ISLAND TIME ACTIVITIES
POBOX 11455, BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA 98110 www.vitalizekitsap.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ISLAND TIME ACTIVITIES DBA VITALIZE KITSAP EMPOWERS PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES TO LEAD LIVES OF MEANING AND SELF DETERMINATION BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES AND GUIDANCE TO SET AND ACHIEVE GOALS, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, LEARN AND PRACTICE LIFE AND WORK SKILLS, AND TO BE INVOLVED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY EMPOWER OUR PARTICIPANTS TO REALIZE THEIR GOALS IN SEVEN MAIN LIFE AREAS: COOMUNICATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, CONTINUED EDUCATION, HEALTH & FITNESS, ART AND LEISURE, REALTIONSHIPS AND WORK.

ISLAND TIME ACTIVITIES DBA VITALIZE KITSAP'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (AUTISM, DOWNS SYNDROME, ETC) TO LEAD LIVES OF MEANING AND SELF DETERMINATION. OUR VISION IS THAT PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILTIES ARE EMBRACED BY THEIR COMMUNITIES AND VALUED FOR THEIR UNIQUE ABILITIES.

LIFE & JOB SKILLS: LIFELONG LEARNING IS A MAIN GOAL AT VITALIZE KITSAP. MEMBERS GAIN NEW SKILLS NEEDED IN DEVELOPING INDEPENDENCE, INCREASED OPPORTUNTIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY, OR HAVE A JOB. THROUGH SOCIAL CLUBS LIKE ART CLUB, BOOK CLUB, ACADEMICS CLUB OUR MEMBERS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, GAIN SKILLS FOR EVERYDAY LIVING. OTHER ACTIVITITES LIKE ENTREPRENEUR CLUB, ITA CAFE, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, LIKE HOSTING A CONCESSION STAND AT BATTLE POINT PARK, HELP OUR MEMBERS GAIN VALUABLE JOB SKILLS. ALTHOUGH NOT ALL OF OUR MEMBERS CAN OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A PAYING JOB, LEARNING THE SKILLS TO DO JOB TASKS LIKE TAKING OUT THE TRACH, MAKING COFFEE, COUNTING INVENTORY, MAKING GOODS TO SELL, ETC. EMPOWERS THEM TO LEARN, GROW, AND BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF SOCIETY. ALL OF OUR MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN DAILY CHORES TO LEARN NEW LIFE AND JOB SKILLS AND WE WORK WITH THEM TO SET NEW GOALS, ACHIEVE NEW HEIGHTS AND MAKE PROGRESS ON THEIR CHOSEN PATH.

COMMUNITY & CULTURE: VITALIZE KITSAP MEMBERS SHARE IN A SUBCULTURE OF THEIR OWN. EACH MEMBER ALSO HAS THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE AND WE DIVE DEEP TO LEARN ABOUT ART, DIFFERENT CULTURES, AND OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS, SOCIAL INTERACTION, BUILDING COMMUNITY, RAISING AWARENESS, EXPRESSING ONESELF ARTISTICALLY, AND CREATING A CULTURE OF INCLUSION ARE THE IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF OUR UNIQUE PROGRAMMING. THIS ASPECT MAKES UP OUR GREATES PROGRAM EXPENSES AT 55%. OUR INDIVIFUAL APPROACH MEETS EACH PARTICIPANT WHERE THEY ARE AND ASKS THEM WHERE THEY WANT TO GO IN LIFE. WE PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR OUR MEMBERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS THROUGH COMMUNITY ACCESS, SMALL GROUP AND ONE-ON-ONE ACTIIVITES, MENTORING, AND TUTORING. OUR DAILY PROGRAMMING ADDRESSES INDIVIDUAL NEEDS THROUGH SOCIAL CLUBS SUCH AS: AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES CLUB, FRIDAY ADVENTURE CLUB AND SATURDAY SUPPER CLUB. WEEKLY SCHEDULES PROVIDE DEPENDENABILITY AND PERSONAL CHOICE. MEMBERS CHOOSE WHICH ACTIVITIES AND CLUBS BEST SUIT THEIR INTERESTS AND ABILITIES.

HEALTH & FITNESS: HEALTHY LIVING INVOLVES MAKING CHOICES ABOUT WHAT TO EAT, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND FINDING DIFFERENT WAYS TO RELAX AND ENJOY LIFE. OUR MEMBERS RECEIVE DAILY HEALTH AND FITNESS INFORMATION, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCES FOR MINDFUL RECREATION. MEMBERS ARE INVOLVED IN PLANNING, SHOPPING FOR, AND PREPARING THE HEALTHY SNACKS AND MEALS SERVED WHILE AT VITALIZE. CLUBS LIKE HIKE & SWIM, BRIDGE FITNESS, AND AFTEROON WALKS CONTRIBUTE TO AN IMPROVEMENT IN OVERALL HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING. MANY OF OUR MEMBERS RELY ON VITALIZE FOR THEIR DAILY DOSE OF EXERCISE AND IT IS THEIR MEANS OF PEER INTERACTION. IT IS A COMMUNITY OF THEIR OWN WITH RELATIONSHIPS AND TRUE FRIENDSHIPS WITH THEIR PEERS. THIS IS SOMETIMES THEIR ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO MEET OTHERS AND DEVELOP SOCIAL SKILLS AND BONDS. THROUGH PARTICIPATION AT VITALIZE KITSAP, WE HELP OUR MEMBERS BECOME ACTIVE,INVOLVED COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO A VITAL,HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.

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