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Lauren’s Institute for Education
Working together to empower people through extraordinary services for developmental disabilities.
Purpose
Our Co-Founders started L.I.F.E. for a purpose and it continues to be the overarching reason our organization exists. Because people with disabilities deserve…
~Better care than what has been available historically.
~To learn and grow from the same educator, therapist, or caregiver quality as their neurotypical peers.
~To get the same service regardless of funding, whether they can pay privately or not.
~To get services in one place where parents/caregivers can drop them off, they can get everything they need, and then be picked up.
~All of their care providers to be on the same page and provide cohesive convenient quality care.
~Staff that care and will fight for them and be supported in doing so.
~Care to extend to all their needs, treating them as a whole, meeting them where they are, and helping them grow as best they can.
~Service regardless of age, demographic, disability, or need. All should be welcome and given a chance to succeed and integrate.
~the same level of respect, care, and tailored resources to normalize their lives to the extent possible as anyone who is neurotypical.
~Better care than what has been available historically.
~To learn and grow from the same educator, therapist, or caregiver quality as their neurotypical peers.
~To get the same service regardless of funding, whether they can pay privately or not.
~To get services in one place where parents/caregivers can drop them off, they can get everything they need, and then be picked up.
~All of their care providers to be on the same page and provide cohesive convenient quality care.
~Staff that care and will fight for them and be supported in doing so.
~Care to extend to all their needs, treating them as a whole, meeting them where they are, and helping them grow as best they can.
~Service regardless of age, demographic, disability, or need. All should be welcome and given a chance to succeed and integrate.
~the same level of respect, care, and tailored resources to normalize their lives to the extent possible as anyone who is neurotypical.
Vision
To solidify a full circle of care that can be promoted throughout our community by creating opportunities for growth for individuals with developmental disabilities as early as possible and for as long as their loved ones wish.
Mission
Working together to empower people through extraordinary services for developmental disabilities. We aim to accomplish this with our Seven C's for success which are:
1. CARING, Above all we care about the well-being of our consumers and their families! We consider them part of the “L.I.F.E. Family.”
2. CUSTOMIZED COMPREHENSIVE, We believe the best approach to disability services is individualized care that considers the whole person. We offer an extensive selection of disability services all through L.I.F.E. to reduce strain on families and to foster our transdisciplinary approach.
3. COHESIVE COLLABORATION, collaboration between professionals is paramount to the success of a consumer. However, we recognize cohesive collaboration is challenging. We make continuous efforts to establish effective transdisciplinary teams.
4. CURRENT, We strive to employ the most current strategies and interventions using evidence-based practice. We invest in extensive continuing education for our staff, so they remain up-to-date in their knowledge and skills.
5. COMMUNICATION, We communicate with families regularly to keep them “in-the-know” on their loved one’s services.
6. COST-CONSCIOUS, We are a nonprofit that believes the ability to receive the best care should not be based on income.
7. COMMUNITY, We believe it is important to extend our mission outside of L.I.F.E. by helping to educate others that work with the disability community.
1. CARING, Above all we care about the well-being of our consumers and their families! We consider them part of the “L.I.F.E. Family.”
2. CUSTOMIZED COMPREHENSIVE, We believe the best approach to disability services is individualized care that considers the whole person. We offer an extensive selection of disability services all through L.I.F.E. to reduce strain on families and to foster our transdisciplinary approach.
3. COHESIVE COLLABORATION, collaboration between professionals is paramount to the success of a consumer. However, we recognize cohesive collaboration is challenging. We make continuous efforts to establish effective transdisciplinary teams.
4. CURRENT, We strive to employ the most current strategies and interventions using evidence-based practice. We invest in extensive continuing education for our staff, so they remain up-to-date in their knowledge and skills.
5. COMMUNICATION, We communicate with families regularly to keep them “in-the-know” on their loved one’s services.
6. COST-CONSCIOUS, We are a nonprofit that believes the ability to receive the best care should not be based on income.
7. COMMUNITY, We believe it is important to extend our mission outside of L.I.F.E. by helping to educate others that work with the disability community.
Additional Culture Details
We truly believe in the importance of taking care of our staff. We show our appreciation through bonuses, gifts, recognition, fun events, and food and provide support through our comprehensive benefits including (not limited to) extensive paid time off, paid FMLA, flexible work options, Wellness Program, and an Employee Assistance Program.
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