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Dance At Your Own Risk (DAYOR) has not let the pandemic stop them from making music. The band’s 8th album – Happy Holidays From Achieve Services 2020 – released in December and can be streamed wherever you listen to music. The album features 14 tracks with lyrics written by DAYOR members.Training Specialist and DAYOR Producer…
You may recognize Jenni if you’ve attended an Achieve Services’ fundraising event. She wheels around with a big smile selling raffle tickets. Jenni is one of 100 participants who has not been able to return to Achieve for in-person services. Innovation is one of Achieve Services’ four values, and the word innovative is also in…
Achieve has made some difficult decisions to ensure we keep our community safe and healthy this fall. Our Spring Gala, typically held in April, was postponed with the hope we would be able to gather in person this fall. Unfortunately, we still do not feel like meeting in person is the best option at this…
Achieve is currently facing the greatest challenge we’ve seen in our 56-year history. With the COVID-19 pandemic and mandated shutdowns, our revenues were zero for April and May and were about 10% of budget in June. With the unique operating restrictions the state has placed on us (3-hr days and no more than 50 people on…
By: Tom Weaver, Achieve CEO I was so encouraged to see Kirsten Swanson and KSTP’s investigative series entitled “Last in Line”, which clearly exposed the way the state has neglected the needs of people with disabilities, and I was hopeful that state policymakers would finally get the message. However, that hope quickly turned to despair…
Achieve Services’ resident band – Dance At Your Own Risk (DAYOR) – is a recipient of a 2020 Life Enrichment Award from The Minnesota Organization for Habilitation and Rehabilitation (MOHR) The award was presented by MOHR President Julie Johnson outside of Achieve on Monday. DAYOR was formed in 2013. After doing some research, Training Specialist…
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Area Blue is looking like they're ready for some spring and summer sunshine! Fun shades! 😎
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Today, we wore "crazy" or mismatched socks to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD). Every year World Down Syndrome Day raises awareness and celebrates the uniqueness of individuals with Down syndrome, as the date (3/21) symbolizes the extra copy of the 21st chromosome that people with Down syndrome have, and chromosomes resemble the shape of socks. 😊
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Happy first day of Spring! One of our Medtronic crews enjoyed a free ice cream cone from Dairy Queen for it being the first day of spring. 😊
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Achieve's Activity and Life Enrichment Program had an especially fun and action-packed start to 2025 with a large variety of activities. Participants enjoyed making bracelets in art group, making apple pie quesadillas in food group, Yu-Gi-Oh! Club, Movie Club, Music Group, and singing karaoke. Participants also were able to go out into the community, volunteering with Meals on Wheels Anoka County, shopping for food group, and playing kickball and in the foam pits at nearby Jam Hops. Watch this video to see all the fun!
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Today we attended the MOHR/ARRM 2025 Disability Services Day at the Capitol. We had a group visit the capitol to advocate and show support for funding programs like Achieve and other services for adults with disabilities. Way to advocate! 😊
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