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Our Healthy Cooking with Nicole series continues with an easy chicken recipe and a healthful, crunchy salad that makes a great go-with! Nicole Rainieri is a board certified holistic health counselor who teaches healthy cooking classes at Chapel Haven Schleifer Center. Our students love her recipes and enjoy learning how to cook easy but healthy and […]

In today’s Work Place Wednesday feature, we are celebrating Alex W., who has been hired full-time at Old Pueblo Anesthesia in Tucson. Alex joined the Chapel Haven West (CHW) program from his home community in Washington state in July, 2015, where he progressed through his two-year program learning independent living skills, social communication skills, and vocational […]

Chapel Haven West in Tucson, Arizona empowers adults 18+ with varying abilities to live independent and self-determined lives. This award-winning non-profit school and transition program offers a wide range of services, including structured-residential, social communication therapy, day, college and vocational supports, to meet individuals where they most need assistance. Our campus location, five blocks from […]

Founded in 1972, Chapel Haven Schleifer Center, Inc. empowers adults with developmental and social disabilities to live independent and self-determined lives. We have transformed our campus with a brand-new REACH classroom and residential campus, a new Welcome Center and, soon to open, a new SAIL universal campus, where adults can live for a lifetime! Our […]

The REACH Class of 2019 touched many hearts as each student took to the microphone to talk about how Chapel Haven Schleifer Center has helped them become more independent. “Being a full-time resident now, I have enjoyed my time more than ever, even if I am in a motorized wheelchair,” Andrew B. said. “Some of […]

Nationally renowned autism program expands day service options for local families Chapel Haven West is delighted to announce that its day and community life programs have expanded to serve a growing need for local families. As an authorized vendor for the AZ State Department of Developmental Disabilities, many local families are unaware that their son […]

The news is out: Bill Angier, Ellen Rosenbaum and Kimberly LaManna are Chapel Haven Schleifer Center’s Biggest Losers! Collectively, the three lost more than 80 pounds and 55% of their body fat competing in Trainer Kim Stack’s popular Biggest Loser Contest. The contest ran for five months and drew a record 43 participants, including adults […]

Matthew Margolis recalls that he was a “struggling student” at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater before he enrolled at Chapel Haven West. “I was known for not doing my assignments or even just caring in general,” he said. “At first, the transition to Chapel Haven West left me extremely hesitant. I was glued to my […]

Chapel Haven Schleifer Center is currently accepting applications from interested families for our PAVE program. This is the first time we have opened the program to families interested in joining the Chapel Haven community and who wish to focus their programming around vocational training. In the past, the program was only available to adults already […]

Chapel Haven Schleifer Center enjoyed an overflow crowd of 400-plus friends, families, staff and our own adults as we gathered April 28, 2019 at Anthony’s Ocean View for our annual Family Weekend Brunch. We were delighted to recognize seven individuals who have joined the “30-Year” Club, signifying that they have lived 30 years with independence […]