Joshua’s Path

Paving the Way to a Meaningful Life for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Joshua’s Path at Goodman JFS supports, educates and empowers adults in the neurodiverse community as well as their families and caregivers. We provide consultations, a comprehensive website for community relations, free educational seminars and pathways to employment through social skills and work training.

B.O.O.S.T. (Building On Our Strengths Together)

Joshua’s Path BOOST Program helps neurodivergent adults, including those with Autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, and other similarly abled individuals, build on their strengths and acquire interpersonal skills through virtual and hands-on employment and volunteerism exploration.

BOOST is an individualized strength-based goals program offering in-home and community-based activities, including social skills development and tours of local businesses in a variety of industries. The term concludes with a series of work rotations that allow participants to sample different types of employment first-hand as part of the exploration process.

By offering a pathway to employment, we are providing:

• Meaningful days, structure and routine
• A place to learn social skills and responsibility
• Directions and feedback given by someone other than a parent
• Opportunities to work as part of a team and maintain interpersonal connections and networks
• A sense of worth by contributing to society