We all get to hang out together with family in our homes--more so now that we are sheltering in place. This is a great time to have little conversations about important topics. Talk about the future: Do you want to go to college soon or wait on that? Do you think you'd like having a... Continue Reading →
We've had five different participants in our new series, and there's room for a couple more. Join us. Youth/young adults ages 16 and up, male or female, can join us for social time and for some learning about financial topics. Friday evenings through April 3, 2020, 6 to 8 PM at Bestsellers Books in Mason.... Continue Reading →
WHAT? A social group with a Financial Literacy focus, for young adults with disabilities. We'll play some games and get to know each other, but we'll also take a bit of time to talk about banking and other financial topics. Also room for parents to meet next door if desired. Parents do not have to... Continue Reading →
We are running a 6 week series on Financial Literacy. It's being held in Mason, Michigan, right downtown at Bestsellers across from the courthouse. Friday evenings. Series is for youth and young adults with disabilities. We'll welcome boys and young men for this series, alongside our usual young women. Stop a second. Think. Is... Continue Reading →
... we might be at Bestsellers Books and Cafe. You might be the parent of one of the girls in the social group meeting in the next room. I'd be talking with you and other parents for a few minutes about your news and resources you might need. If we were having coffee right now... Continue Reading →
Katie's mom and dad were so proud of her. She'd gotten her own apartment, and was really happy about it. Of course, it'd only been a day or two since they finished moving her in. She was 24, and had collected a bunch of furniture over the past couple of years, so she was ready... Continue Reading →
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One of our participants has had a story published in the Michigan Family Connections Newsletter. You can read it below! I'm going to tell you about how I got started as a retailer. It all started when I was about three years old. My mom had gotten some plastic animals for me. I played with... Continue Reading →
I grew up outside of Chicago, with great transportation, lots of interesting people in my school, and a beautiful lake about a mile from my house. Here in Lansing we have good transportation, lots of interesting people in the schools, workplaces, cafes, and colleges, and the same big lake, well it's a couple of hours... Continue Reading →
