This week I was involved with an interesting visit to a program merely 2 miles down the road from Hill Top Prep. Carousel Connections was created in 2012 by Amy and Chris McCann as "a community of support that walks alongside families as they journey across stages of development." Mainly, this is a summer program of up to six weeks in length. Families can sign up their young adult to participate for 2 weeks or 4 weeks or all 6 weeks. Located on the campus of Haverford College during the summer, Carousel Connections provides independent living experiences during the summer but has also grown into offering weekend adventures in which summer participants can sign up to travel together to places such as the Poconos during the Fall and Winter months. They also work on community building and employment opportunities through community service projects as well as supported and customized employment experiences. Lastly, they work on thinking ahead ...