News and Events
Achieve training specialist Cathy Marshall received a prestigious award from the MOHR group.
Achieve will be having a full-day celebration on Wednesday, June 4th, 2014!
Find out more information about the 9th Annual Achieve Spring Fundraiser Gala!
Kelly McAlpin has Personability! Read an interview with him about his experience at Achieve.
Jenny shares her favorite jobs and activities at Achieve.
Achieve is proud to announce the debut album of our new music group made up entirely of people with disabilities!
Upcoming and recent events
We recently enjoyed visiting the Twin Cities Harley-Davidson Blaine store and going out to lunch at Culver's afterwards. 😊
The parasols or umbrellas we painted for The Umbrella Project at Northtown Mall are officially on display! We had 28 Achieve artists paint 28 umbrellas. Mall goers can vote on their favorite umbrella and the winner will win a gift card. There were two other groups that participated in The Umbrella Project and a winner will be awarded from each group. Also, there is an event at the mall this Saturday, May 4th with a special performance at 1:00 p.m. by Anthony Shore as Elvis! 😎 Check out Northtown's event link to learn more: fb.me/e/3PsWTxdlt
Thank you Rep. Nolan West! Exactly, it's critical to keep 14c as an option for adults with disabilities. You are correct that if 14c eliminated, there will be individuals who will lose their jobs. We want to provide more opportunities for adults with disabilities, not take choices away. Thank you for your efforts in preserving 14c for people with disabilities.
We are now at a critical juncture in the legislative session. The House and Senate have each passed their versions of a Human Services Omnibus Policy bill, and they have created a conference committee (3 Senators and 3 Representatives) who will work out the differences. The major difference impacting Achieve and our participants is language in the House bill that would eliminate special minimum wage (also known as 14c) jobs. The Senate version deleted that provision. If the House language remains in the final bill, many Achieve participants will lose the jobs they love. This issue will be decided in the days ahead, so please contact the legislators on the conference committee and ask them to support the Senate position on 14c! More information is included in this A-Team Minnesota action alert. Thank you for taking action on this important issue!
Here is another video we also showed at our Gala last week. This video recaps some of our highlights from 2023 and also shares about Achieve's various programs.
Achieve Services 2023 Recap Video
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Achieve Services is a nonprofit organization located in Blaine, Minnesota providing personalized employment opportunities and day programming for adults with...