Our Program

As an independent living skill development program designed to prepare clients for the workplace and college settings, we are most effective in working with young adults with learning differences such as ADHD, Autism - 1 (ASD), and other neurodiversity's.

Our clients have often finished high school and some college. They have experienced some setbacks in traditional learning environments and need coaching and support to get back on track.

Our program is designed to work with emerging young adults between the age of 18 and 26. While we can accept young adults older than 26, we typically do not work with minor Clients.  This is very dependent on their particular circumstance.

For our residential program, it is crucial that we are mindful of the age group that is sharing living space. Our goal is to set our clients up to develop natural friendships by pairing individuals with similar interest, experiences and long-term plans. 

Unfortunately, we aren't able to accept Insurance for our monthly tuition. 

As an individually owned private-pay program, we're transparent with our tuition costs and what they cover.

We will match our young adults with community service providers and specialists that will accept their insurance.

 Most clients complete Phase 1 of our program within a year, followed by Phase 2 lasting approximately 6-8 months. We recommend completing both phases to ensure readiness for a more independent living environment, supported by the safety net of our program as needed. 

A t Beacon Transitions, we measure success based on individual progress tailored to the needs of our population. Our goal is to equip clients with the skills necessary for independent living, which may vary in timeline depending on personal readiness and development.  

Although many of our client's complete assessment programs, it's not a prerequisite for admission at Beacon Transitions.

We do a comprehensive evaluation for all clients to assess their needs as they enter the program. 

Beacon Transitions is intended to be the last program young adults attend before transitioning into independent living. 

We do not admit clients that are needing to be transported by hired transporters.  It is an important part of our programing that each client is willing to attend and participate in the program.  

We are not a lock down facility and need for our clients to be able to navigate the community in a safe manner. We do offer coaching and skill development around community safety, but the client would need to have a base line skill with being safe when unsupervised.

While we encourage families to spend time together on visits, especially during holidays, we operate 362 days a year, and are staffed 24/7  by certified professionals.  We are closed on the Christmas eve, Christmas day and the day after Christmas.

We do not limit communication with families and require that each of our clients have access to a way to communicate with staff so we can best support them in their community based placements at work, volunteer settings and navigating independent transportation.   

If there are challenges with electronic regulation we will develop a plan with the team including the client and their family how to best address barriers to success.

We do not limit visits to or from home while in the program with the exception of the initial 8 weeks of the program.  We believe that it is important for our clients to be able to experience success towards their goals before their first home visit.   after the first 8 weeks the clients have to make visit plans that work with their work and or school schedule.  We do our best to meet the needs of the family system.