On October 23, we participated in the Autism Society San Francisco Bay Area's second annual conference, "Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom: The Adult Autism/DD Program and Housing Summit," held right next door to our main office at Santa Clara University. Craig was one of over 50 speakers at this great event that had over 350 people in attendance and several hundred more tuning in via livestream. Executive Director, Craig King, spoke to the audience about the Day Program at Greater Opportunities

1. GreaterOpportunities.org
Day Program/Adult Development and
Activity Center

2. Making friends - and having
fun socializing with others
Joyfully learning to play
keyboards and guitar in
our music studio
Party time! We know
how to play! Dressing-up
for Halloween

3. Learning skills to become more
independent - with enriched life
activities
Collaborative project with
Parents Helping Parents
provides a variety of
communications devices
Alan uses hand-held laser
pointer in our computer lab to
spell out words and
communicate

4. Recreation time! Sports and
physical skills development
Special Olympics
Golf
Junior Giants

5. Community-integrated, vocational skills
development - including paid and
volunteer work opportunities
Paid work opportunities –
earning a paycheck on the job at
BJ’s Restaurant
Volunteer work opportunities -
Loading groceries at Cathedral of
Faith food pantry program