“I’ve found a way to connect with people that makes them feel happy and comfortable,” shares Giselle about her work at Momentum Valley Village.  Each day, she engages with clients. They talk, sing and dance together, depending on clients’ choices and what they’d...

Yanira started as a a Program Aid at Momentum Valley Village in Winnetka’s Day Program with a behavior group almost twenty years ago. In that time, she’s assisted clients in various ways, including:  Arts and crafts, toileting, feeding, daily routines, activities, givin...

Erwin Garcia loves working at Momentum Valley Village. “My clients give me a greater sense of purpose and responsibility.” Erwin started his work at Momentum Valley Village over seven years ago when a friend introduced him to the organization.  “I didn’t know about the program before...

“Our clients thrive on consistency, and after having the same one on one care provider for six years, she was not happy about me becoming her new one on one care provider,” says Sonia, a program aid at Momentum Valley Village, regarding her relationship with a client in the day program. “I...