{"id":19549,"date":"2020-07-17T15:36:14","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T19:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artstreamdev1.wpengine.com\/?page_id=19549"},"modified":"2022-02-16T12:25:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T17:25:43","slug":"services-cliff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.art-stream.org\/who-we-serve\/services-cliff\/","title":{"rendered":"Services Cliff and ArtStream"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1>The Services Cliff and ArtStream<\/h1>\n\t<p>After the school bus stops coming, is it really as scary as we fear?<\/p>\n<p>It would be, if it weren&#8217;t for ArtStream.<\/p>\n<p>When young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) &#8211; including autism &#8211; complete school, they leave behind years of structured activities, well-defined goals, high expectations, and support by teams of dedicated teachers. With no comparable group to pick up the baton to help them along post-school, it falls primarily to parents to put in place the necessary supports for their child&#8217;s future. There are no programs now to which their children are <em>entitled<\/em>, as with school, only services for which they are eligible &#8211; depending on funds. This is commonly referred to as the services <em>cliff<\/em>. Young adults can regress, become less able, more dependent, and more socially isolated in the years following the end of their formal schooling.<\/p>\n<p>The picture can be bleak. In fact, research shows that <strong>34%<\/strong> of children are reported by parents to have 1 or more close friend before graduating HS. After graduation this reduces to <strong>8.1%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-stream.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/8972501274_021a78835b_o-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"8972501274_021a78835b_o\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1707\" width=\"2560\" title=\"8972501274_021a78835b_o\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h2>This is where ArtStream comes in.<\/h2>\n<p>ArtStream provides a path away from the cliff, offering instead a springboard for post-school engagement, friendships, and independence. ArtStream&#8217;s structured activities, well-defined goals, and high expectations for participants in classes, workshops, and performing companies make it possible for these young adults&#8217; continued growth and lifelong learning. And these programs are fun!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.art-stream.org\/teaching-artists\/\">ArtStream&#8217;s Teaching Artists<\/a> inspire all participants, nourishing their imagination, creativity, and strengths, and helping them develop talents and capabilities they sometimes never knew they had. After a lifetime of being told what they cannot do, ArtStreamers are given opportunities and encouragement to demonstrate what they can do. ArtStream&#8217;s magic transforms participants, whose self-esteem, poise, and confidence in class or onstage extend into their daily lives, affirming their presence in the world.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: 88% of ArtStreamers are adults aged 18-76 (12% are children and teens age 10-17)<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tWhat Our Actors are Saying\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;I always wanted to perform. I got to be in a small theatre group in my neighborhood and to perform in school musicals. After I finished high school we looked and looked for places to perform. I tried out for community theatres, but they didn&#8217;t accept me. I am so glad we found ArtStream.\u202f I am proud of being an ArtStream performer. I love being on stage. It makes me super-excited, happy and proud. I feel more confident wherever I go.&#8221; \u202f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>-ArtStream Actor, age 22, four years with ArtStream<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-stream.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/15538160092_4c376fb773_c.jpg\" alt=\"Two people standing together and smiling\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"15538160092_4c376fb773_c\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<blockquote><p>&#8220;When I was a little girl, I always wanted to be onstage.\u202f My dad even built me a little three-step stage.\u202f But in middle and high school I was not allowed to be in chorus or drama.\u202f But then I got out of high school and went to an ArtStream performance and I saw a place where I could perform on stage. Since then I have been in nine shows. Among the characters I have played are a witch, a queen, a cat and a country singer.\u202f We develop the characters, the script, and the music.\u202f When I get the final script, I practice the entire play every day.\u202f By opening night, I know all of the lines to the play. I have met a lot of new people. Come and see a show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>-ArtStream Actor, age 34, nine years with ArtStream<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.art-stream.org\/take-a-class\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTake a Class \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Services Cliff and ArtStream After the school bus stops coming, is it really as scary as we fear? It would be, if it weren&#8217;t for ArtStream. 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