Youth Programs
Trying to figure out what’s next? HKNC’s summer programs for young adults ages 16-23 can give you new insights into college and career options
Overview
We offer three different youth programs at our headquarters in Sands Point, New York. Choose the one that’s right for you and get ready for an incredible summer.
You have a lot of big decisions ahead. Take control of your future at HKNC.
SYVP (Summer Youth Vocational Program)
Session I: June 3, 2024 – July 12, 2024
Session II: July 15, 2024 – August 23, 2024
(Application deadline: June 28, 2024)
Are you looking for your first job or to try a new job? Are you looking to make some money this summer? Then SYVP is the program for you! HKNC’s Summer Youth Vocational Program (SYVP) will prepare you for employment and give you the confidence for starting life after high school.
At SYVP you will:
- Work at a job you like and get paid for it
- Take worksite tours and meet hiring managers
- Create your work portfolio and resume, and participate in practice interviews
- Understand your personal interests and strengths
- Learn from DeafBlind leaders how they applied advocacy to achieve success in college and their careers
- Develop work readiness skills including personal care, managing meals, budgeting, travel and telecommunications
- Develop an action plan to meet your goals!
Come join your peers ages 16-24 from around the country to learn skills that lead to employment success, and to experience what NY can offer you. Enjoy a boat ride, field day, a talent show, crafts, Dave & Buster’s, mall shopping, bowling, picnics, and NYC!
Contact your Regional Representative to find out how you can apply.
M~POWER (My Pursuit of Work, Empowerment & Resources)
Applications for Summer 2024: July 22, 2024 – August 2, 2024
(Application deadline: June 28, 2024)
Come and join the new “I Love NY” M-Power program to meet new friends, visit NYC and tour well-known businesses to learn about their jobs. Are you starting to wonder what life will be like after you finish HS? This is the program for you to hear the stories from leaders in the DB community about how they became successful and to make connections with new friends. Bring your hopes and dreams to explore with M-Power!
You will learn how to search for a job, what skills a person needs on the job, what types of job you might like, how to apply for college and how to advocate for yourself on the job or in college.
HOW FAR CAN YOU GO? IGNITE YOUR FUTURE!!
How Far Can You Go? Ignite Your Future!
Are you ready?
- To learn the skills you’ll need, to work with peers on special projects
- To visit participants who are living in their own apartments
- To plan a meal together with peers and food shop, cook and eat
- To visit Madison Square Garden to learn about the jobs they offer
- To meet a dog guide
- To learn about technology for a job or college
- To visit participants working at different jobs
Are you set?
- To make plans for your career & life after high school
- To learn about mobility and communication on the job or for college
- To learn about volunteer and work opportunities
- To explore your job interests
- To visit colleges and learn about accommodations that are right for you
- To learn how to make your own choices and wishes known
Come to NY and join your peers ages 16-24 from around the country for a fun-filled, action-packed two-week program. Enjoy a boat ride, field day, a talent show, crafts, Dave & Buster’s, mall shopping, bowling, picnics and NYC!!
Contact your Regional Representative to find out how you can apply.
Summer Assessment
Assessments are offered for four, six & eight weeks in June, July and August, 2024
This summer, empower yourself with knowledge, skills and tools to determine your own future.
Come join us at HKNC this summer! Are you 16 years of age or older? Currently attending high school? Would you like to participate in career exploration or in identifying your next steps to college? Interested in meeting and socializing with others who are DeafBlind? Interested in working and learning together with peers? Interested in actual hands-on time with the latest advances in technology for gaining access to information and connecting to others?
The Summer Assessment Program will provide you with opportunities to gain knowledge and experience in the following areas:
- Career and Job Exploration
- Worksite Tours
- Workplace Readiness Skills
- College and Accommodations
- Adaptive Technology and Communication
- Self-advocacy – Facilitating IEP
- Orientation & Mobility
- Low Vision and Audiology
- Peer Learning Groups
You can choose to join group classes such as Emergency Preparedness, ASL, physical fitness, and 3D printing. HKNC offers you a friendly, fun, and unique learning environment. Come learn what Vocational Rehabilitation is all about and what options exist for achieving your definition of success!
Come join your peers ages 16-24 from around the country to identify goals and develop an action plan for your last years of High School. Prepare for college, a trade school or work. Experience NY with your peers during a fun-filled, action-packed program. Enjoy a boat ride, field day, a talent show, crafts, Dave & Buster’s, mall shopping, bowling, picnics and NYC!
Come join your peers ages 16-24 from around the country for a fun-filled, action-packed two-week program.
Contact your Regional Representative to find out how you can apply.
Admissions
Programs are open to individuals who are DeafBlind as defined in the Helen Keller Act. Government funding often is available. Applications for summer programs must be received by the last Friday in June. Your regional representative can answer questions about admission requirements, transportation, funding sources and more.