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Causes: Group Homes, Human Services
Mission: In environments of respect, trust, and mutual support, all individuals are encouraged to further develop a sense of community as educational, training, and personal growth goals are pursued.
Programs: The organization provides individualized assessment,training, and support to ensure job performance and to provide direct employment for program participants. Clients are employed in: community businesses - with training and support from the supported employment program and the work activity center, program participants work in jobs at area businesses such as grocery stores, fast food, a retirement center, the benedictine abbey, an intensive nursing facility, and government offices. Facility production - the organization engages in light manufacturing and assembly and also subcontracts with businesses to create job opportunities. The medical products division, for instance, assembles and sells admission kits and hygiene kits to hospitals, nursing facilities and penal institutions in oregon. Enclaves - individuals can perform specific group work, supervised by job coaches, at area businesses and industries. Custodial services - the organization operates a janitorial business serving customers in marion, clackamas, and polk counties. Practical approaches to autism and learning (paal) - paal provides an anxiety free environment through structured teaching and sensory learning. Such an environment promotes the strengths of the individual and encourages communication through cue cards and other forms of non-verbal communication.
This organization's nonprofit status may have been revoked or it may have merged with another organization or ceased operations.