The Fayette County Association for the Blind hosts the HOMES Program for high school students each school year at their location in Uniontown. On May 13, 2016, Mayor of Uniontown, Bernie Kasievich, spoke with the students at the Fayette County Association for the Blind facility located at 48 Bierer Lane. Mayor Kasievich talked with the students on what it is like being Mayor of Uniontown.
The theme for the HOMES Program this year was “Good Citizens”. Throughout the year several speakers talked with the students about government. Speakers included Constable Philip Michael, Chief of Police Jason Cox, and CPR Services Ron Barry. This experience was educational as well as enjoyable.
Home Orientation and Mobility Experiences at School (HOMES) Program provides Fayette County students, who are blind or visual impaired, with the opportunity to meet one day a month five times per year to learn compensatory skills, to carry out career exploration activities, to acquire orientation and mobility skills, and to practice appropriate social skills in a variety of educational and community settings.
The primary program goal for the HOMES Program is to increase each student’s level of independence in the following life skills areas: food preparation skills, shopping skills, laundry skills, cleaning skills, recreation and leisure skills, money management skills, socialization skills, and orientation and mobility skills integrated across all instructional areas.
For more information on the HOMES Program contact the Intermediate Unit 1 at 724-938-3241 or on the web at www.iu1.org or the Fayette County Association for the Blind at 724-437-2791 or on the web at www.fayetteblindassociation.org.