Services We Offer
Every life holds value regardless of location, age, gender, or disability.
A disability should never define a person as everyone possesses unique abilities that contribute to the world.
Many adults struggle at the intersection of “villa” or home and “vida” or life. Our two primary programs work together to provide pathways to successful lives for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The Villa de Vida Independent Apartment Community (“Villa”).
Community Enriched Activities (Vida).
Community Enriched Activities (Vida)
Our Social Club is the heart of our community outreach. A calendar of social and recreational activities keep residents and other disabled adults in our community engaged, promote self-sufficiency and a healthy standard of living. Resident Services plan BBQs, year-end celebrations, potlucks, and coffee hours. We also provide classes that focus on adaptive physical education (e.g. yoga and dance). We work to improve receptive and expressive communication skills during social activities. Our goal is to use generalization so that skills learned with friends and coordinators can be used in employment settings and activities of daily living.
Our team also facilitates job fairs and collaborate with various partner agencies to provide job readiness coaching and employment opportunities for all the adults with disabilities in our programs. Agencies that support adults with disabilities are sought to help match Villa de Vida Poway residents and their skills to the needs of employers in the surrounding community.
Additionally, we host volunteer opportunities, financial literacy sessions, cooking classes and other educational opportunities based on what our community wants and needs.
From trips to Sea World, Padres games, the Zoo, and bowling, Villa de Vida Poway residents and other adults with disabilities from the surrounding community are able to participate in learning activities throughout the San Diego area.
It is our goal to provide our community with:
Friendships
Employment (only 37% of working age adults with disabilities are employed)
Basic social skills
Sense of community
Independence
Safety
Security
But most importantly a future that they are excited about and can embrace.