We’re sorry to everyone who missed out on the fun from Garden Party 2021! Check out some highlights of how we celebrated!
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The Transition Academy - a 2-year collegiate-style program for young adults with developmental disabilities and autism - is under construction now, and will be the first of its kind in our area! The mission of the academy is to mentor, model, motivate, and prepare individuals with developmental disabilities and autism for independent living, competitive workforce wages, and adding value to the communities in which they work, live, and grow.
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Meet Judy! Judy is a vocational and residential client at A New Leaf who just celebrated her 5th anniversary as part of our work family. Read her story here!
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Clients have differing abilities, so working in Blooming Acres (our veggie farm) can be challenging for some. All of the clients have their own individual strengths!
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About 85% of people with I/DD are unemployed. A New Leaf partners with organizations like Broken Arrow Seniors to provide job opportunities so that each individual we serve can earn a living wage. Read on here.
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Should a person’s right to choice end with a pandemic vaccine?
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There is a big deficit in mental health trainings for law enforcement across the board. Roxie Metz, LMSW, Behavior Support Program Manager at A New Leaf, shares about a controversial situation that led to an Autism training workshop with local law enforcement.
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Meet Kari! Kari is part of our residential and vocational training programs – she moved into our women’s group home in 2019, and she earns a living wage through employment achieved through A New Leaf. She also receives behavioral support through our organization. Your support helps Kari and the other clients we serve continue to achieve maximum potential and work toward independence.
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Join Mary Ogle, CEO of A New Leaf, for a virtual tour of our vocational center! This video was created on request of A New Leaf donors so we could continue sharing our story, even in times of social distancing and staying safe at home. Thank you for your support!
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A New Leaf is developing an agrihood - a community built around a farm - called The Village at A New Leaf. This undertaking will allow us to expand our services to better serve individuals with developmental diseases and Autism.
Through this expansion, we’ll be growing our vocational and residential service programs, allowing us to serve more clients!
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Shelly Larkin, retail manager at A New Leaf, shares about all the ways our store is different than any regular nursery!
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Baylee Treloar and Dianna Ward, program coordinators for Autism Works, share tips and insight about managing stress and schedule changes for individuals with ASD and similar disabilities during the pandemic
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