ID/A: Transition from Youth to Adult Services

Policy Committee    August 4, 2026

PHOENIXVILLE, Aug. 4 – As students living with intellectual or developmental disabilities prepare to leave school, many families believe the same level of support will be offered after graduation. But for many reasons, that is not reality. The House Majority Policy Committee traveled to Phoenixville on Tuesday for a tour and roundtable discussion to identify needs and solutions as it relates to young people with disabilities transitioning out of school years and into adult life. The Policy Committee visited The Camphill School Transition Program at Beaver Farm, a 133-acre farm in Phoenixville that helps students with intellectual and developmental disabilities ages 18-22 enter into adult life. 

• Host: Rep. Paul Friel (D-Chester), Rep. Danielle Friel Otten (D-Chester)
• Testifiers:
  • Guy Alma- Director of Development, The Camphill School for Children and Youth with Disabilities
  • Emma Brunner- Director, Delphi Provider
  • Stephanie Kilcoyne- ID Deputy Administrator, Chester County Dept. of Mental Health/Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
  • Anna Thomas- Parent of alumni student
  • Jody Weaver- Parent of alumni students

Agenda + Testimony

• Roundtable Agenda and Testimony: ID/A: Transition from Youth to Adult Services

Media Release + News Coverage

• Testifiers detail need to bolster adult transition services for students with disabilities, August 4, 2026
• MyChesCo, Lawmakers Examine Disability Transition Services in Phoenixville, August 6, 2026

Photos

• Click here to view photos of the roundtable discussion