Valley Forge Educational Services

Our VIP participants are learning the ropes of working with dogs at Canine Partners for Life, a non-profit organization that breeds, trains, and matches clients with service dogs and companion dogs that fit their needs! VIP participants learned how to clean and prepare rooms for pups, and providing important socialization experiences for the service dogs. 🐾 VIP is a four-week intensive, summer pre-employment program that helps adults with disabilities, ages 18-24, explore career interests, develop daily living skills and build vocational experiences. VIP also provides a work readiness teaching component and a week-long residential experience. Special thanks to Canine Partners for Life for being a valued 2024 VIP partner! 🌟

We are looking for Special Education One-to-One Aides for our Elementary, Middle School and High School programs. Apply now and join our team! www.vfes.net/careers #nowhiring

Happy Disability Pride Month! At VFES, we take pride in supporting children and adults with disabilities, empowering them to achieve their full potential as contributing members of the community. Let’s celebrate the diversity and embrace the unique strengths of those living with disabilities.

Come and work with our amazing students and staff at VFES and The Vanguard School! Please visit vfes.net/careers for more information and to apply! #nowhiring

72 HOURS REMAINING! Act now to make the biggest impact by June 30th. Your gift, no matter the size, directly benefits our over 300 remarkable children and adults in their journey - from kindergarten to adulthood, from exceptional education and enriching experiences, to integrated employment and social opportunities. You can make a profound difference. Champion their potential and help fuel life-changing opportunities by making your gift now https://lnkd.in/ek_bjun8 Learn more at www.vfes.net Share this post with your friends and family to spread the word and multiply the impact we can make together!

We’re hiring for Supervisor of Specialized Recreational Services (SRS)! This position manages our adult social activities, summer camp and year-round respite retreats. Visit vfes.net/careers to learn more and apply! vfes.net/careers

Jamiel Owens, Family Relations Coordinator, and Susannah Reimer, Community Education Program Manager, both from CHOP’s Center for Autism Research (CAR) met with Tom Quinn, Executive Director, Sheba Simms, Director of Marketing and Communications, and Amy Z., Assistant Director of Development and Major Gifts, on VFES’ campus to discuss exciting partnership opportunities. We’re fortunate to collaborate with organizations such as CAR to serve the needs of individuals with disabilities and their families in our local communities.

Join our team and help us grow! We’re hiring for various positions – Interested? Visit vfes.net/careers for more information and to apply. #WereHiring

Thank you to WSFS Bank and the WSFS Cares Foundation for partnering with VFES during WSFS’ Second Annual “We Stand For Service Day” on June 12. Five members of the WSFS Devon branch came to VFES to help beautify the campus by weeding and mulching. Across PA, NJ, and DE, nearly 1,500 WSFS Associates volunteered at more than 130 nonprofits in support of this event. “We have been fortunate to have worked with WSFS for many years, in various dimensions, but service, in particular, connects very well with our mission. We were thrilled for the opportunity to connect with WSFS in this new way. All members of the WSFS team immediately got to work and were eager to learn more about VFES through stories about our students and participants shared over weeding and raking. We couldn’t be more grateful for our partnership,” shared Amy Zylberman, Assistant Director of Development and Major Gifts. Both WSFS and the WSFS Cares Foundation has been a strong partner and supporter of VFES and of our Customized Workforce Solutions program for years and we could not be more grateful. Thank you to Joseph Orsatti and his team at WSFS Devon for a tremendously fun afternoon that helped VFES shine.

Today, Laura Sibbald, the newly appointed Executive Director of Neurodiversity Employment Network (NEN), visited VFES to discuss potential collaborative opportunities. NEN is an invaluable partner dedicated to connecting and promoting organizations and individuals around neurodivergent employment. Laura met with Sheba Simms, Director of Marketing and Communications, and Amy Zylberman, Assistant Director of Development and Major Gifts, and also connected with the leads of VFES’ Customized Workforce Solutions (Christine Coughenour, Director of Adult and Recreation Services) and Vanguard’s Community-Based Vocational Training programs (Donna Mazzella, Vocational and Transition Coordinator). We look forward to future collaboration that will benefit our students and adult participants and amplify our mission further in Greater Philadelphia.