Lifetown Experience

The Transition Academy at Hommocks and Mamaroneck High School teaches life skills to students with disabilities to allow them to be more independent people. This grant funds an inaugural trip for the Transition Academy students to LifeTown, an innovative new facility that facilitates real-world practice of life skills in a safe and structured environment. During their visit to the LifeTown Shoppes – which include a simulated bank, salon, grocery store, and clothing store, among others – students will have the opportunity to work on their money, time management, social and communication skills. Before the trip, students will prepare using the LifeTown curriculum, and the skills they learn will continue to be reinforced in experiences in our local community.

Grantees: Alyssa Kazakevich, Grayson O’Reilly