GSIL helps New Hampshire’s underserved students with disabilities transition from high school towards a more promising future. We can help your school build tailored solutions to meet the individual students’ needs, preferences and interests.
Both our Earn and Learn Opportunities and IMPACCT programs are comprehensive programs that cover the five pre-employment transition services.
- Job Exploration Counseling
- Work-Based Learning Experience
- Comprehensive Transition Program & Post- Secondary Education
- Workplace Readiness Training
- Instruction in Self- Advocacy
Earn and Learn Opportunities Program: Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
Granite State Independent Living, in partnership with VR New Hampshire and the Manchester School District, is dedicated to helping students with disabilities become a successful part of the local workforce as they navigate from high school to employment, post-secondary education, or training that leads toward a career.
The Earn and Learn Program leads a small group of students (maximum of 16) as they work through an academic curriculum presented as a simulated work environment. Students have the opportunity to earn academic credit through Extended Learning Opportunities (ELOs), with soft skills and training braided throughout the program. Through this experiential approach the program helps students reengage with their education and understand the value it has for their career. This tool can help your school build a path to increased graduation and decreased dropout rates.
IMPACCT: Inspiring the Mastery of Post-secondary Achievement in College, Careers & Training
This pre-employment transition service is similar to our Manchester, NH-based option, Earn & Learn Opportunities Program (above), IMPACCT’s experiential approach helps students reengage with their education and understand the value it has for their career. This tool can help your school build a path to increased graduation and decreased dropout rates. We can also help you create a non-traditional group program through our IMPACCT Program.
MPACCT is a partnership of New Hampshire Vocational Rehabilitation (NHVR), Granite State Independent Living (GSIL), and high schools throughout New Hampshire. The program is dedicated to helping underserved students and students with IEPs/504 Plans become part of the local workforce as they navigate from high school to employment, post-secondary education, or training that leads towards a career.