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Castro Valley Adult and Career Education

Information updated on Tuesday, March 7th 2023, 13:47
How to Contact the Provider
Contact email
[email protected]
Address
4430 Alma Avenue, Castro Valley, CA, 94546
Phone
510-886-1000
County
Alameda
Web
https://www.cvadult.org/
Services
Adult Day Programs
Government Agencies
Independent Or Supported Living Skills
Job/Vocational
Transition

Adults with Disabilities

Strides: A Program for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

Monday-Friday, 8:30am – 2:30pm

Location: Castro Valley Adult & Career Education Campus
Workplace Skills and Functional Academics
This comprehensive program includes classes in independent living skills, Adult Basic Education (functional academics), community access, social and communication skills, work experience, and work readiness. Our goal is to help each student develop to his or her greatest potential, meet individual goals, and become as independent as possible. Students choose classes aligned with their goals from the following course offerings (may vary):

Baking in food preparation class Learning to use iPads Reading and writing in Functional Academics class

Request Strides information: https://cvace.link/awd

Life Skills and Functional Academics (ABE)

  • Functional Reading and Writing
  • Functional Math and Money
  • Consumer Education
  • Computer Skills for Social/Leisure
  • Advocacy/Leadership
  • Social/Communication Skills
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Social Interaction & Relationships
  • English as a Second Language
  • Meal Preparation (planning, shopping, cooking)
  • Health, Hygiene & Fitness
  • Personal Safety and First Aid
  • Current Events
  • Sewing/Mending
  • Newsletter Production
  • Time Management
 Community Access Skills (ABE)

  • Community Awareness
  • Community/Street Safety
  • Using Public Transportation
  • Community Service
  • Social Skills in the Community

Workplace Skills (CTE)

  • Career Exploration
  • Volunteer Work Experience
  • Food Service Worker
  • Café/Snack Bar Worker
  • Landscaping/Grounds Maintenance
  • Gardening
  • Florist Worker
  • Custodian
  • Recycling
  • Vocational Sewing
  • Photography
  • Office Worker
  • Workplace Communication Skills

Eligibility: Must be at least 22 years of age, have a primary diagnosis of an intellectual disability, be independent on an adult school campus, and Regional Center of the East Bay client. A committee reviews each application to determine if the program can meet the applicant’s needs.

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