Shining Abilities signed a lease for a house in Lake Villa to start a day program today. It opens on October 1st!

Total fundraising goal is $100,000 to get a bus/van for transportation, business insurance, and everything else needed for start-up.

I’m so excited that Sean is a part of this great group of people! He loves being involved with stuff outside the house and Shining Abilities has already been a great group of people to be with.

I’m so happy that Sean gets to be a part of this as it grows!

Shining Abilities' mission is to promote a safe and positive environment while empowering our friends to see their unique and limitless potential. Through recreational and life skill opportunities, Special Olympics, and vocational based day programming we will encourage each other to celebrate our strengths and shine within our communities.

Shining Abilities vision is to provide services to enhance our friends involvement in their community and lead fulfilling and productive lives while entering into adulthood. This will be accomplished by offering a variety of programs to support continuing education and life skill development, promote whole body wellbeing, and socialization. All while inspiring our surrounding communities to see the value we all have to provide.