Independent Living Skills
Independent living skills are the skills and abilities a person needs to function independently as an adult. In this section, you will find programs and services that assist teens and young adults with general life skills, money management, transportation, pregnancy and parenting, advocacy skills, and legal needs in San Diego County.
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San Diego Center for Children: Successful Transition Program
San Diego Center for Children has recognized a long-standing need in our community for increased support for youth as they transition into adulthood. While this life transition is one of excitement and opportunity for many, it also presents a number of new challenges for emerging adults and their families. And when an emerging adult struggles with behavioral health challenges, learning differences, and/or has history of trauma, becoming an adult can feel even more overwhelming. In order to meet the unique needs of these transition age youth, the Center has expanded its services with the Successful Transition Program. The purpose of the Successful Transition Program is to guide transition age youth in creating a personalized, meaningful plan for the future and building the skills and community connections they need to achieve their goals and well-being.
Kearny Mesa: 3002 Armstrong Street, San Diego, CA 92111
La Mesa: 7339 El Cajon Blvd. Suite K, La Mesa, CA 91942
(858) 277-9550
Access Inc.: Metro Youth Program
Access, Inc.’s Metro Youth Program provides work readiness and employment options in a wide variety of activities to ensure that all youth have the skills and training they need to successfully make the transition to adulthood and careers.
(858) 560-0871
South Bay Guidance Wellness Recovery Center
The South Bay Guidance Wellness Recovery Center’s services are based on the principles of psychosocial rehabilitation, with an emphasis on attending to the whole person and re-establishing one’s life as a result of the consequences of mental illness, rather than attending to the symptoms of the illness. We focus on recovery, rehabilitation, and community integration, and are individualized to meet the needs of each client. This center also has three specialized programs: Full Service Partnership Case Management, and targeted services for Transition Aged Youth and Older Adults.
(619) 427-4661 Ext. 202
Union of Pan Asian Communities: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Program
UPAC’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Program provides intensive outpatient behavioral health services and case management for seriously emotionally disturbed (SED) children and families utilizing a comprehensive approach that is community based, client and family driven, trauma informed, and culturally competent. The program focuses on providing services to underserved Asian Pacific Islanders (API) and Latino SED clients with an emphasis on API clients.
(619) 232-6454 Ext. 842
Union of Pan Asian Communities: Transition Age Youth Biopsychosocial Rehabilitation Program and Clubhouse
The Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC) is a nationally recognized non-profit organization, offering multicultural, multilingual, comprehensive physical and mental health services to Asian, Pacific Islander and other ethnic communities. The program provides social education, vocational and community reintegration for clients recovering from mental health issues.
(619) 232-6454
LGBT Community Center: Hillcrest Youth Center
The Hillcrest Youth Center (HYC) is the only drop-in and recreational center in San Diego County dedicated to the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and HIV+ (LGBTQ+) youth. HYC is committed to providing a safe and affirming space for LGBTQ+ youth.
(619) 692-2077 Ext. 122
San Diego Unified School District: Transition Resources for Adult Community Education (TRACE)
TRACE is part of the San Diego Unified School District and is an educational support network to assist young adult students with disabilities in transition from high school to adult life. TRACE encourages students to be as independent as possible in the community.
(619) 574-1073
San Pasqual Academy: Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Program
San Pasqual Academy’s YES Program is a work readiness and self-sufficiency program funded by the San Diego Workforce Partnership, that partners with Access, Inc., to provide work readiness training, financial literacy, leadership development, internships, job shadowing opportunities and more.
(760) 233-4028
Access to Independence
Access to Independence is an independent living center and a nonresidential, cross-disability, non-profit corporation that provides services to people with disabilities to help maximize their independence and fully integrate into their communities. We have created a new paradigm for independent living, an integrated service model driven by two areas of focus: Advocacy and Transition.
(619) 293-3500
San Diego Community College District: Acquired Brain Injury Program
The Acquired Brain Injury Program provides students with the tools needed to succeed in important areas of daily life including interpersonal relationships, work, school and community.
(619) 388-1952
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Disclaimer
We do not endorse any specific organization listed nor are we responsible for ensuring the quality of the services listed. Users should always select services at their own discretion. Additionally, this information is subject to change as funding for programs can shift over time, though we do our very best to keep the resource center as up-to-date as possible.