Keshet Program Offers Local Employment Resources for Learning-Disabled Adults
January 2, 2018
By: Mike Isaacs
Source: Chicago Tribune
The young adults gathered in Skokie before heading off to their morning jobs were exuberant about the day ahead and ready to share with the Keshet staff recent happenings in their lives.
Keshet, based in Northbrook, offers programs for over 1,000 children and adults with intellectual challenges, according to the organization’s website.
The GADOL program, which stands for “giving adults daily opportunities for living,” at Keshet provides vocational and life skills to those with learning disabilities. Every weekday, young adults ages 22 or older meet in Skokie before heading off to workplaces with a sense of purpose and confidence, program leaders say…