Island Time Activities

TO EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO LEAD LIVES OF MEANING AND SELF-DETERMINATION. PROVIDING PERSONAL GROWTH AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE OUR VISION THAT PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ARE ENGAGED AND VALUED BY THEIR COMMUNITIES.

ART & CULTURE - VITALIZE KITSAP MEMBERS SHARE IN A SUBCULTURE OF THEIR OWN. EACH MEMBER ALSO HAS THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE, AND WE DIVE DEEP TO LEARN ABOUT ART AND DIFFERENT CULTURES. EXPRESSING ONESELF ARTISTICALLY IS VITAL TO GROWTH, SELF, AND CULTURAL AWARENESS. DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS, SOCIAL INTERACTION, BUILDING COMMUNITY, RAISING AWARENESS, AND CREATING A CULTURE OF INCLUSION ARE IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF OUR UNIQUE PROGRAMMING. THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS ART AND CULTURE CLUBS, MEMBERS LEARN NEW SKILLS AND LANGUAGES TO EXPAND THEIR WORLD VIEW. VITALIZE KITSAP IS A PROUD RECIPIENT OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE ISLAND ART & CULTURAL FUNDING GRANTS FOR THE LAST TWO CYCLES. CURRENTLY WE ARE DEVELOPING A ONE-OF-A-KIND PLAY TO BE PERFORMED IN A LOCAL THEATER.

THE "OTHER" CATEGORY INCLUDES GRANTS AND EXPENSES SHARED BETWEEN THE THREE EXEMPT PURPOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

LIFE & JOB SKILLS - LIFELONG LEARNING IS AN OVERARCHING FOCUS OF ALL VITALIZE KITSAP PROGRAMS. OUR GOAL IS TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF STRENGTH AND POTENTIAL GROWTH IN SEVEN AREAS: ART & CULTURE, COMMUNICATION, COMMUNITY, CONTINUED EDUCATION, HEALTH & FITNESS, RELATIONSHIPS, AND WORK. MEMBERS SET AND ACHIEVE GOALS TO GAIN NEWS SKILLS FOR INCREASED INDEPENDENCE AND SELFCONFIDENCE. THROUGH OUR COMBINATION OF VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON SOCIAL CLUBS SUCH AS BOOK CLUB, AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES CLUB, AND COOKING CLUB, MEMBERS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND BUILD SKILLS FOR EVERYDAY LIVING. OUR QUARTERLY PROGRAMMING PROVIDES DEPENDABILITY AND PERSONAL CHOICE, AS MEMBERS CHOOSE WHICH ACTIVITIES AND CLUBS BEST SUIT THEIR INTERESTS AND ABILITIES.

HEALTH & FITNESS - HEALTHY LIVING INVOLVES MAKING CHOICES ABOUT WHAT TO EAT, BEING PHYSICALLY ACTIVE, AND FINDING DIFFERENT WAYS TO RELAX AND ENJOY LIFE. THROUGH ADVENTURES & ACTIVITIES AND HIKING CLUBS, MEMBERS RECEIVE DAILY HEALTH AND FITNESS EXPERIENCES FOR MINDFUL RECREATION. MANY MEMBERS RELY ON VITALIZE KITSAP FOR THEIR DAILY DOSE OF ACTIVITY AND SOMETIMES IT IS THEIR ONLY MEANS OF PEER INTERACTION. OFTEN THIS IS OUR MEMBERS ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO MEET OTHERS AND DEVELOP SOCIAL SKILLS AND TRUE BONDS. THROUGH THEIR MEMBERSHIP WITH VITALIZE KITSAP, OUR MEMBERS ARE ACTIVE, INVOLVED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHICH IS VITAL TO A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND CONTRIBUTES TO AN INCLUSIVE, DIVERSE COMMUNITY FOR ALL.