C.A.R.E.S. Coach Program
Care. Advocate. Resource. Empower. Support. Blessings to Share Foundation C.A.R.E.S. Coaches are here to do all of this and more for our members. Apply today to be equipped with the resources to pursue your dreams, build community, and discover your potential!
Meet our C.A.R.E.S. Coaches!
Mikayla is from Shawnee, Oklahoma, and has been with Blessings to Share since November of 2021. Her favorite part of working at BTS is getting to know the members and watching them find and pursue their passions. Mikayla graduated from the University of Tulsa with a Bachelor’s in Exercise and Sport Science and a Minor in Psychology and is currently pursuing her Master’s in occupational therapy. She one day hopes to work at a brain and spinal cord rehabilitation center. Mikayla would also like to pursue the opportunity of working in inpatient pediatrics or a school setting.
Jenny is from Tinaguman, Philippines, and has been with Blessings to Share since December of 2021. Her favorite part about working with BTS is the flexibility and vision of the foundation. Jenny has been working in Special Education for 16 years. She graduated from Oral Roberts University with a Master’s in Education. Jenny co-founded a non-profit called Joys To The World that has a mission of joyfully serving young adults with multiple disabilities (YAMD) and their families. She helped design the Special Tertiary program called The Joy Learning Academy and has been working on her passion-based project called Life+style by Joy Chi for 7 years now. Jenny envisions herself as a Life Coach igniting people’s joy from within to be a better contributor to the community.
Ke’Landus Culton is currently working on a graduate degree in Occupational Therapy. He wanted to work at BTS because it brings him joy to help others. He loved the mission behind BTS and wanted to be a part of it. What he loves about coaching is helping his members grow and achieve their goals. Coaching gives him the opportunity to make a difference and have an impact on their lives. He has always felt that his calling in life is to do whatever he can to help those around him. Through our coaching program he has gotten to see some great results. He had the opportunity to help one of his members thrive in social situations. Prior to this, the member struggled with interacting with others.
If you are interested in becoming a Coach please click the link below for more information.
C.A.R.E.S. Program Application
The Blessings to Share Foundation CARES Coach Program aims to equip and empower adults with an intellectual developmental disability in their journey to self-actualization. Blessings to Share Foundation believes in the amazing God-given abilities and talents of uniquely abled adults, and wants to see each uniquely abled adult flourish. With the support of a caring professional and the linking of resources, Blessings to Share believes this is possible. The CARES Coach Program is here to care for, advocate, resource, empower and support you. We can’t wait to meet you!
Requirements:
– Must be between ages 18-40.
– Must perform basic ADLs independently (ex: can use restroom independently, can communicate needs and goals, etc.)
Please call us at (918) 921-9199 or email office@blessingstoshare.org to book a tour and receive a physical application to fill out.