Several members of the Young Adult Transition Association recently stopped by the Woodbury Reports office for a picture. Among them were Katie Jochum, Admissions and Development for Ridge Mountain Academy in Whitefish, MT, Shelley Skaggs, Chief Marketing Officer at Benchmark Transitions in Loma Linda, CA, Kelly Corn, Director of Admissions at AIM House in Boulder, CO, Glenn White and Mona Treadway of Dragonfly Transitions in Klamath Falls, OR, and Doug Kim-Brown of Echo Springs Transition Study Center in Bonners Ferry, ID.
While at the office, they also announced the 2nd Annual YATA Conference will be held October 8-10, 2015, at the University of Colorado, Boulder, at the Campus Conference Center. more information on the YATA Conference can be found at www.yataconference.com.
AIM House is a transitional program in Boulder, CO, designed to help its residents gain the educational, occupational, social, and psychological skills necessary to successfully move into adulthood and integrate into the community. www.aimhouse.com
Benchmark Transitions is a residential transitional living program for young adult men and women, providing clinical treatment, recovery, aftercare, education, and life skills. www.benchmarktransitions.com
Dragonfly Transitions is a transitional living program for young men and women between the ages of 18 and 24, who struggle with motivation and the ability to gain and sustain employment or have self-destructive and self-harming behaviors. www.dragonflytransitions.com
Echo Springs Transition Study Center is a post-graduate transitional program for young adults age 18 to 24, who are struggling with personal failure, exhibit patterns of isolation, have had unsuccessful college experiences and have the need to create direction in their lives and positive relationships with peers and adults. www.echosprings.net
RIDGE Mountain Academy is a campus-based gap year enrichment program that revolves around mountain sports. RIDGE is designed for male and female student athletes ages 17 to 20 that are interested in strengthening their training, forging new skills, and discovering their passions. www.ridgeacademy.com
Young Adult Transition Association (YATA) promotes young adult residential transitional schools and programs that support issues and practices of common interests and enhance the quality of care of the young adults and their families.