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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…
Thank you for all your advocacy efforts to date helping to push for some form of financial relief to help avoid long term closures of employment and day services for adults with disabilities. We are asking you to reach out again as we near the end of the current Special Session at the Minnesota Legislature.…
Under the guidance of DHS, Achieve welcomed back a small group of participants this week. This is phase 1, and we will continue to prioritize the health and safety of our participants and staff while following what is allowable by DHS and the Governor. As participants get ready to return to Achieve, please read our…
Achieve’s senior staff has been working hard to make sure we have a plan in place for folks to safely return to Achieve. To ensure a safe workplace that allows for social distancing, we will be inviting participants back in phases once our plan to reopen has been approved by the Department of Human Services…
Sen. Jim Abeler and Sen. John Hoffman are fighting tirelessly to pass legislation to cover the fixed costs incurred by Achieve and other DT&H programs while our services are suspended due to the Coronavirus. But they cannot do it alone – we need to urge other legislators to support the efforts of Abeler and Hoffman!…
Thank you to everyone who attended our Parents and Families Meeting on February 26. We are grateful to State Senator Jerry Newton and Jim and Stephanie, representatives from Minnesota Families & Advocates Coalition (MN-FAC), for joining us. If you weren’t able to attend, below are the documents and resources presented on and distributed at the meeting.…
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Father, economist shares view on wage bill for Minnesotans with disabilities
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