(Le Mars) — Earlier this week the Plymouth County Board of Supervisors heard a report from Shelly Thomson of Life Skills Training Center. Thomson explained to the county governing board the funding of Life Skills has changed drastically within the last five years, and its focus will also be changing.
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Thompson says Life Skills provides a secure work environment in both laundry and janitorial services for up to 70 mentally challenged adults.
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The Life Skills official says each customer has a strict standard for the product, and Life Skills clients need to know those standards as they pertain to the individual customer.
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Thomson informed the county supervisors the federal government is mandating a change as to how the Life Skills Training Center will operate in the future.
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Thomson explains what those changes will ultimately mean to the Life Skills clients, and to the community.
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The Life Skills official says the agency will need the support from the entire county in order to make for a successful transition.
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