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Prioritizing People & Their Prioritizing People & Their Abilities: One Agency’s Abilities: One Agency’s
Journey Toward Increased Journey Toward Increased EmploymentEmployment
The Ways, The Woes, The WowsThe Ways, The Woes, The WowsSally Hofland
Our Mission
To enhance opportunities for persons with disabilities to participate fully in their community as valued neighbors, productive workers and respected citizens.
Service provider since 1965.
Portal, Inc.We Serve more than 210 Youth and Adults with
Disabilities 95% of individuals we serve have a developmental or
intellectual disability Majority have multiple disabilities 5% include individuals with mental health or physical
disabilities
– Age Demographics: • 10% 16 – 21, • 48% 22 – 40, • 27% 41 – 54, • 15% 55+*85% are working-age adults
Core Services
• Employment Services
• Pre-Vocational & BEACON Services
• Adult Day Services
• Community Recreation
• Portal, inc. is a contracted provider with DVR and Community Care, Inc. (Family Care county)
Our Transition Story (Strategic Planning)
Driving Factors for Change Mission New referrals/students demand for employment Workforce needs Aging Population Limited production work available A desire for outcomes of services that make a
difference in people’s lives (Ordinary Way—Adult Expectations)
Right Thing To
Our Transition Story (Our Vision)
To be recognized as a dynamic service provider, offering innovative opportunities and responsive supports which enable individuals with disabilities to succeed in living and working while enjoying a meaningful quality of life.
Our Transition Story (Our Vision)
To build capacity within communities and businesses to help create employment and expand life-enriching opportunities in which individual uniqueness and abilities are embraced and challenged in contributing ways.
Rebalancing CRP Rebalancing Grant Stepping Up, Stepping Out … Work’s For Me! Real Jobs, Regular Wages In Ordinary Places, One Person
at a Time Informed Choice A Shift in Focus and Process (Policy) Education (Employees, Individuals with Disabilities, Board,
Family, Community) 3,100 hours of training (Michael Callahan, Hammis and
Griffin, Marc Gold & Associates) Mentoring and Sharing of Best Practices Revision of Roles and Job Descriptions School to Work Transition
Changes Made
Policy Change Internal/External Teams – Champions Staff Training Investment Guiding Principles MAP – My Action Plan (Service Plan) Job Descriptions Position Paper Stakeholder Events and Activities
Stay Focused
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.”
Henry Ford
“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.”
Sir Winston Churchill
Stakeholder Events and Activities
Stepping Up, Stepping Out, Work’s For Me!Stepping Up, Stepping Out, Work’s For Me!
First Steps Towards Real Jobs, First Steps Towards Real Jobs, Regular Wages in Regular Wages in Ordinary PlacesOrdinary Places
Community Events
FirstFirst InformationInformation SessionSession
OzaukeeOzaukee County People First County People First Charter/Birthday CelebrationCharter/Birthday Celebration
SSA Benefit/Work IncentiveSSA Benefit/Work IncentiveSessionSession CommunityCommunity BusinessBusiness ForumForum
Family Appreciation BreakfastFamily Appreciation Breakfast
Community EventsPortal Staff, Parents & Educators
Ozaukee County Economic Development Outreach Event
People First Conference
Person-Centered Planning
BEACONBuilding Employment And Community Opportunity Networks • Tour area businesses
• Career Presentations• Learning sessions
– “Let’s Get To Work”• Community Journal &
Personal Discovery– Advocacy– Positive Work Habits
and Attributes– Financial Literacy– Networking & People
Skills• Volunteering• Mock Interviews• Job Shadowing/Work
Experiences
P.E.P.Peer Employment
PanelClients learn about employment
and community opportunities from their peers, who present
information on their personal experiences.
Woes & Whoas
• Job Changes and Losses• Scheduling • Transportation• Staffing (Passion and Service Redefined)• Hiring• Community and Networking• Funding Shifts• Developing Natural Supports and the Regular Way• Safety Net and Wrap Around Supports & Options
Real Jobs, Regular Wages In Ordinary Places –
One Person At A Time
“Everyone who belongs to
a community has the right
to live, work and play there.”
What’s Next?
Community Employment … It’s the right thing to do and now is the right
time to do it! It’s worth the effort.