Organizations Filed Purposes:
SLLEA serves adults with higher functioning autism, providing autism-specific services and quality housing, and working with them to achieve and maintain meaningful independence and self-sufficiency in their lives.
SLLEA ASSISTS ADULTS WITH AUTISM THROUGH AN AUTISM-SPECIFIC SUPPORTED LIVING AND HOUSING PROGRAM THAT FOSTERS SUSTAINED PERSONAL GROWTH AND INDEPENDENCE ACROSS THREE PIVOTAL ADULT-LIFE AREAS: (1) INDEPENDENT LIVING, (2) POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, AND (3) CAREER EXPLORATION AND MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT.SLLEA'S PROGRAMMING MODEL IS INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE MAXIMAL INDEPENDENCE IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE AND MOST NORMALIZED ENVIRONMENT WITH CURRICULUM THAT INCORPORATES PROGRESSION TIERS TO ADDRESS A BROAD RANGE OF EXPERIENCE, AND TO DEVELOP AND GROW SKILLS AND ABILITIES ACROSS HOME, HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT. AT TIER ONE, SLLEA SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THEIR FAMILY HOME, HELPING THEM PLAN AND PREPARE FOR A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO LIVING AWAY FROM FAMILY AND SUPPORTING SELF, OFTEN FOR THE FIRST TIME. AT TIER TWO, SLLEA OFFERS A UNIQUE INTRODUCTION INTO INDEPENDENT LIVING IN OUR TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (TAP. TAP IS A MINIMUM 10-MONTH LIVE-IN PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE FUNCTIONAL SKILL TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT COMBINED WITH HIGH FREQUENCY CHECK-IN, MENTORING AND GUIDANCE. GIVEN THAT AUTISM FREQUENTLY PRESENTS WITH GENERAL ANXIETY DISORDER - A CONDITION THAT CAN BECOME DEBILITATING WITH HEIGHTENED STRESS - TAP IS CRITICAL TO PROVIDING A STRUCTURED, SAFE AND STABLE ENVIRONMENT AS TAP STUDENTS LEARN TO MANAGE LIFE ON THEIR OWN FOR THE FIRST TIME. GRADUATES OF TAP AND INDIVIDUALS WITH HIGHER ASSESSED INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS MAY PLACE INTO ONE OF SLLEA'S ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM (APP) HOMES AT TIER THREE. IN OUR APP HOMES, SUPPORT LEVELS AND TRAININGS ARE GRADUALLY SCALED DOWN OVER TIME TO PROMOTE GREATER PERSONAL GROWTH AND SELF-RELIANCE AS APP STUDENTS WORK TOWARDS HIGHER INDEPENDENCE BENCHMARKS. AS STUDENTS BECOME READY, SLLEA SUPPORTS THEM IN PLANNING AND MAKING THE TRANSITION FROM APP TO THEIR OWN APARTMENT OR HOUSE. AT THIS HIGHEST PROGRAM TIER, SLLEA REMAINS AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AS INDIVIDUALS CHOOSE AND AT SUPPORT LEVELS THAT ALLOW THEM TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT IN THEIR HOME AND COMMUNITY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Michele Smith | co-Executive Di | 50 | $122,000 |
| Sherry Sandreth | Co-Executive Di | 50 | $122,000 |
| Rick Bronson | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Michelle Bassett | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Pam Yeaton | Vice President | 2 | $0 |
| Bethany Kaiser | President | 2 | $0 |
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