Programs

  • Community Employment Services

    PINE HABILITATION AND SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, INC (PHASE): PHASE PROVIDES SERVICES TO STUDENTS AND ADULTS EXPERIENCING AN INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, AND/OR SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS IN EAST-CENTRAL AND SOUTH-WESTERN MN. EMPLOYMENT AND DAY SERVICES FOCUS ON COMMUNITY-INTEGRATED SUPPORTS, COMMUNITY LIFE ENGAGEMENT (CLE), EMPLOYMENT SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT TO ASSIST PARTICIPANTS IN DISCOVERING & ACHIEVING THEIR OPTIMUM POTENTIAL AND GROWTH. INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS ARE PERSON-CENTERED AND DESIGNED TO FIT EACH PERSON'S UNIQUE NEEDS, INTERESTS AND GOALS. ASSISTING PARTICIPANTS IN FINDING AND RETAINING EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMUNITY IS ONE OF THE MAJOR GOALS IN THIS PROGRAM. PHASE ALSO OPERATES SEVERAL MICRO-INDUSTRIES, SUCH AS RETAIL OUTLETS (HERITAGE BARNWOOD, HERITAGE THRIFT STORE, HERITAGE HOME CREATIONS). INSTEAD OF THESE MICRO-INDUSTRIES SERVING AS A LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT OPTION FOR INDIVIDUALS SERVED, THEY CONTINUE TO BE TRANSFORMED TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, AND MARKET-READINESS IN PURSUIT OF COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. ACROSS THE CALENDAR YEAR, PHASE SERVED OVER 450 INDIVIDUALS IN MA WAIVER & VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICE PROGRAMS, AND HELPED 139 INDIVIDUALS NEWLY ACCESS SERVICES. THIS INCLUDED INDIVIDUALS SERVED THROUGH ADVANCE OPPORTUNITIES, A SIMILAR PROVIDER ORGANIZATION THAT MERGED INTO PHASE IN APRIL 2024. A MAJOR GOAL IN THAT MERGER WAS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS ON A "WAIT LIST." PHASE WAS ABLE TO REDUCE THE WAITLIST BY 39% BETWEEN 4/1/24 AND 12/31/24, MARKING A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN SERVICE ACCESS COMPARED TO EARLIER YEARS. FURTHER, APPROXIMATELY NINE OUT OF TEN INDIVIDUALS SERVED IN MA WAIVER PROGRAMS MET OR MADE PROGRESS TOWARD OR FULLY MET THEIR INDIVIDUALIZED OUTCOMES & GOALS, AND COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENTS SAW A YEAR-OVER-YEAR INCREASE.ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS, 2024 MARKED A SUCCESSFUL FIRST FULL YEAR OF SUPPORTS SINCE PHASE RELINQUISHED ITS COMMENSURATE WAGE CERTIFICATE IN MID-2023, SUPPORTING FULL COMMUNITY AND EMPLOYMENT INCLUSION FOR OVER 150 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PAID UNDER THE COMMENSURATE WAGE CERTIFICATE.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $6M