Adapted Needs Institute
What is Adapted Needs Institute?
Adapted Needs Institute is a program that enables young adults with special needs to more fully enjoy the institute experience through the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Volunteers will pair up with a buddy at Institute, engage in conversation, share insights, and serve in whatever way their friends need to have the best experience possible and learn about Jesus Christ together!
Adapted Needs Institute meets at many locations, click on the 'Get Involved' tab to view a list!
How do I get involved?
For questions contact adaptedneedsinstitute@byu.edu.
Volunteer Commitment:
Volunteers should plan to attend one institute class weekly for at least one semester. Carpooling is offered to the following class locations:
- Wednesday nights, 6:30-8:00 pm at 1138 W 100 S Spanish Fork, UT 84660.
- Thursday afternoons, 12:00-2:00pm at the Bridges Nebo Transition Center in the Family Search Center across the street, 260 S 700 E St Springville, UT 84663.
- Thursday nights, 6:30-8:00 pm at 1295 E 900 S Springville, UT 84663.
Classes also take place in the following locations, but transportation will not be provided by BYU. If you can get yourself to class, the teachers and students would greatly appreciate more volunteers!
- Monday afternoons, 1:00-200 pm at the American Fork Jr Seminary, 17 E 1120 N American Fork, UT.
- Tuesday mornings, 9:00-11:00 am at Nebo Bridges Transition Center in the Family Search Center, 260 S 700 E St Springville, UT 84663
- Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays afternoons, 12:30-1:30 pm, at the Saratoga Springs-Lehi West ATEC, Vista Heights Jr Seminary, 612 W Pony Express Saratoga Springs, UT
- Wednesday afternoons, 2:45-3:45 pm at the Lehi Sr Seminary, 282 N 500 E Lehi, UT.
- Wednesday evenings, 4:45-6:00 pm at the Provo Timpview Sr Seminary, 850 E Quail Valley Drive Provo, UT.
- Wednesday nights, 7:00-8:00 pm at the Utah Valley Institute of Religion Building Room 186-187, 785 College Dr. Orem, UT 84058
- Wednesday nights, 7:00-8:00 pm at the Spanish Fork YSA Building, 1138 W 100 S Spanish Fork, UT.
- Thursday afternoons, 4:00-5:00 pm at the Heber City Seminary, 249 E 800 S Heber City, UT.
- Thursday evenings, 5:30-6:30 pm at the Orem UCAS building in the south building and enter in the West side middle door, 844 W 800 S Orem, UT.
- Friday afternoons, 2:45-3:45 pm at the Lehi Sr Seminary, 282 N 500 E Lehi, UT.
Training:
A Y-Serve background check is required to serve with this program. Click here to start the process.
I felt the spirit very strongly when [one of the students] shared his testimony of Jesus Christ’s redeeming power; he knows he will see his late brother in the next life. I learn so much from their simple but precious testimonies.
A quote I loved from class is "Jesus is always the answer!" It’s so simple when you get down to it.
I love serving with the Adapted Needs Institute! From the first week I went, I was hooked. I love getting to know each student individually and learning the gospel from them and with them. You leave each week filled with so much joy and so uplifted!