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Rise, Incorporated City of Ramsey Community Development Block Grant Funding Request 1997 Goal~ and Programs Rise is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation established in 1971 to support people with disabilities in attaining their personal measure of vocational achievement, self-sufficiency, and belonging in their communities. Rise is dedicated to building a community which is more accepting of its citizens. Rise supports the development of creative partnerships with businesses, governmental agencies, and the general 'public, to meet this objective. Rise provides job training, employment, transitional housing, and supported living services to persons with mental, physical, developmental, emotional, learning, and mental health disabilities, who are unemployed, underemployed, and dependent upon public sector support. In 1995 Rise served a total of 1,703 persons: 55 percent (941) of Rise clients were Anoka County residents, 31 percent (521) Hennepin County residents, 9 percent (158) Ramsey County residents, and 2 percent (31) Chisago County residents. Requests for Rise services continue to increase as does the severity of the disabilities of the persons Rise provides services to. In the last several years Rise has developed new programs for individuals with traumatic brain injuries, persons with severe/profound disabilities from the Faribault Regional Treatment Center, students with severe emotional disabilities in the Anoka- Hennepin School District, people with disabilities who are seeking competitive job placements in our Projects with Industry (PWI) program, people who are deaf or hard of hearing in our Minnesota Employment Center (MEC) program, people who have both mental illness and developmental disabilities, and a career development/employment program for members of minority groups. Because of this growth, Rise's average daily census increased to 957 persons in 1995. Project Description Rise continues to meet the needs of the community through its individualized and innovative programs and services. It provides job training and helps people secure community-based or competitive employment jobs. Rise clients depend on transportation to meet their individual needs and the requirements of their jobs, therefore, transportation is integral to the success of Rise programs. Many Rise program participants do not drive or own a vehicle and depend on public transportation. Unfortunately, public transportation is often not accessible to many people or in some cases is not considered an appropriate option for some vulnerable adults with disabilities. It is because of this, that Rise entered the transportation business in 1983. Today Rise provides transportation to over 250 persons daily with 24 vans which take them to their jobs efficiently and in a timely manner. Rise served nine residents of Ramsey and transported four persons. In adjacent areas of St. Francis and Anoka we transported 22 persons.