2155 Broadway, Blue Island
Community Day Services, also called Life Enrichment
Life Enrichment for adults: community life, education, job training, volunteer and employment opportunities, with a Blended Day where each person chooses what the day holds.
A day that stays open until the person chooses
At Blue Cap, Life Enrichment offers adults individualized support including community life, education, job training, volunteer and employment opportunities.
Participation in multiple facets of Life Enrichment is part of what Blue Cap calls a Blended Day: an approach to creating an open environment where people can choose which activities they would like to do for the day.
Nobody is slotted into a single track. The choosing is the point.
The timber-truss atrium at 2155 Broadway with tables and chairs set out below
A Person-Centered Plan, written with the person
Everyone also participates in the development of their own Person-Centered Plan (PCP) that reflects her or his needs, dreams and desires. Support services are then developed to fulfill those requests.
Daily activities are designed to address skills and personal goals for each individual participant, so two people in the same building can have two very different days.
Where a day can lead
Whether a person's goal is to find a job, learn a new skill, or be an integral part of the community, Blue Cap helps them achieve and exceed it. Community life, education, job training, volunteer work and employment are all part of the same program.
To ask about Community Day Services, contact Marge Pyzik, Director of Adult Services, at (708) 389-6578 ext. 102 or MargeP@blue-cap.org.
Blue Cap has supported people with intellectual disabilities in Blue Island since 1967. Marge Pyzik, Director of Adult Services, answers questions about day services at (708) 389-6578 ext. 102.
One Blended Day, two halves
In Blue Cap's own example, someone can spend half a day volunteering and the other half in recreational activities.
Half a day volunteering
Giving time to the community is one of the opportunities woven into Life Enrichment.
Half a day in recreational activities
The other half is chosen too, from the activities open that day.
What every component stands on
Each component of the Life Enrichment Program emphasizes five things, whichever mix of activities a person picks.
- Individual empowerment
- Community integration
- Job training
- Choice
- Peer support
Day services are for adults. Before they start there are a few steps, beginning with the Illinois PUNS database; they are laid out on how to obtain services. To see the rooms first, call (708) 389-6578 and schedule a tour.