PINEWOOD CLOQUET INC
915 18TH STREET, CLOQUET, MN 55720 www.pinewoodinc.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PINEWOOD CLOQUET, INC. IS A COMMUNITY-BASED DAY TRAINING & HABILITATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AGENCY PROVIDING PERSON-CENTERED SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER. PERSONS ATTENDING PINEWOOD CLOQUET, INC. RESIDE AT HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES, ON THEIR OWN, OR IN GROUP FOSTER HOMES AND SILS PROGRAMS IN CARLTON AND ST LOUIS COUNTIES. THIS AGENCY BELIEVES THAT ALL PERSONS HAVE CAPABILITIES AND LEARNING POTENTIAL, AND, AS SUCH, ARE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE SERVICES THAT WOULD ENABLE THEM TO LIVE AND WORK IN THEIR COMMUNITY TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL. THIS AGENCY'S BASIC OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE PERSON-CENTERED DAY TRAINING & HABILITATION AND CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES BASED ON THEIR PREFERRED BELIEFS AND CHOICES.

PINEWOOD CLOQUET, INC PROVIDED COMMUNITY AND CENTER-BASED PRE-EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND OVERSIGHT TO 77 CLIENTS OVER A PERIOD OF 220 PROGRAM DAYS.EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM SERVICES -- THE PROGRAMS DISCUSSED BELOW WILL BE AT THE DIRECTION OF THE CASE MANAGER AND THE INDIVIDUAL SERVED. PROGRAM DESIGN WILL BE BASED ON ASSESSMENT, PERFORMANCE DATA, AND BEHAVIOR DEMONSTRATED BY THE PERSON IN PREVIOUS PROGRAMS OR THE CURRENT PLACEMENT. COMMUNITY PLACEMENTS OF ALL KINDS REQUIRE THAT THE PERSON'S INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES BE CONSIDERED WHEN MATCHING JOB OPENINGS AND PEOPLE. PLACEMENTS ARE MADE IN AS NORMALIZED A SETTING AS POSSIBLE WITH A PERSON'S SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND INTERESTS CONSIDERED AND THE SERVICE PROVIDER MUST ENSURE HEALTH, SAFETY, PERSONAL DIGNITY, AND POSITIVE GROWTH IN THAT SETTING TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE.CENTER-BASED EMPLOYMENT -- IT IS THE GOAL OF PINEWOOD IN ALL CENTER-BASED EMPLOYMENT TO MAKE IT A REALISTIC REPLICATION OF BUSINESS AND/OR INDUSTRY. IN OTHER WORDS, PINEWOOD IS PLACING THE SAME EXPECTATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS ON THE PERSON AS THEY WOULD EXPERIENCE IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY. PINEWOOD STRIVES TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT BRINGS WITH IT A FEELING OF PRIDE, DIGNITY, AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF SUCCESS. PINEWOOD TRIES TO MAXIMIZE EARNINGS AND MAKE THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION AS CHALLENGING AS POSSIBLE TO EACH PERSON. PINEWOOD STRIVES TO FIND A VARIETY OF WORK WHICH HAS ASPECTS THAT GO FROM THE RELATIVELY SIMPLE TO THE SOMEWHAT COMPLEX, CONSIDERING EACH PERSON AND THE ARRAY OF SKILLS AND ABILITY LEVELS THEY HAVE ACQUIRED.SUPPORTIVE/COMMUNITY-BASED EMPLOYMENT -- THIS TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT IS A VERY USEFUL SITUATION FOR THE APPROPRIATE INDIVIDUAL. THE HUMAN SERVICES PROFESSIONALS, THE PERSON, AND THE PERSON'S FAMILY/GUARDIAN(S) WOULD DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THIS TYPE OF SERVICE BASED ON THE DATA AVAILABLE FROM PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES OF THE PERSON. OUR STAFF WILL OFFER OUR EXPERTISE TO OTHERS CONCERNED WITH THE PERSON TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND FOLLOW-THROUGH WITH A DESIGNED INDIVIDUAL PLAN. SELF-CARE AND SOCIAL SKILLS - PROVIDES TRAINING IN THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY BODY AND A GOOD APPEARANCE THROUGH GROOMING. APPROPRIATE GROOMING AND APPROPRIATE SOCIAL BEHAVIOR ARE BOTH NECESSARY PRE-VOCATIONAL SKILLS. PRE-VOCATIONAL - PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROVIDES PROGRAMMING IN LEISURE AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS TO THE MORE SEVERELY DISABLED. INDIVIDUALS HAVING SEVERE DISABILITIES USUALLY REQUIRE MORE INTENSE STAFF RATIOS TO ACHIEVE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. MANY INDIVIDUALS SCHEDULED FOR PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING MAY ALSO NEED TRAINING, ASSISTANCE, OR MONITORING IN BASIC SKILLS ESSENTIAL TO DAILY LIVING. RECREATION/LEISURE - TRAINING IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, MUSIC, OR ART ARE APPROPRIATE LEISURE ACTIVITIES. ALL INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED AT PINEWOOD ARE OFFERED LEISURE/RECREATION ACTIVITIES EACH WEEK TO ACHIEVE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES DETERMINED BY THE THERAPIST WITH THE INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM'S INPUT TO MEET THE UNIQUE PHYSICAL/EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL.

PINEWOOD PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER.

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