What does it mean to plan for future living arrangements?
Exploring and preparing for your living and housing options after high school. Ideally, planning for future living arrangements includes…
- Learning how to ask for help, make decisions, and solve problems.
- Learning skills to live on your own, such as managing your healthcare and medicine, and being safe in your home.
- Understanding how to budget, manage your money, and use banks.
- Exploring living options focused on where you want to live.
- Identifying supports to help you succeed.
Planning for future living arrangements results in…
- Having a plan for where you want to live based upon your dreams and goals.
- Developing the skills to access the supports and live where you want to live after high school.
- Being able to make decisions and manage your living arrangements with supports.