Parents / Caregivers

Make a difference in your young adult’s life.

As a parent or caregiver, it’s important to be engaged with your young adult and be part of their learning process. Our training can help open communication channels, help to create a more harmonious household and develop a greater understanding of each other. The GIFT training allows young adults to discover who they are and where they see themselves going in the future. As part of the training, participants are encouraged to use their support systems to craft a Core Gift statement that embodies who they truly are and what they stand for.

This training is composed of three parts we call the 3 C’s:

Communication, Core Gift and Career Development

Communication focuses on teaching how to use the “Engaging Communication Strategy” which is based on the principles of Motivational Interviewing.

Learn how to use the Engaging Communication Strategy
Understand how to navigate the complex relationships of a work role
How to communicate more effectively in the workplace
How to help persons served: identify their strengths and develop a support network
How to share their Comeback Story in an intentional way to inspire hope

The Core Gift process helps participants identify their strengths and how they contribute them to the community.

Understand and complete the four path Core Gift Identification Process
Create a Core Gift Statement for themselves
Embracing and celebrating all forms of diversity – including racial, cultural, linguistic, LGBTQAI, etc.

Career Development involves supporting the participants in identifying the ideal employment position for them. Participants create or update their resumes, learn about cover letters, and look at ideal and insufficient interview practices.

Amplify your career development by creating or updating a resume
Learn how helpful a cover letter can be, what to include in it, and how to compose it
Explore ideal interview practices

Adrian Castro

(He / Him)

GIFT Graduate

"I learned how to affirm others, how to indentify my own strengths and how to best use them"

Rachely Ramos

(She / Her)

GIFT graduate

“GIFT training is not only life changing but also a place of discovery.”

Joseph DeAlmeida

(He / Him)

GIFT Graduate

“The GIFT training has helped me work on my resumes and cover letters, letter of recommendations. I am currently working to be a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) and I really owe a lot to the GIFT training”