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Rise, Incorporated City of Rarnsey Community Development Block Grant Funding Request Goals and Pro~:rams Rise is a private, nonprofit 501¢)(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 livin~ skills services to persons with mental, physical, developmental, emotional, learning, and mental health disabilities who are unemployed, underemployed, and dependent upon public sector support. In 1992, 51 percent of Rise clients were Anoka County residents, 37 percent Hennepin County residents, and 7 percent l~arn~ey County residents. Requests for R/se services continues to increase as does the severity of the disabilities of the persons Rise provides services to. Within the last year Rise' developed five new progmm.q for individuals with severe physical disabilities, mental illness, developmental disabilities, hearing impairments, and severe behavioral disabilities. Because of this ~owth Rise projects the average daily census to increase 15 percent or 180 individuals in i993. Project Descrip.tion P~e continues to meet the needs of the community through its progr~m~ and services. It provides job training and help in securing comm~mlty-based or competir, ive employment. Rise clients depend on transportation to meet their individual needs and the requirements of their jobs. Transportation is inte~al to the success of Rise pro~marns. If people can't get to work safely and efficiently on a daily basis, then what Rise strives to do for irs participants, is meaningless. Many people with disabilities do not drive or own a vehicle and depend on public tran~ormrion. Unfortunately, public transportation is often not accessible to many 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 tr~n.qpormtion business in 1983. Rise encourages self-dependence in the u'ansportation area when appropriate. Today Rise provides transportation to over 200 persons daily who have no other option. Six of these persons are Rarnsey residents. During the last few years Rise has served 16 persons in its pro~r~m.q. Three of the sixteen vans that Rise uses each day have over 180,000 miles on them and need to be replaced. Rise is seeking financial support through the CDBG pro~rn from communities in A_nob County whose residents participate in Rise programs. Your support is also necessitated by the fact that program funding and funding of capital equipment from the state and counties continues to decrease.