WHO: More than 120 participants in Goodwill North Central Texas’ S.T.A.R.S. (Skills Training Achieves Results) program for adults with significant mental disabilities
WHAT: Goodwill North Central Texas will host a fall festival and Halloween party for S.T.A.R.S. participants, a unique day program for adults with disabilities. Halloween is Goodwill’s favorite holiday and employees and S.T.A.R.S. participants are sure to be dressed in costumes made from items found at local Goodwill stores. S.T.A.R.S. participants will partake games, a photo booth, trunk or treat and awards will be given for most original, funniest, weirdest and scariest costume, as well as best dance.
S.T.A.R.S recreates daily living scenarios through an interactive, realistic environment. Participants rotate between different places such as the apartment, general store, town square, art studio and fitness center. Each different place gives participants a chance to learn real life skills while having fun and interacting with staff and participants. The curriculum is designed to help participants overcome their disadvantages and achieve maximum independence.
WHEN: Thursday, October 26, 2023
10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. – S.T.A.R.S. Fall Festival
11 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Trunk or Treat
12 p.m. – Costume contest awards announced
WHERE: Goodwill North Central Texas’ S.T.A.R.S. Grapevine
880 Mustang Drive, Grapevine, Texas 76051
(817) 310-3237
WHY: Goodwill is more than a thrift store. The largest employer of people with disabilities in the world, Goodwill believes that work has the power to transform lives by building self-confidence, independence, creativity, trust and friendships. Everyone deserves this chance.
Goodwill North Central Texas is based in Fort Worth and serves 18 counties in the region. The nonprofit’s 27 area retail locations provide revenue through the sale of donated goods to support Goodwill’s mission to CREATE lives of independence and BUILD a stronger local community. Job training and career services programs for people with disabilities, such as physical or mental disabilities and other barriers to employment including lack of education or work experience and homelessness are guided by the organization’s vision of a North Central Texas where every person has the opportunity for maximum independence and abundant living. For more information, please visit www.GoodwillNorthCentralTexas.org.
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