Life Skills Centers

On October 1, 2024, Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN) will take over management of all transportation services within its network. On Thursday, July 25, 2024, OCHN will host a webinar for persons served from at 2:00PM-3:00PM to discuss the transition and answer questions. Register to attend here: https://conta.cc/3Lc7rBo

Join our Garden Club and become a Garden Angel - at the Blue Water Hospice Home!

We meet Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. (weather permitting).

Learn more - https://vnabwh.org/garden/

The donation center will resume our normal hours on Monday, July 8th!

If you are working and you have a disability, you may qualify for PASREP.

The Personal Assistance Services Reimbursement Employment Program (PASREP), is a Michigan-based statewide organization that reimburses eligible persons with disabilities for personal assistance costs required to gain or maintain employment. PASREP recipients receive reimbursements for personal assistance services up to $1,000 per month.

Learn more or apply for PASREP at https://www.dnmm.org/pasrep/

By the Water Thrift will be closed for donations on Friday, July 5th. We look forward to seeing you on Monday, July 8th! Thank you for your support!

There’s high demand for services for people with disabilities in Michigan. But there just aren’t enough Direct Care Workers to meet the need. www.dcwmichigan.org

By the Water Thrift will be closed for donations on Thursday, July 4th and Friday, July 5th. We thank you for your continued support!

By the Water Thrift was featured in the Voice News!

Students help upcoming Marine City thrift store with website By the Water Thrift Store, an upcoming Marine City thrift store owned by nonprofit Life Skills Centers Inc., recently partnered with programming students at St. Clair County Technical Education Cen…

DNEM continues to partner with The Agape Project, which provides race experiences for people with disabilities using adaptive race wheelchairs. Check out theagapeproject.com to sign up as a rider or a volunteer at an upcoming race!

Life Skills is now hiring for a full-time manager for our By the Water Thrift Store located in Marine City. Please call (586) 468-3682 extension 3.

Shelby Life Skills hosted the Huron-Clinton MetroParks for an Open House to get input on their ADA Transition Plan.

The Huron-Clinton Metroparks are still looking for your input to improve their ADA Transition Plan. Scan the QR code to share your thoughts!

Congratulations to all that received awards!🥰

We are proud to announce that our amazing staff, Cricket was recognized as the Advocate of the Year by the Dementia and Alzheimer's Association of St. Clair County! Cricket, you are dedicated, kind, and humble beyond measure! We are so fortunate to have Cricket as a part of our team.

Please join us this Friday! It will be a good time for a great cause! All proceeds will go toward Macomb Life Skills community programming.

Roseville Life Skills made butterfly windchimes for the ladies in their lives for Mother’s Day.

Anyone can golf, regardless of ability or skill level. Learn how golf can be more accessible by signing up for one of our free Adaptive Golf Clinics on May 29, 2024 in Clinton Township or June 4, 2024 in Madison Heights. Register at https://tinyurl.com/DNEMgolf. For questions, call 586-268-4160 or email [email protected].

Mark your calendars!!! Please join us for a good time and great cause!

You still have time to buy a chance to fill your freezer for only $10 and support a great cause!!!

Although it was delayed, the construction is well under way at our new store! The store grand opening will be coming this summer!! Our first employees started last week and are "in training" at our donation center. We would love to give your spring cleaning donations a new home. By the Water Thrift is a 501c3 nonprofit that helps folks with intellectual and developmental disabilities gain independence and employability.

Check out this great fundraiser!! Why not take a chance to fill your freezer for $10. All proceeds will go towards community programming for Life Skills Center participants.

We are looking for donations of Gift or Raffle baskets to be used at our BIGGEST fundraiser of the year our Annual Blessing of the Bikes and Poker Run. For more information or questions please call 810-765-3523 and ask for Merri or Laurie.

Friendly reminder for those who RSVP’d and we have space for those who didn’t RSVP and would still like to come. See you Saturday

3 more days to shop for a great cause!

⭐Be a lifesaver!⭐ Did you know that just one pint of donated blood can save up to three lives? Your simple act of donating blood could be the lifeline someone desperately needs. Every drop counts and every donor makes a difference.

Mark your calendars and be someone's hero by participating in our upcoming blood drive on May 3, 2024! Preregister and select your appointment time here: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=stclairmentalhealth