients and one staff attend outings in and around the city of Gainesville. These activities include visits to local parks, libraries and museums. In addition,volunteering in the community is a major component of the program and current and past volunteer locations include The Dignity Program, The Bread of the Mighty Food Bank, Salvation Army and many others.