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PRELIMINARY PROJECT REQUEST FORM I. PROJECT NAME: Rise, Inc, 8406 Sunset Road NE, Spring Lake Park, MN 55432 II. PROJECT ACTIVITY A. Briefly describe the project 1. Project Location: Rise is headquartered in Spring Lake Park and operates OUt of 12 locations in th? Twin Cities and suburbs including facilities/offices in Coon Rapids. Brooklyn Center, northeast Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington. and Center City.. Rise serves residents of Anoka, Hennepirl, Ramsey, and Chisago Counties, 2. Project Activities: Rise provides job training and employment opportunities for over 1,700 individuals onnually with mental, physical, and developmental disabilities in 30 programs. We anticipate serving 1,800 people by the end of 1996. Over 90 percent of Rise program participants work in jobs in the community. Most however, do not drive and therefore, depend on either generic kinds of transportation such as, the MTC. Metro Mobility.. Anoka Traveler. car POOls, or Rise transportation. Rise transports only those who cannot access public transportation or have no other options, Twen.ty-four vans are used daily at our facilities in Spring Lake Park, Coon Rapids, BrQoklyn Center, and our new program site in Bloomington. Several of our vans have over 200,000 miles on them and need to be replaced, One of the vans we need to purchase is a 15 passenger yehicle and the other is a van with a chair lift. The addition and replacement of vans is an ongoing need and capital expense for Rise each year. There are no othgr comparable facilities or organizations providing supported and communiW- based employment services tO Anoka County residents. 3. Detail the number of persons benefitting: In 1995 Rise provided job training, employment, transitional housing, and supported living services to 1,703 persons with disabilities. During the last five years the population Rise is serving has increased significantly. To meet this growing need lind increased demand for services, Rise has expanded its programs to serve more people with severe disabilities, Rise transports over 250 people each day. In 1996 Rise transported four residents of Ramsey and served 9 persons from Ramsey in its programs. 4. How are they benefitting? Rise meets the vocational rehabilitation, housing, and supported living service needs of individuals with physical, developmental, sensory, emotional and learning disabilities, mental illness, and traumatic brain injuries. Rise provides job training and employment Opportunities which provide income, a sense of self-worth and connections with others in the c0m~unity. Rise pays a commensurate wage based on industry standards, provides a chance for people with disabilities to better their standard of living, thereby, increasing their independence and self-sufficiency,