Beacons, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public benefit nonprofit
empowering adults with diverse intellectual abilities!
IMPORTANT DATES & INFORMATION:
Interest forms for Spring 2025
Explorer • PathFinder • Studio
Dates Coming up:
2/8/25: Club fun! "Around the World" (5:30 - 8:30 pm)
2/22/25 Club "Oscars Night" (5:30 - 8:30 pm)
3/14/25: Art Fair (5 - 7 pm) - Open to all SDRC consumers. Submission form coming soon! Juried exhibit theme: "DisARTed"
2025 Schedule
7/7 - 7/31 (4 weeks)
Summer Information:
Beacons offers mini 8-hour vocational exploration workshops in July to help individuals aged 16+ with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities explore and develop career readiness skills to support vocational pathways! Individuals who are able to perform activities and lessons with minimal prompting or assistance, and manage their own self-care, are encouraged to apply! (For additional criteria, please see Application Form).
Funding and Payment? Up to 32 hours for the summer session may be approved by the SDRC for eligible consumers 18+. Consumers may select up to 4 workshops of their own choosing (depending on space availability) using this funding. ("Private pay" required for more than 4 workshops). Self-determination participants may participate in as many workshops as their spending plan allows.
Beacons Vendor Number: #PY1700, Code: 102, Subcode: Mini
Enrollment is on a first-come first-served basis and workshops often have waitlists so please apply early!
Required Forms: 2025 forms to be posted by April
1. Application: Link
2. Code of Conduct: Link
3. Communication and Photo Consent form: Link
Hours:
Morning (AM) session: 10 am - 12 pm
Afternoon (PM) session: 1 - 3 pm
Workshop size & ratio:
Max: 13 participants per workshop
Min: 5 participants (workshops with less than 5 may be canceled or rescheduled)
Ratios: 10:3, or 13:4
Please read Application form (see above) to learn more about participants in need of 1:1 support.
Questions? Please contact:
PathFinder@BeaconsNorthCounty.com
Individuals in need of assistance with self-care should contact Beacons to discuss whether there is room for the individual to attend with a self-provided personal care attendant.
SUMMER 2025 SCHEDULE
Coming by April 2025
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
Coming soon!
Click below to learn more
about our other options:
Club Beacons (Soc Rec)
Explorer (Vocational)
Pathfinder (Vocational)
Studio (Creative Arts)
Voyager (Self-Determination)
Costs & Payment Options:
1. SDRC Consumers: SDRC consumers aged 18+ should contact their service coordinators in writing to determine if they are eligible for SDRC funding of the summer vocational workshops. If the consumer IS eligible, the consumer's current IPP and "purchase of service" (POS) should be sent to: PathFinder@BeaconsNorthCounty.com. Once approved, a PathFinder team member will contact you to discuss further steps and to ensure the application meets entrance criteria set forth in the application. Once approved, applicant may select the workshops of interest.
2. Private Pay? Yes, if not otherwise eligible for SDRC or Self-Determination (SD) funding. Individuals may pay privately if they are not eligible for funding through the SDRC or SD because they are still in a school district, or because they want to attend more than the 4 workshops funded by the SDRC or their SD Plans. Our Board works hard to fundraise throughout the year to help subsidize workshops to keep them at an affordable cost for those not eligible for SDRC funding. Each 8 hour workshop will be $160 (or $20 per hour for supervised fun).
*Cooking with a Stove, Cooking without a Stove, Crafts, Painting, Floral, and Barista will all be subject to a $25 materials fee.
If you have any questions, please contact: Pathfinder@BeaconsNorthCounty.com.
Private paying individuals will be invoiced once all application materials have been completed and enrollment and private pay eligibility confirmed.
