The STRIVE Program of PSL Services is designed to address the many issues faced by young adults (ages 15-24) with disabilities. Areas that we focus on include: improving fundamental academic skills, developing leadership potential, improving economic opportunities through continuing education, enhancing or upgrading work skills, integrating literary and social skills into occupational/vocational opportunities, fostering career opportunities through education and training, and promoting peer support for parents and siblings of this young population.

The general long range goals for STRIVE as a whole include:

• To enable young adults to become a part of their community
• To offer a wide array of resources to young adults and parents
• To provide a safe place for young adults with disabilities
• To provide a social setting for transitional teens and young adults
• To build and foster peer support through a social atmosphere
• To provide a sense of ownership
• To provide an intro to computer technology for people with disabilities
• To educate and provide opportunities for high school aged mentors to learn from persons with disabilities
• To begin literacy programs for persons with disabilities
• To offer a resource library of post-secondary educational opportunities
• To begin a job training and placement program
• To assist parents in working with the established system
• To have active student mentors working with this population
• To do preventive work in the areas of smoking, drug, & alcohol abuse
• To provide valuable life skills