FALL PROGRAMS 2026

Why the Integrate For Good Model Matters…

We can teach someone about communication, organization, emotional regulation, teamwork, or leadership in a classroom. But eventually, they need a meaningful place to use those skills.

That’s where inclusive community experiences become so powerful.

A volunteer project might require a participant to meet someone new, manage time, follow multi-step directions, work with a team, respond to feedback, cope with frustration, adapt when something changes, solve an unexpected problem, or ask for help.

Those aren’t simulated “work readiness” skills. That’s real work readiness.

And while participants are practicing those skills, something equally important is happening.

→ They’re building relationships.

→ They’re gaining confidence.

→ They’re putting their strengths into action.

→ They’re contributing to their community.

Those relationships build social capital, the connections that can lead to friendships, mentors, references, volunteer opportunities, community involvement, and employment.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN

Learn. Connect. Contribute. Belong.

We believe confidence, independence, and belonging grow through meaningful participation. Young adults build skills while forming authentic relationships, contributing their strengths, and becoming valued members of their community. At Integrate for Good, each day combines focused learning and skill-building with the inclusive experience of being on the campus of Ursinus College.

Participants learn together, have lunch alongside peers, build relationships, and put their skills into action through meaningful volunteer experiences. Whether the day’s focus is leadership or executive functioning, the goal is the same:

Build skills. Build confidence. Build connections.

LEARN

Each morning focuses on one core area of development:

» WEDNESDAYS:
Emerging Leaders
Discovering strengths, developing self-advocacy, building confidence, and learning to lead through contribution.

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» THURSDAYS:
Executive Functioning Skills Lab

Developing practical strategies for planning, organization, time management, emotional regulation, flexibility, and greater independence.

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» FRIDAYS:
Leadership in Action

Strengthening communication, self-advocacy, collaboration, decision-making, and the skills to take increasingly active leadership roles.

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CONNECT

Participants have lunch in the Ursinus College Dining Hall, alongside students and other members of the campus community.

Lunch is intentionally part of the
program experience.

It’s an opportunity to navigate choices, practice communication and independence, meet people, develop friendships, and become part of the everyday rhythm of campus life.

Because some of the most important learning doesn’t happen during a lesson. It happens through relationships.

Lunch in the dining hall at Ursinus College.

CONTRIBUTE

Afternoons are about putting skills into practice, building relationships and contributing to the community. Participants take part in meaningful inclusive volunteer experiences, with activities that promote mental wellness, connection, confidence and resilience. Real life doesn’t separate work skills, relationships and emotional wellness. They all work together.

Participants work on meaningful volunteer projects and campus activities. These experiences naturally require many of the same skills needed for successful employment and adult life: communicating with others, managing time, following directions, working as part of a team, adapting to change, solving problems, managing frustration, taking initiative, and asking for help.

Participants learn to recognize emotions and stress responses, identify strategies that help them stay regulated, manage frustration, navigate relationships, build resilience, communicate their needs, and understand when and how to ask for support.

Rather than teaching these skills separately, we practice them in context, where they actually matter.

Real life learning. In real time.