Choose Full Life • You interview and choose the person who

will be your personal assistant.

• You are allotted set funds for costs

associated with your services.

• Your personal assistant receives a mileage

allowance, 401K benefits, and paid time off.

• Your services are truly person-centered.

• You receive the personal attention and sup-

port only a small agency can provide.    

Services Free services to individuals with develop- mental disabilities:  Personal Assistance/Habilitation Assistance and supported skill building with personal care, hygiene, community access, safety, recreation and social interaction in the home and community.

 

 Employment Services Job and career exploration; skill development; career assessment; on the job support.  West Hawai’i Learning Center A highly individualized curriculum that embraces each person’s ideas and choices in their learning goals. This is achieved through community experiences, life skills training, socialization and individual planning.

                       

Full Life assists in the empowerment of people with

developmental disabilities enabling them to achieve and

enjoy a self-determined quality of life.

   

75-5995 Kuakini Highway, Suite 432

Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 808-322-9333

 120 Keawe St. Suite 202

Hilo, HI 96720 808-935-7699

 www.fulllifehawaii.org info@fulllifehawii.org

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Huahana o Hilo

Prevocational Employment Program

 Full Life provides services authorized by the State of Hawai’i Department of Health, Developmental Disabilities Division:  

Personal Assistance/Habilitation Adult Day Health Employment Services And more. Visit our website: www.fulllifehawaii.org

       

       

       

Scope  and  Sequence  of  Skills  

Module  One:  Preparing  for  a  Job        Employment  Assessment        Personal  Appearance  and  Grooming        Prevocational  Skill  Building:  Attention,  Social,  etc.        Punctuality  and  Dependability        Making  Choices  and  Decisions        Social  Skills  for  the  Workplace    Module  Two:  Job  Exploration        Researching  Community  Jobs          Creating  a  Career  Plan        Job  Applications  and  Resumes        Interviewing          Preparing  for  Work    Module  Three:  Skill  Building  and  Job  Coaching        Technology  for  Untapped  Talent  (one  or  more  of  the    following)  

a. Computer  Skills  b.Computer  Design  Software  c. Creating  Design  d.Printing  Design  (3D  printer)  e. Finishing:  sanding,  constructing,  varnishing,  making  frames,  etc.)  

f. Packaging    g.Maintenance  

     Competitive  Employment  a. Dressing  for  the  job  b.Work  Etiquette  c. Being  part  of  a  team    

     Microenterprises  a. Creating  a  Business  Plan  b. Applying  for  loans  and  grants  

       

       

 Products  made  in  Hawai’i,  by  people  who  live  in  Hawai’i  using  Hawaiian  materials.  

 Full  Life’s  Huahana  o  Hilo  training  program  prepares  individuals  for  21st  century  jobs  by  empowering  them  to  make  products  that  

people  need.        

HUAHANA  o  HILO  places  21st  century  manufacturing  and  finishing  capabilities  within  the  reach  of  individuals  with  developmental  disabilities.    

 Huahana  o  Hilo  does  this  by  providing  access  

to  hand  tools,  conventional  machines,  computer  numerically  controlled  machines  (CNC),  and  computer  aided  design  (CAD),  

supported  by  trained  Direct  Support  Workers  and  mentors.  

       Scope  and  Sequence  of  skills  are  individualized  for  each  participant  based  on  his  or  her  current  skills  and  interests.        In  Huahana  o  Hilo,  skills  are  taught  concurrently  with  classroom  instruction  on  computers  and  production  of  products,  based  on  individual  assessments  and  interest  surveys.        Participants  in  Huahana  o  Hilo  experience  hands-­‐on  learning  concurrently  with  individualized  instruction  based  on  formal  assessments  and  informal  observation.      Huahana  o  Hilo  is  supervised  by  Mar  Ortaleza  and  implemented  by  teachers  specifically  trained  on  cutting  edge  computer  controlled  machines,  the  scope  and  sequence  of  skills  and  Technology  for  Untapped  talent.      For  more  information:  Mar  Ortaleza  Phone:  (808)  935-­‐7699                              (808)  895-­‐5353    Email:  Mar@FullLifeHawaii.org      

Huahana o Hilo Prevocational  Employment  Program