Our Programs
Our Approach
At Exceptional Futures, we foster lifelong learning, emphasizing active, hands-on, age-appropriate learning with real life applications.
When people work with individuals with special needs, they often focus on weaknesses. We focus on developing strengths.
A happy person has purpose, the opportunity for growth, and exposure to new experiences.
Our programs are designed to:
Empower Members
We develop experience-based programming to empower and encourage our members to explore their passions.
Foster Collaboration
Because we all have differing abilities, our members learn teamwork skills including communication and problem-solving.
Inspire Growth
Since the process is more important than the result, our members learn to capitalize on their strengths, adapt as needed, and focus on growth.
Build Community
By modeling acceptance and collaboration, we foster a family atmosphere where everyone is a valued member of the team.
How Our Members Give Back
Our members get out into the community where they can interact, volunteer, meet people, and learn new things, just like anyone else their age.
Through engaging volunteer projects such as community gardens, delivering meals to the elderly and more, our members gain a sense of purpose and fulfillment. We find appropriate sites where they can use and build their skills to make a difference.
Exceptional Futures is a place where you want to be,
and that is the perfect environment to thrive.
Participant Criteria:
- Participants must be at least 18 years old.
- Participants should possess independent self-help skills. Specifically, participants should be able to independently manage their own toileting, feeding, and health issues.
- EF will not tolerate verbal or physical aggression.
- Participants should be able to follow simple instructions and engage in activities in a group setting of one staff member to 15 participants without one-on-one support.
- Participants should have a level of social maturity that allows them to interact appropriately with other individuals, as well as a desire to participate.
- EF is a get-up-and-go kind of program. Participants need to be able to adapt to frequent transitions and change.
- Participants should not require one-on-one assistance due to physical, cognitive, or medical needs.
- Each participant begins the program on a 30-day trial basis. At that time staff will consult with the family to ensure that the program is a good fit for the participant to continue.