Sasone, the community-wide program for students with learning, attention, and developmental diversity seeking a Jewish education, announced its first peer-mentoring and teen leadership training cohort.
Sasone, a program of Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, received a grant for the teen leadership program from the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City.
Teens older than 14 years old, young adults, and Jewish education professionals, can join the 2023 Sasone Disability Training Cohort to learn best practices for working with students both with and without disabilities. Utilizing a curriculum from Matan, a national nonprofit supporting disability training and advocacy in the Jewish community, teens and young Jewish professionals will meet over four sessions throughout 2023.
Sessions will take place at the Jewish Community Campus from 1 to 3 p.m. on Jan. 8, Feb. 26, Mar. 12 and Apr. 31, with the goal of training and coaching the next generation of disability advocates and community leaders.
“I got into special education as a teenager through a peer leadership program at my local public high school,” Sasone Director Lindsey Lipsky said, “and I'm thrilled that Sasone was given the opportunity to bring something like that to our Jewish community here in Kansas City.”
A $125 stipend and advanced teen leadership certificate will be given to teen participants upon completion of the program. The certificate can allow teens to have extra responsibilities supporting students with disabilities during summer camp or at their local religious school. Educators may earn Continuing Education Units.
More information about Sasone and the teen leadership training program is available at jewishkansascity.org/get-involved/young-adults/sasone.
