Transition into Adulthood

RESOURCES

ORGANIZATIONS

    Local
  • Adult Resource Center (Taft)
    ARC-Taft provides training, assistance, and support services that will enable clients with developmental disabilities to live functional lives within our community. For more information, please call 661.763.1532.
  • Bakersfield ARC (BARC)
    BARC's mission is to build a stronger community by helping people with developmental disabilities achieve individual goals for a better life.
  • B-GLAD
    Since 1984, B-GLAD provides programs and services and functions as the only local coordinating agency addressing the broad social service needs of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community in Kern County.
    Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI)
    The Mission of the Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired is to provide opportunities that promote independence and enhance the quality of life for blind and visually impaired people in Kern County. CBVI works closely with the State of California's Department of Rehab to help promote independence of the blind and visually impaired.
  • Community Support Options, Inc.
     Providing services and support to individuals with developmental disabilities so they may achieve greater independence in the home, the workplace and the community. For more information, please call 661.758.5331.
  • Desert Area Resources & Training (DART)
    Since 1961, DART, a private, not-for-profit corporation, provides services and opportunities to people who have developmental disabilities or other special needs, so they and their families can pursue the dreams and lifestyles they choose. DART is a provider of services for Regional Centers, Department of Rehabilitation, and Sierra Sands Unified School District.
  • Independent Living Center of County of Kern (ILCKC)
    ILCKC offers a wide range of services to a growing population of persons with disabilities. These services are designed to empower persons with disabilities to grow creatively, professionally, personally, and to educate the community on disability issues. For more information, please contact 661.325.1063.
  • Ruggenberg Career Center
    RCC provides vocational training for students in Special Education. The program, located at 610 Ansol Lane, has been in existence since 1972. Over 6,500 students have received job specific training during this time.
  • Transition to Independent Living Program (TIL) at Taft Community College
    An educational experience for developmentally disabled adults emphasizing learning independent living skills. The program stresses the importance of teaching people to accept responsibility for decisions and choices they make. Participants for the program are selected from referrals made primarily by California Regional Centers, the Department of Rehabilitation, and high schools.

    National

  • Disabilities Studies and Services Center
    This site links to multiple organizations that improve futures for all youth transitioning from school to employment, postsecondary experiences and independent living, and to bridge between agencies responsible for providing transition services and the lessons learned from people in the disabilities field.

OTHER RELATED SELPA RESOURCES


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