County Communities on Transition

A County Community on Transition (CCoT) brings together local transition partners who share a common goal: helping youth with disabilities successfully move from school to adult life.

CCoT members work together to identify local challenges, build stronger connections between transition partners, and create solutions that improve opportunities for youth and their families. By combining knowledge, resources, and perspectives, CCoTs create pathways for youth to access the supports they need to achieve their goals for employment, education and training, independent living, including community involvement.

Each CCoT develops a vision for transition in its county and focuses on activities that address the unique strengths and needs of the local community. Through collaboration, members can reduce service gaps, strengthen partnerships, and create more coordinated pathways to adulthood for youth with disabilities.  Suggested CCoT members include but are not limited to:

• Secondary Educators (ie. School Administrators, Special and General Teachers, Career and Technical Education Teachers)
• Parent/Family/Youth (ie. Family members, youth with disabilities, family representative, advocates)
• Service Systems (ie. Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR). aging and disability resource centers (ADRC), WIOA adult and youth programs, supported employment providers, higher education, independent living centers, mental health providers, foster care representatives)
• Community-Based Organizations (ie. local employers, Job Corps, apprenticeship programs, recreation and social group organizations, disability advocacy groups, faith based communities, transportation providers, juvenile justice, community leaders)

When schools, families, service providers, employers, and community organizations work together, they can create meaningful opportunities that no single transition partner can accomplish alone. Every CCoT is unique, reflecting the history, resources, and priorities of its county, but all share a commitment to improving outcomes for youth with disabilities and helping them build successful futures.

To explore a CCoT in your area, click on the map below or contact Pam Jenson at (608) 921-1400.