REGIONAL ENTERPRISES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN INC

ADULT DAY SERVICESHELEN'S HOUSE SERVES ADULTS WITHIN RANGE OF AGE AND ABILITIES WITH COMMON GOAL OF RETIREMENT OR SOON TO RETIRE. SERVING A MAXIMUM OF 10 INDIVIDUALS WITH FULL OR PART-TIME FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING, INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN "CLIENT CHOICE" PROGRAMMING.ADULT PRE-VOCATIONAL AND LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM.WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR EACH AND EVERY PARTICIPANT WE PROVIDE PREVOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR. WE HAVE SEVERAL WORK ENVIRONMENTS, GROUP SIZE AND STAFF RATIOS THAT PROVIDE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES. WE TAKE THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE A PERSON'S NEEDS AND THEN ACCOMMODATE BY MATCHING THEM TO A WORK AREA THAT IS CONDUCTIVE TO THEIR GROWTH AND SUCCESS.WE ALSO PROVIDE A NUMBER OF ENCLAVE WORK SITES. ENCLAVES ARE COMMUNITY BASED WORK EXPERIENCES THAT ALLOW US TO PROVIDE ON THE JOB TRAINING FOR MANY OF OUR PARTICIPANTS WITH THE SUPPORT OF REACH STAFF.PARTICIPANTS ARE ABLE TO MIX AND MATCH THE SKILLS THEY WANT TO LEARN, WORK THEY WANT TO COMPLETE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY ACCOMPLISH THESE TASKS. HAVING SUCH A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE ALLOWS EACH EMPLOYEE TO MOVE TOWARDS THEIR OWN LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE AND REACH THEIR GOALS.REACH, INC. SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES (SES) HAS PROVIDED ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL IN COMMUNITY BASED EMPLOYMENT THROUGHOUT THE GREATER CHIPPEWA VALLEY FOR OVER 25 YEARS. THE SUCCESS OF THE SERVICES IS DEMONSTRATED IN THE LONGEVITY OF SOME INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MAINTAINED THEIR POSITIONS WITH THE SAME EMPLOYER BETWEEN 10 TO 20 PLUS YEARS.THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, SES HAS MAINTAINED A REPUTATION OF QUALITY CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT DISCOVERY, JOB DEVELOPMENT, SKILL DEVELOPMENT, AND SUPPORT SERVICES OF QUALIFIED EMPLOYMENT SPECIALISTS, VOCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST, AND JOB COACHES. TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO ENTER OR RE-ENTER THE EMPLOYMENT MARKET, EACH INDIVIDUAL REFERRED IS ENGAGED IN CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT DISCOVERY. THIS PROCESS DEVELOPS AN INDIVIDUALIZED AND SELF-DIRECTED VOCATIONAL PLAN TO SEEK JOBS FITTING THEIR INTERESTS AND SKILLS. EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT FOCUSES ON JOBS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AMONG DIVERSE CO-WORKERS WITHOUT DISABILITIES.TO PROVIDE QUALITY CARE FOR CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES. WE ARE BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF FULL INCLUSION, IN WHICH TYPICALLY DEVELOPING CHILDREN ARE GROUPED WITH CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. FULL INCLUSION GIVES CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND ACCEPT DIFFERENCES AMONG INDIVIDUALS.