About

New Heights is the Pawcatuck, Connecticut satellite campus of Vista Life  Innovations, Inc. (Vista); providing day services to neurodiverse adults. This campus  expansion is part of Vista’s well-established programming along the Connecticut  shoreline. Since its inception in 1989, Vista has campuses / service provision in New Haven, Middlesex and New London Counties. Vista’s mission is to provide training,  support, and resources that empower individuals with disabilities to achieve personal  success and belonging throughout their lives. Vista is accredited by the National  Commission for the Accreditation of Special Education Services. The campuses  provide services for individuals with a wide range of disabilities. Programming  reflects a similar diversity with immersive, carefully selected worksites to cater to  individual goals through art, recreation, nutrition, financial seminars, cooking / life  skills, and wellness. Every journey is personal, and the curriculum reflects that. 

Programming is year-round and on-going for over two hundred individuals  annually. The dorm setting in Westbrook offers a college-like, live-in experience for  life and social skills development. New Heights is a day program, running 9am-3pm,  Monday through Friday. The building is the jumping off point for a day in the  community at worksites like the Connecticut College Arboretum. Outings to places  such as the library, the Y, or the bank help diversify learning opportunities. Lunch is  included where individuals create menus and cook the food with support, as needed.  This becomes a vital part of the life skills training component.