Success Stories and Testimonials

Nathan started with Successful Transitions during his junior year at Harrison High School, and has been very active and successful ever since he graduated in 2008. Nathan enjoys volunteering at Harrison High School, where he works in the front office. He currently works in the maintenance department at Wal-Mart on the east-side, where he has been employed since November 2008.

“Nathan has really come a long way since he started at Wal-mart.” said Kevin Williams, Nathan’s job coach with Evansville ARC’s Community Job Link program, “He is a great employee who shows constant improvement.”

In addition to everything else, he is actively involved in the Best Buddies program at the University of Evansville where he has been the Buddy Director for the last two years. As the Buddy Director, Nathan works on behalf of the buddies as their representative during Executive Board meetings, and contacts buddies on events to get updates from them, helping to voice any ideas or concerns that they have during their experience.

Nathan receives the Support Service Waiver, which allows recent graduates to begin receiving some services of the Medicaid Waiver. These supports include job coaching and support while exploring community opportunities that interest Nathan.