College of Life Skills Readies Students for Independence
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – May is an exciting time for graduating teens, who are preparing to start college.
One Lincoln nonprofit is taking on the responsibility of helping transition youth who need nontraditional guidance.
Dr. Stuart Stofferahn is the executive director for Nebraska Transitional College, a school for high school graduates with level 1 and 2 disabilities.
Stofferahn came up with the idea in 2017, after noticing a neurodivergent family member, Kyle, didn’t have the same choices as other students after graduation.
“They slip through the gaps because there’s just not enough time, money, and resources to help these folks master those life skills that are necessary to find their way to independence,” said Stofferahn.
By 2019, online classes were up and running, as well as apartments where those life skills could be put to good use.
One Lincoln nonprofit is taking on the responsibility of helping transition youth who need nontraditional guidance.
Dr. Stuart Stofferahn is the executive director for Nebraska Transitional College, a school for high school graduates with level 1 and 2 disabilities.
Stofferahn came up with the idea in 2017, after noticing a neurodivergent family member, Kyle, didn’t have the same choices as other students after graduation.
“They slip through the gaps because there’s just not enough time, money, and resources to help these folks master those life skills that are necessary to find their way to independence,” said Stofferahn.
By 2019, online classes were up and running, as well as apartments where those life skills could be put to good use.
