Rise and Shine Adult Day Programs

Amy Foss

• Is the founder and Program Director of Rise and Shine Adult Day Programs Inc., which she started in the Spring of 2018.
• She received her B.A. from the University of Saskatchewan where she majored in Native Studies and minored in Fine Arts.
• She also received her B.Ed from the University of Alberta.
• Amy has a keen interest in teaching Social Skills to Special Needs Adults and is certified to teach the Peers program.
• Amy taught at Calgary Quest School for 6 years, where she was able to learn from her peers and mentors while pursuing her passion for teaching Life Skills, Social Skills, and Employment Skills to her students.
• After years of hearing parent’s concerns about “what comes next for my child after graduation?”, Amy decided to leave the teaching profession to start a small Day Program for two young women with Special Needs.
• In 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, Amy decided to expand Rise and Shine and found a wonderful team and a commercial space to suit their needs.