A New Leaf Inc

TO PROVIDE CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES THE LIFE SKILLS AND MARKETABLE JOB TRAINING THROUGH HORTICULTURAL THERAPY, VOCATIONAL PLACEMENT AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO INCREASE THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND INDIVIDUAL CHOICES.

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROVIDES A WORK SKILL PROGRAM THAT OFFERS LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS GEARED TO ENHANCE DAILY SKILLS BY MEANS OF BOTH HORTICULTURAL SKILLS TRAINING (IN A GREENHOUSE) AND CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES. IN THE GREENHOUSE, INDIVIDUALS LEARN HOW TO PERFORM GREENHOUSE RELATED TASKS: TRANSPLANTING SEEDLINGS, WATERING PLANTS, TENDING ADULT PLANTS AND CREATING FINISHED FLORAL PRODUCTS WHICH CLIENTS THEN HELP TO SELL TO CUSTOMERS IN THE GARDEN CENTER. IN THE CLASSROOM, THROUGH OUR FOR LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM, INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN A CLASSROOM CURRICULUM. THIS FUN, INTERACTIVE CLASSROOM TEACHES SOCIALIZATION, TEAMWORK, FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS, TIME MANAGEMENT, MOTOR SKILLS, HAND EYE COORDINATION, SHORT AND LONG-TERM MEMORY DEVELOPMENT, IN ADDITION TO MUCH NEEDED LIFE SKILLS THAT ARE MODIFIED AND ADAPTED TO SUIT THEIR INDIVIDUAL ABILITIES. A NEW LEAF, INC PROVIDES JOB TRAINING, PLACEMENT AND SUPERVISION ON COMMUNITY-BASED JOBS FOR A VARIETY OF EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT THE METRO AREA. THESE PARTNERS CREATE A SPACE FOR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES TO LEARN WORK SKILLS, HAVE A SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT, TO DEVELOP THEIR ON PEER GROUP AND BE A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF WORKING SOCIETY. OUR COMMUNITY WHOLESALE PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO SELL PLANTS GROWN IN OUR HORTICULTURAL THERAPY PROGRAM TO LOCAL FLORISTS. WE SERVED 136 IN OUR VOCATIONAL HORTICULTURAL TRAINING PROGRAM.

RESIDENTIAL SERVICES A NEW LEAF, INC. RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM OPERATES 2 GROUP HOMES, 27 ADDITIONAL HOUSES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES LIVING IN TULSA METROPOLITAL STATISTICAL AREA. IN ADDITION, IT ALSO OFFERS 24HR/7 DAY ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY INDEPENDENTLY. ALL CLIENTS ENGAGE IN PROGRAMMING THAT DEVELOPS AND ENCOURAGES THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND INDIVIDUAL CHOICES, SUCH AS HOUSEKEEPING, GROCERY SHOPPING, AND MEAL PREPARATION. SERVICES (I.E. ASSISTANCE WITH ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SUCH AS HYGIENE, MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION, AND TRANSPORTATION) ARE CATERED TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUALS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE COMMUNITY. THE OVERALL GOAL IS TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE AMONG THOSE WE SERVE. A NEW LEAF PROVIDED RESPITE CARE TO 81 INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES. POSTIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT SERVICES THE COEXISTENCE OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS CAN HAVE SERIOUS EFFECTS ON A PERSON'S DAILY FUNCTIONING BY INTERFERING WITHVOCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, JEOPARDIZING RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT,AND DISRUPTING FAMILY AND PEER RELATIONSHIPS. OUR BEHAVIOR SUPPORT PROGRAMPROVIDES DIRECT CARE STAFF, JOB COACHES, AND CLIENTS WITH COMORBIDITIES TOOLSAND COPING TECHNIQUES TO PREVENT BEHAVIOR CHALLENGES BEFORE THEY OCCUR.WE SERVED 31 IN OUR BEHAVIOR SUPPORT PROGRAM.