Organizations Filed Purposes:
CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES, WHILE DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES WHERE EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE, CONTRIBUTE & BELONG.
TO SUPPORT THE DETERMINATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO LEAD DIGNIFIED, INDEPENDENT LIVES AND TO HEIGHTEN COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF PHYSICAL & SOCIAL BARRIERS WHICH RESTRICT INDEPENDENCE. FISCAL YEAR 2019 SIGNIFICANT OUTCOMES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: COMMUNITY OUTCOMES: 30 PRIVATE, PUBLIC, GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT ENTITIES INCREASED THEIR PHYSICAL OR PROGRAMMATIC ACCESSIBILITY 21 MUNICIPALTIES RECEIVED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ABOUT TITLES II OF THE ADA 104 HOURS OF COMMUNITY AND SYSTEMS ADVOCACY LED TO INCREASED AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO SUPPORTS AND SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY BASED LIVING. 975 HOURS OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PUBLIC INFORMATION LED TO INCREASED COMMUNITY AWARENESS, ACCESS AND AVAILABILITY OF SUPPORTS TO COMMUNITY-BASED INDEPENDENT LIVING. 45 EMPLOYERS WERE EDUCATED ABOUT TITLE I AND TITLE III OF THE ADA. 85 EMPLOYERS AND ORGANIZATIONS WERE EDUCATED ABOUT THE VALUE AND EMPLOYABILITY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THE WORKPLACE. INDIVIDUAL OUTCOMES: 51 CONSUMERS ACQUIRED OR INCREASED SELF-ADVOCACY SKILLS. 962 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 2,256 INFORMATION & REFERRAL SERVICES AND ACQUIRED INCREASED ACCESS TO DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, GOODS, SERVICES AND THE SUPPORTS NECESSARY FOR ENHANCED INDEPENDENCE AND COMMUNITY-BASED LIVING. THROUGH PEER SUPPORT & MENTORING, 29 CONSUMERS DEVELOPED OR MAINTAINED NATURAL AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORTS. 97 INDIVIDUALS ACQUIRED DESIRED INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS AND OUTCOMES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. THROUGH INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS, 22 INDIVIDUALS ACQUIRED ACCESS TO BENEFITS, SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO WHICH THEY WERE ENTITLED. 136 INDIVIDUALS ATTAINED ACCESS TO PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, HEALTH CARE OR TRANSPORTATION. EDUCATED 245 MICHIGAN REHABILITATION SERVICES CUSTOMERS ABOUT DISABILITY NETWORK/LAKESHORE AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. 61 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED NECESSARY ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND/OR DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT THROUGH THE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LOANFUND OR DISABLITY NETWORK/LAKESHORE LOAN CLOSET. THROUGH COMMUNITY TRANSITIONS SERVICES, 26 NURSING FACILITY RESIDENTS TRANSITIONED FROM A NURSING FACILITY TO COMMUNITY-BASED LIVING OPTIONS OF THEIR CHOICE; 12PERSONS AT-RISK FOR INSTITUTIONALIZATION ATTAINED DIVERSION-RELATED OUTCOMES; 13 POST-HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH ASSISTED WITH TRANSITION TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONS VOCATIONAL TRAINING, INDEPENDENT LIVING AND/OR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. 91 TOTAL YOUTH WERE EDUCATED ABOUT THE WORLD AND REALITY OF WORK. AS REFERRED FROM MICHIGAN REHABILITATION SERVICES, 62 ELIGIBLE YOUTH RECEIVED PRE-EMPLOYMENT TANSITION SERVICES; 18 IN-SCHOOL YOUTH RECEIVED EMPLOYMENT READINESS RELATED SERVICES SUCH AS INTERVIEW PREPARATION AND CAREER EXPLORATION; 17 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN WORK READINES BOOT CAMP AND PAID SUMMER WORK EXPERIENCE. THROUGH EMPLOYMENT-RELATED SERVICES, 12 PERSONS ATTAINED AND/OR MAINTAINED COMPETITIVE PART AND FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Todd Whiteman | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $82,462 |
| Megan Rietman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Amber Marcy | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Margaret Bakker | VICE PRESIDE | 2 | $0 |
| Rev Terry De Young | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Ryan Shine | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brent Immink | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michele Chaney | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
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