YiPPE: Youth in Partnership with Parents for Empowerment
Youth in Partnership with Parents for Empowerment is a Leadership Development Opportunity for Youth with Disabilities and Their Parents to Learn About the Transition Process in a Unique Way
YiPPE is a group of youth and their parents who meet together five times during the year. They will hear from speakers and take part in hands-on activities in parallel programs centered around transition. While some topics may overlap, parents will be able to enjoy their own sessions while their youth are learning similar information in a youth-friendly format.
The YiPPE Program Assists Youth Ages 14-21 to:
- Make decisions for themselves
- Get involved in their school & community
- Be as independent as possible
- Become self-advocates & self-determined
- Prepare for work and/or college
- Learn what the future could hold for them
- Get to know other youth, make friends & have fun
The YiPPE Program Assists Parents to Plan for Their Youth's Future by:
- Enhancing their leadership, communication, & social skills
- Providing information in the areas of health care, employment, education, inclusion, legislation, & adult services
- Connecting parents to national, state, & local resources that will help their youth make a smoother transition
- Connecting them to a network of parents who have children with disabilities going through transition
Who Can Sign Up?
- Youth (ages 15-20) and their parent(s), foster parent(s), or grandparent(s)
- Youth must be receiving special education services
- Those who have attended a Transition PIP are not eligible to attend YiPPE
- Space is limited to 25 parents
Download a Flyer for the 2019 Milwaukee YiPPE:
If you have questions contact Martha DeYoung at 608-745-5435.
Click here to watch a short video about YiPPE that was held in Rice Lake, WI.
Check out Professional Development opportunities for Agencies that support Families, Educators and Parents at Wisconsin Statewide Conferences and Workshops Calendar
I cannot tell you what an impact the YiPPE conferences had on our entire family. My son has gained some wonderful friends, and we have a few families that we have become close to. It is wonderful!
Parent