Since 1969, Philadelphia residents living with intellectual and/or physical disabilities have accessed vital services at PEP that enhance their ability to contribute to and participate in community life.
Find out what parents, caregivers and PEP Services clients have to say about the benefits of working with PEP: PEP Parents and Caregivers Video
Community Participation Supports (CPS) provides individuals with a broad range of supports to engage in lifelong learning by trying new activities, building new skills, developing new relationships and finding new ways to feeling like a valued member of their community.
The CPS Program plans outings into the community that help our individuals to develop new community relationships as a neighbor, friend or co-worker participating in every day life. These outings build social skills that encourage interdependence with others as well as nurture the pre-existing community relationships that support inclusion. The Community Participation Supports process creates a presence for the individual that is felt and appreciated by others in the community.
PEP’s Community Participation Supports program includes helping people with future employment goals to build relationships in order to increase their potential for employment. We understand that getting a job is not just about having the necessary skills to perform the work. Quite often, getting a particular job is also about knowing people and building relationships with potential employers and customers. Therefore, some of our outings may include volunteer work and occasional paid work activities.
Golden Branch Seniors Program. Our Seniors participate in a number of weekly outings where they can interact with the community through various activities. Daily in-house programs include dance movement, exercise (including bowling in our on-site bowling center), singing, games, trivia, creative arts, seasonal crafts and the occasional Karaoke session.
Community Arts for Socialization. Individuals and community members participate in various creative art projects. These activities improve hand/eye coordination, reinforce motor skills, and encourage cooperation and socialization.
Camp PEP. Our founding program is a traditional summer day camp tailored to specific education and recreation needs of children, youth, and adults with intellectual and/or physical disabilities.
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