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5. How many persons are low income? All She Sndividua~s <br />Rise serves are low in~Qm¢, <br /> <br />III. PROJECT DURATION: <br /> <br /> A. Is this a one, .two or three year project? This a one year <br />pro, oct. <br /> <br /> B. Give Project termination date. 12/1/94 <br /> <br />IV. If the Project is more than one year, detail the project <br />activities by year. N/A <br /> <br />V. Briefly describe the Commu_~ity probl~s that the activities <br />address. Rise serves a need in the community by Drovidin~ <br />vocational training, center-based and supported employment, and <br />family counse!in~ for individuals with disabilities who are <br /> <br />unemployed, underemployed and dependent upon public sec%or funding. <br />To use Rise services, participants need to be transported daily to <br />our SDr~nq Lake Park headcruarters and community job sites. However, <br />oublic transportation does not reach far enouqh north to be used <br />and the Anok~ Traveler, Metro Mobi.!ity, car poQls are nqt..an option <br />for some people because of individual circumstances. The use cf <br /> <br />Rise vehicles enables people to participate in Rise pro,rams and <br />be ~ransported to their ~obs. This leads to increased self- <br /> <br />su=ficiencv and independence <br /> <br />VI. Summarize the funding. <br /> A. Total revenue needed. Sno 090 <br /> <br /> B. Tot~! C. D. B. G. revenue needed. Rise needs a total of <br />S!9~090 from CDBG funds to purchase the van. We are re~uestin~ CDBG <br /> <br />fundin~ from several Anoka Count~ communities in which residents <br />receive sez-v-ices from Rise to raise the uota! needed. Rise is <br /> <br />reo~estin~ S2=000 from the City of Ramsev tc be used ~ow=_d the <br />ourchase of a !5 passenger %ran. <br /> <br />Vii. Detail the cost of each activity. See attached ~uotations. <br /> <br />VIii. Briefly describe the project area. <br /> <br /> A. Its geographical size. Geoqraphical size of project: Of <br />the individuals Rise sea--yes, 51 oercent are from D~oka County, .37 <br />percent are from Mennepin County and 7 percent are ~rom Ramse¥ <br />County. <br /> <br />Rise vehicles transport over 200 oeople dai!¥ from home to work <br />sites and home a~ain. These persons are unable to access other <br /> <br />transportation options and live in a 40-mi!e radius. They work in <br />16 5ob sites throughout the Twin Cities area. <br /> <br /> <br />