Category: Services
Combining life skills with independent living: Welcome to Midnight Farm
In a recent post, RISE and TEAM Work: Developing skills for an independent life, we shared GoodLife’s one-of-a-kind work programs that allow individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD) within the Neighborhood Network to work, learn and grow in a safe, inclusive and familiar environment. Today, we put on our best pair of boots to visit one of our program… read more
RISE and TEAM Work: Developing skills for an independent life
The Neighborhood Network (NN) is our service model that promotes independence and peace of mind for those who want to live in their own home. At its core, the NN fuses remote support with direct/on-demand support–but we realize life is more than a series of needs. Instead, a satisfying and purposeful life is one where learning environments are created for… read more
KC Pop Co: GoodLife’s newest work program
GoodLife believes a satisfying and purposeful life is one where learning opportunities are created for residents to contribute talents and energy to help neighbors, build independence, and gain valuable skills. GoodLife’s uniquely-created work programs, TEAM Work and RISE, allow individuals with I/DD within the Neighborhood Network to work, learn and grow in a safe, inclusive and familiar environment. The newest… read more
CEO Mike Strouse featured on Easterseals’ “Your Assistive Technology Update” podcast
It has been a busy spring at GoodLife! One of our highlights was CEO, Dr. Mike Strouse, speaking with Josh Anderson on the “Your Assistive Technology Update” podcast through Easterseals Crossroads of Indianapolis. Josh’s podcast shares the latest technology designed to assist individuals with disabilities and special needs. On the episode, which aired on April 19, 2019, Mike shares how… read more
The Neighborhood Network: Our blueprint for independent living
We are proud that GoodLife is home to many. And like every builder knows, a lasting home starts with a carefully-considered plan that holds firm over time. Most traditional service strategies are costly, promote increased dependence and lack the quality-of-life services that residents and families want. Oftentimes, residents feel they must choose between independence and the safety and security of… read more
Going further, together.
As a mission-driven non-profit, it has always been our hope that our work would become easier over time, but this has not been the case. Instead, service-driven industries like ours face longer waiting lists, rising labor costs, and shrinking funding streams. Collectively, these trends forecast the coming of a disheartening tsunami of challenges on the heels of a community service-delivery… read more
