LifeSteps students Abbey and Ashley work on their dance exercises.

JACKSON TWP — “Helping along life's journey” continues at another Lifesteps facility, this one off Route 528. Young adults with special needs learn the skills that will allow them to pursue their most independent life.

The Lifesteps Transition Program currently helps 27 adults, ages 18 through 30s, move from high school into the their adult life.

“Our goal is to help them reach their potential in independent living and employment,” said Lynn Pukylo, director of transition at the program center on Lindsay Road.

Depending on the clients' needs, the young adults first learn soft skills such as how to talk to a boss, what to wear to work, being hardworking while on the job and other important facets of employment.

They then practice what they learn in the classroom at a variety of community partners such as Walgreens, TJ Maxx and the Pittsburgh Marriott North in Cranberry Township.

Read more in Thursday's Butler Eagle.