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Designing a Dream 

Photo Credit: Kayla Wolf, Journal Star

Filling a gap: Nonprofit helps young adults with disabilities gain independence in Lincoln -
Lincoln Journal Star

"That's what the college is for - finding where you belong and working from there."

The timing was perfect for Erin Ziegelbein.

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She’d graduated from North Star High School and had been taking classes at Southeast Community College when she and her mom attended a public forum about a fledgling nonprofit called Nebraska Transition College.

Founder and executive director Stuart Stofferahn wanted to fill a gap in services for young adults with autism and other developmental disabilities.

The goal: to design a program for high-functioning people who might not qualify for state services -- or find themselves on a waiting list -- but who need more help developing social, emotional and work-ready skills to land jobs and become independent.

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