ICYMI: Our Transitions Program is Pretty Awesome
New Richmond’s “Transitions” program, designed for students ages 18-22 with disabilities or on the autism spectrum, has been busy already this school year. We caught up with the students and teachers while they were working on biscuits for Brewhaus Dog Bones. Lisa Martin tells us about the important life skills they are learning, and the importance of the social and career development they receive in the program.
In a previous article posted here, we learned a bit about the background of Transitions.
Lisa Graham, a local parent and entrepreneur, worked with the NREVSD to establish the Brewhaus Dog Bones Company which is managed by the Associates and provides a real business experience for the Associates.
Students participate in all aspects of the program from planning/forecasting demand, making, baking, labeling and weighing bags, processing orders, attending community sales opportunities, calculating costs, counting money (both cash and credit) from sales and then making bank deposits. “The associates are involved in selling the Brewhaus Dog Bones at a variety of events in the Cincinnati area,” said Lisa Martin.