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 multiple 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 students with IEPs going through transition

Who Can Sign Up?

• Youth (ages 14-20) 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

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.