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Life Skills Education | The Hatlen Center for the Blind - Wayfinder Family Services

Provides a residential setting for independent living skills training, including orientation and mobility skills, vocational readiness and pre-vocational skills for visually disabled individuals who have the potential for living independently. Instruction offered in cooking, cleaning, care of clothing, financial management, adaptive technology, communication, social and recreational skills and other related living skills. Length of time in program determined by individual need, but does not exceed one year. Services open to people from other states.

Physical Address

2430 Road 20, Suite B112, San Pablo, CA 94806

Hours

Monday-Friday, 8:30-4:30pm

Voice

510-234-4984

Main Number

Application process

Walk-in, apply by phone or mail

Fee

Fees paid by the California Department of Rehabilitation for California residents, Students from other states Vocational Rehabilitation or private pay must call or visit website to discuss fee schedule.

Required documents

None

Eligibility

Must be 18+ visually impaired, client of the California Department of Rehabilitation, students from other states must have a source of monthly income.

Languages

English, Japanese and Spanish

Service area

Nationwide

Agency info

Wayfinder Family Services

Provides a residential setting for independent living skills training, including orientation and mobility skills, vocational readiness and pre-vocational skills for visually disabled individuals who have the potential for living independently. Instruction offered in cooking, cleaning, care of clothing, financial management, adaptive technology, communication, social and recreational skills and other related living skills. Length of time in program determined by individual need, but does not exceed one year. Services open to people from other states. Provides social services for children and their families including Foster Care and Adoption Services, Intensive In-Home Services, Outpatient Mental Health Services, Prevention and Early Intervention, and Transitional Housing for foster youth.

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