ARC’s Adult Day Program provides many of our special needs clients the opportunity for paid work training in both our Oroville and Chico ARC Stores.
During their ARC Store shifts the ADP clients learn social skills, customer service, counting money and what it takes to run a business. Some of our clients have true entrepreneurial spirit. Like Maryann..
“The ARC’s Adult Day Program has taught me a lot of different things like how to learn a different language like Spanish, be social and friendly with peers and how to start selling my handmade pot holders.” shares Maryann.
Maryann Rodriguez lives with her grandmother. She loves to make pot holders, work on word search puzzles and watch her favorite movie star Hannah Montana on T.V.
One of Maryann’s peers at the ARC, Erin (who also happens to sell her hand knit scarves in the Oroville ARC Store), noticed her interest in wanting to learn how to hand make pot holders and decided to teach her. Maryann’s pot holders reflect all the hard work that she puts into them.
Maryann looks forward for all the things that the future offers. She would like to learn how to run a business and how she could earn money through her hard work.
Your purchase of one of Maryann’s handmade potholders (Only $5) will help Maryann realize her goal. Thank you.
