1. • Skills for Life is an individualized home and
community-based life skill development service
for young adults ages 16-26
• Programming is directed and designed by
licensed Occupational Therapists
• Transition needs are identified and prioritized
through use of evidence-based tools
• Skills are developed in the client’s natural setting
including at home and in the community
• Services complement and work in collaboration
with any existing services
SKILLS
FOR LIFE
Learn what matters, where it matters
• Skills for Life addresses the
following areas:
• Social participation
• Self-advocacy
• Employment
• Budgeting & money management
• Continuing education
• Personal hygiene
• Community participation and mobility
• Grocery shopping & cooking
• Household management
• Medication management
• Executive functioning
Program Director: Jane Hannafin, MS, OTR/L, RYT
Clinical Director: Brooke Howard, MS, OTR/L
200 Ivy Street | Brookline, MA 02446 | 617-879-0305
skillsforlife@ivystreetschool.org | ivystreetschool.org/skillsforlife
Please call 617-879-0305 for a free 30 minute consultation for more information
Skills For Life is a program of the Ivy Street School, a day and residential school helping students and their families
overcome the challenges of autism spectrum disorder, behavioral health diagnoses, and brain injury. The Ivy Street School
is a program of MAB Community Services, which has been creating opportunities for people with disabilities since 1903.