To provide young adults with the skills to become independent, responsible, contributing members of society. Vanguard’s goal is to provide training and practical experiences in a safe, but semi-independent environment until they demonstrate:

• Independent living skills
• Responsible work or academic behaviors
• Appropriate social skills
• Adequate coping behaviors

 

Training:

• Independent Living Skills
• Supervised Apartment Living
• Transportation Training
• Budgeting/ Financial Responsibility
• Basic Cooking Skills
• Academic Support
• Medication Management
• Recreation/Leisure Time Planning
• Organizational Skills
• Housekeeping Skills

Services

• Twice daily check-in
• 24 hour on-call staff
• Crisis management 24 hours daily
• Money management group weekly
• Social Skills groups weekly
• Weekly process group
• Daily medication management
• 3 hours tutoring weekly
• Training on DART, if needed
• Weekly meal planning, grocery shopping and cooking coach
• Appropriate role modeling
• Social activities 2-3 times weekly
• Monthly special activities
• Regular parental updates
• Liaison with employer

 

 

Vanguard Living For Success  -  4240 Sigma Road    -   Dallas, Texas -  752444  -  (972) 404-1616