Vaughn & Friends Alumni Association

Based in Chicago, Vaughn & Friends Alumni Association is a community and social services organization for graduates and former students of special education programs, their friends, and original members from Jacqueline B. Vaughn Occupational High School. The association offers social, educational, and vocational support for people seeking independent lives. Its membership includes graduates from high school special education programs across the area. Support focuses on recognizing individual potential, learning, community, and supporting oneself through work. The organization also provides links to employment-rights assistance, rehabilitation and developmental-disability offices, service-finding resources, and Illinois legislation concerning cognitive and physical disabilities. It serves Chicago and surrounding areas from its location on North Meade Avenue.