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Causes: Children & Youth, Youth Development Programs
Programs: During 2017, the next stop provided social, recreational and life-skill learning opportunities to more than 65 adult members who have mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. Through planned activities and interactions, the next stop encourages and supports individual personal growth in the areas of self-confidence, social skills, maturity, like skills and awareness of the world around them. Parents/caregivers were surveyed in 2012 and it was determined that 98% of the next stop members social skills improved or remained stable and members who increased their friendships tp three or more since starting almost doubled. Also since beginning the program, 80% of the members showed a dramatic increase in having a positive mood. Improvement in self-esteem and self-confidence was 88%. 5