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Conversion . ODEP Presentation TN Sept 14, 2012. Year 1985. Tom Bellamy Paul Wehman Lou Brown Marc Gold Ed Roberts All the buzz was supported employment. Our agency was an integrated preschool provider to 9 districts and one county

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  1. Conversion ODEP Presentation TN Sept 14, 2012

  2. Year 1985 • Tom Bellamy • Paul Wehman • Lou Brown • Marc Gold • Ed Roberts • All the buzz was supported employment

  3. Our agency was an integrated preschool provider to 9 districts and one county Legislative Changes were mandating the schools to provide the services De institutionalization was beginning

  4. MN DD Council issued an RFP for community employment research in the provider world Decided to try it as a NON BELIEVER “this really wasn’t possible without lots of free labor like grad students” We wrote a joint grant with day center and sheltered workshop

  5. Unbelievable that our clients liked working outside our 4 walls better than inside. This one year grant started us on an adventure to community employment any way we could figure out how to do it.

  6. 1990 National Rural Demonstration Conversion of Day Services to Community Employment Robert Dole Foundation with assistance from the Washington Business Group • Closed Facility all working in community

  7. 1991 MN OSERS Conversion Grant Dodge County Convert Day Services with Merger between 2 providers. Conversion completed building sold.

  8. Emergency State RFP • 1999 Failed Workshop • 30 days to start services • Conversion completed in six months (175 clients)

  9. Cost • $125,000 Grants • Dislocated Worker Grant • McKnight Foundation

  10. There are only two lasting bequests you can give your children One is roots The other is Wings

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