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Chad works as part of a team at Edwards Enterprises, 9:00 to 2:00, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. This schedule suits him and he looks forward to his shifts and getting out into the community. This routine is new for Chad. He has had an employment journey full of twists and turns much like the rest of us have experienced throughout our own lives.
Chad is charming and vivacious. He went through Special Ed in the Lake Oswego School District and followed up with a culinary arts transitional program at Portland Community College, a vocational program where he learned, among many things, how to independently use public transportation, manage money, fill out applications and dress appropriately for work and a training program with ASI. He has many interests and likes to stay busy. Chad actually writes and publishes a blog on-line! Most of all, Chad enjoys engaging with people. All of these factors allow Chad to get jobs in our commu-nity with some ease. And go out and get jobs, Chad does! McDonalds. Albertsons. Thriftway. Target. Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst. Oregon Zoo. The Marriott….
Chad has found over time, that once his job coach or supervisor leaves, he is expected to indepen-dently perform the functions of the job that he was hired to do. Chad grows anxious and bored when he is left alone. He misses the validation and companionship that he enjoys so much when job coaches and supervisors are present. In addition, Chad is medically fragile with a metabolic disorder known as “Argininosuccinic aciduria,” a genetic disorder also known as Urea Cycle Disorder, and he suffers from frequent tremors and infrequent Grand Mal seizures. The combination of medical issues and heightened anxiety when left alone, leave Chad with few long-term employment options. For more than a year Chad enjoyed working in an Edwards Enterprises’ enclave (a group of 3-6 employees) at SolarWorld in Hillsboro. The group performed housekeeping and stocking services but were laid off in June 2017, along with 500 other employees, as a result of SolarWorld’s parent company filing for bankruptcy. Until another enclave employment opportunity is found, Chad will keep his days full at Edwards Enterprises doing line work.
Edwards Center’s Board of Directors are committed to doing everything possible to keep Edwards Enterprises running (often at a loss to the organization), to provide an employment alternative for those who are not able to work independently in the community. If Edwards Enterprises did not exist, Chad and his co-workers from the SolarWorld enclave, would be at home, trying to fill their time until another job opportunity presented itself. Thankfully, Chad and his friends will not have to experience that down time of waiting and hoping.
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New address? New email? New phone number? Want to volunteer?Need more information? Contact Shelly Edwards at…[email protected] or at 503-466-2171 x106
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B E T H E
Thursday, October 5, 2017Noon to 1:00 pm
Seating begins at 11:30
Multnomah Athletic Club1849 SW Salmon Street
Portland, Oregon 97205 Parking at the MAC Parking lot
or complimentary valet parking
Please Purchase Ticket(s)/Table Online: or Contact:
Georgia Lamprosat 503-466-2171 Ext. 102
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You’re cordially invitedto attend the
EDWARDS CENTER’S
Chad Bode THE SPOTLIGHT IS ON
A NOTE FROM THE Founder
DID YOU Know?
Edwards Place!WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
CHAD FRONT AND CENTER
WAYS TO Give• Remember Edwards Center in your ESTATE PLANNING Contact Georgia Lampros at 503-466-2171 or Jean Edwards at 503-642-1581
• Edwardscenter.org/Give
• VEHICLE DONATIONS: edwardscenter.org/give/ vehicle-donation.html
• STOCK DONATIONS: edwardscenter.org/give stock-donations.html
• The ANNUAL LUNCHEON is October 5th at the Multnomah Athletic Club, buy your tickets/table online at www.EdwardsCenter.org/ luncheon2017
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This summer we completed building on our third lot in the Edwards Place neighborhood next to the Edwards Center, Aloha. The weekend of July 21st, the Strassmaiers (Alice and Susan) moved in from Salem, Oregon. The Lee Family (Alex, Heidi and John) moved all the way from New York to move into their home, the week of August 7th. Both Susan Strassmaier and Alex Lee have joined the workforce at Edwards Enterprises, working out on the floor doing assembly and packag-ing work. Both families are incredibly excited to be all together and settled in their new homes. Welcome to the Edwards family!
Summer is quickly moving towards Fall, and Edwards’ staff are trying to pack in many fun outdoor activities for program participants before the weather turns cooler and the days become shorter. Trips to Timberline Lodge, Hillsboro Hops games, the County Fair, hiking, beach trips, clamming, fishing and barbeques are among a few of the delightful activities that the Edwards Center participants have enjoyed.
Edwards’ search for a new Executive Director is underway. Job announcements are out on a number of websites and the Board has formed committees to review applications, screen interviews and meet face to face with candidates. It’s an important process with many stakeholders involved. Our leadership team is doing a great job filling the gap with this vacancy.
Changes to the Medicaid rules and other Federal cuts (Better Care Reconcilia-tion Act) have all organizations that work with Medicaid funding tightening belts and seeking fundraising dollars to make up for shortfalls in government support. Edwards Center is a resilient organization, and together we will effectively respond to the financial constraints.
Please, contact your representatives in Congress (call the U.S. Capitol switch-board at 202-224-3121 or search the Congressional Directory to reach your senators) about our particular plight with Medicaid funding changes, and please join us at our biggest fundraising event of the year at the Annual Luncheon on October 5th at the Multnomah Athletic Club.
Medicaid’s home and community based care services don’t just allow people with disabilities to live independently, they also enable parents and care providers to work outside the home. There is talk about rolling back Medicaid expansion services, which could push people with disabilities and their families out of the workforce. Additionally, the Vocational Rehabilitation program which assists people with disabilities in prepar-ing for, obtaining and remaining at work, has long been inadequately funded. The lack of funds has led to lengthy waitlists and extensive delays before eligible individuals receive needed services.
Heidi, Alex & John Alice & Susan
“No one knows what he can do until he tries.” PUBLILIUS SYRUS
Richard at his job at Ross Dress for Less
Dennis packaging bags for Bonita Pioneer at Edwards EnterprisesTeam Edwards at Jenkins Estate Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
SUMMER & FALL 2017
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Fun at the Group Hom:
Cliff home at Shaw Street
Rebecca, Michelle,Gary Friedrich and Maria
CENTURY
Each Friday evening Michael, Scott, Cindy, Dee and Doug bowl on a bowling league at Park Lanes in Hillsboro. Over the past year, they have partici-pated in four tournaments and have received first place trophies for two tournaments. The group is on track to receive another trophy, and each person looks forward to bowling every Friday with one of their favorite staff, Derek Holt. After bowl-ing, Derek takes everyone out to eat at Taco Bell. This weekly routine is filled with energy and laugh-ter and creates fond memories for all.
SHAW
Cliff, Maria, Ron, Michelle and Rebecca have lived at Shaw for a number of years. Cliff participates in a “Men’s Night Out” and went to Upward Bound Camp earlier in the summer. Maria enjoyed Camp Rivendale at the end of August. Three Shaw residents participate in a coffee group every other Wednesday.
Michelle has a boyfriend and they enjoy frequent dates in the community. This fall, they are looking forward to Duck football and have purchased season tickets to attend the games! Program staff, Gary Friedrich, ensures that Shaw’s annual garden is flourish-ing. Gary stopped by Edwards Enterprises just yesterday with a bucket full of zucchini for staff and program participants.
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This newsletter assembly & mailing was preparedby Edwards Enterprises team, with the design donatedby Bonita Pioneer Packaging.
Kristi Cabrera Kristi joined the Edwards Center Board because of her relationship with Edwards’ Founder, Jean Edwards that began in the 70’s when she was a child. Her father taught Special Education in the North Clackamas School District and was the camp director for the Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp from 1974-1979.
Kristi was born and raised in Milwaukie, Oregon and earned a Master’s degree in Special Education from Portland State University. She has worked in the Beaverton School District for the past 21 years and it was because of Jean that she got a job at Aloha High School in 1996, directly out of grad school. She is currently one of the district’s Transition Special-ists, working with youth that have special needs. She works heavily with families, preparing them for the transition from high school to post-high school services.
Kristi is, “honored to be a member of the Edwards Center Board of Directors and excited to help bridge the gap between youth and adult services, so that families have more resources and feel better prepared.”
Diana Sullivan Diana became interested in Edwards Center as the result of an invitation to the Annual Luncheon from another Board member. Born and educated in Portland, Diana has worked in accounting and finance as Chief Financial Officer in three different industries. She now teaches accounting and finance classes at Portland Community College and in the recent past at the University of Portland. In Diana’s spare time, she also serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors at the Beaverton Arts & Culture Foundation.
September 10-16 is the 2017Direct Support ProfessionalRecognition Week!
Edwards Center is filled with gratitude to have a devoted team of direct care staff persons to support each of the program participants.
Did you know that both locally AND nationally, the provision of Direct Care Services is considered to be A System in Crisis?
FACTS:• 14,000 Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) provide essential care, services
and support for more than 6,000 Oregonians with developmental and intellectual disabilities (I/DD).
• Direct Support Professionals top the lists of fastest growing occupations in the country. 6,459 employees working in residential agencies who serve individuals with I/DD require approximately $20M in public aide to help provide for themselves and their families.
• Oregon community providers like Edwards Center, that support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, experience annual turnover rates as high as 50% creating a direct care workforce staffing crisis.
• In 2017, ORA drafted Senate Bill 238 to address the workforce crisis with a long-term strategy that requires the Department of Human Services to pay agencies 150% of the current minimum wage (bringing wages as high as $16.88 per hour in metro Portland) and provide online training to DSPs that would support professional development and reduce turnover. Increased wages will raise people’s income above the Federal poverty level.
If you have questions about legislation and workforce issues, contactChris Burnett at ORA: [email protected] or 503-585-3337.
Board of DirectorsAnne AndersenJoseph Black, M.D.Kristi CabreraJean Edwards, PresidentDick HandsKenneth KaralusSue KornahrensPat Maginnis, Vice PresidentDoug MinsonChris Monty-SnodgrassRandy NorgartAnn Perrins, Secretary & Vox RepDiana SullivanGregory WrightJoe West
See bios at:www.edwardscenter.org/leadership
Employment Services account for approximately one quarter of the services Edwards Center/Edwards Enterprises provide to adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Since 1972 Edwards Enterprises has subcontracted work from over 100 local businesses employing over 150 workers while also operating enclaves and individual community placements. Kit preparation, Salvage and Recycling, Shrink-wrapping, Blister Packing and Mailing Services are some of the tasks performed within the plant. Comcast, ZRT Laboratory, Vernier Software and Technology, Uncle Larry’s Pet Treats, Parlor Puzzles and Bonita Pioneer are some of the long time valued customers.
In 2013, the Oregon Department of Human Services adopted the Employ-ment First policy as a result of a lawsuit by the Federal Government which mandated funds only be allocated to integrated employment opportunities for people with developmental disabilities. The policy eliminates funding for sheltered work experiences past March 2019. For more information on Employment First’s policies adopted by the State of Oregon, please call: 503-945-5600/Department of Human Services.
Edwards Enterprises will continue to operate believing that every individual needs a chance to work no matter what their skill level and with the choice to stay in a safe and protected environment. We believe with the support of our Board of Directors, fund raising efforts and family input, we will get through these tough times.
In response to our changing work climate, Edwards Enterprises has added several new positions to the employment team. Eva Norland, Discovery Specialist, assists participants with exploring employment through work experiences and informal interviews; Irene Dayton, Job Developer for people who are able to work independently in the community; Marisa Craw-ford, Career Development Planner to help program participants develop skills they may use in an integrated job; Cheryl Otting, Community Employ-ment Manager to train Job Coaches. Presently, we provide two employ-ment enclaves through Warne Scope Mounts and Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation Department (THPRD), in addition to 15 people working indepen-dently in a variety of settings.
• May 13th, Edwards Center hosted Casino Night and raised $24,000 through a silent auction and Edwards’ loyal sponsors that includes Banner Bank, Earnest and Associates, Fournier Group, Geneva Woods Pharmacy, Klear Marketing, Pacific Office Automation, ZRT Laboratory, Re/Max Equity Group, SMA, The Maginnis Foundation,the Milt Lampros Family, and Pacific Seafood. A fantastic time was hadby all! All money raised went to the General Fund to support capital projects, programs and services.
• July 21st, Edwards Center hosted a Bluegrass event that featured music by the Back Alley String Band. This was a first time for us and we raised $32,000 from all of our special attendees who donated at the event. Special thanks to the event’s biggest donors: Jean Edwards, Robbyn Foggia, Jane Kleinheinz, Bobbi Lampros and Tom Weth. Proceeds will be directed to Edwards Center Milwaukie for a nurse’s station, wall-mounted room dividers and furnishings; Aloha Community Center for furnishings, wheelchair accessible tables and fencing; Shaw Street group home for appliances; Oak Grove group home for new flooring; and Edwards Enterprises for marketing materials and radio/print advertising.
• Over the summer months, $101,997 in grant applications have been submitted to the Autzen Foundation, The Collins Foundation, the Employee Community Fund at Boeing, Fournier/Safeco, PacificSource and the Willamette Week Giving Guide. By the end of summer we hope to get applications into the Clackamas County Small Grants Program for ECM and Washington County’s Community Devel-opment Block Grant program for the Shaw Street group home.
• October 5th marks the date of Edwards Annual Luncheon hosted at the Multnomah Athletic Club. With great donor and sponsor participation we hope to raise $200,000! Buy your tickets and sponsor a table on line now at:www.edwardscenter.org/luncheon2017
You don’t hear too much about Edwards Center’s (EC) Board of Directors because they work quietly in the background. Their job is to keep the organization focused on its original mission, strategy and goals and to oversee its activities. They are a group of fourteen volunteers with diverse backgrounds, but a common goal of supporting the developmentally disabled. The two commonalities the Board shares is compassion and a desire to give back to the community.
A few members have been on the Board for more than 30 years. Most have been members at least six years, and a handful for less than a year. All have a relative or friend who is or was developmentally disabled. One member has a medical background specializing in disadvantaged patients. Several have financial experience, three have legal backgrounds. The Board includes a realtor and real estate investor, business persons, a tailor and folks with careers in special education. Two members are Vox family support representatives. One Board member is a program participant at Edwards Center.
The mission of EC is to enhance the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities by helping them reach their highest potential through training, education, employment, housing and social opportunities in a safe, healthy and stimulating environment. The Board’s goal of staying the course with the mission has become increasingly difficult as a result of reductions in Medicaid funding and its’ subse-quent impact to our programs.
Funding for activity center programs has reduced too, from being reimbursed by a client’s monthly attendance, to daily, and now we are reimbursed only for each hour a participant attends the Center. Of course we cannot pay our staff on that basis and always need full staffing available, plus we now must track every hour of each participant’s time at our Center which is an administrative challenge.
Over the past few years EC has managed rapid growth and investment with the building of the Aloha Community Center and Edwards Place which came about due to generous donations and grants in addition to the sound financial management of the Board. While we are proud of the new buildings, we want all Edwards’ housing to be of the same top quality. So a year ago, the Board adopted a “Gold Standard Initiative” to replace or upgrade all properties. This is not an easy task in Portland’s escalating real estate market. The measure for improvement is whether any of us would find it acceptable to live there. The initiative is ongoing, targeting the properties most in need.
Every month the Board meets to carry out the mission of Edwards Center and to follow founder, Jean Edwards’ vision to continue to be a place where adults with developmental disabilities enjoy opportunities in all aspects of their lives preserving their dignity and indepen-dence, staying motivated, celebrated, connected with family and integrated into community across their life span.
NEWS FROM THE
Development TeamMEET THE NEWESTMEMBERS OF THEBOARD
THANKS
Team
Just another day at the office! Edwards Enterprises experiences the solar eclipse!Angie, Jayla and Dameka oversee line jobs for our program participants and ensurequality product for our business partners.
Marcie is on the far right who worked with some enclave folks pictured here whoformerly worked at Solar World and now at Edwards Enterprises.
JOB
S If you have, or know of ajob for our programparticipants, please callGeorgia Lampros or IreneDayton at 503-466-2171.
JOINIf you have, a talent, orsome timeto share,we’re alwayslooking forvolunteers.PleasecontactShelly at503-466-2171x106
EDWARDS ENTERPRISES
Employment First A REFLECTION OF EDWARDS CENTER’S
Board of DirectorsBY: ANN PERRINS
Some of Edwards Center’s direct care staff with program participants at our Annual Picnic.
Dana, Georgia, Shelly, Betty
Back Alley String Band
Howard Hedingerand Sandy Whiting
8.5 8.5 8.375
This newsletter assembly & mailing was preparedby Edwards Enterprises team, with the design donatedby Bonita Pioneer Packaging.
Kristi Cabrera Kristi joined the Edwards Center Board because of her relationship with Edwards’ Founder, Jean Edwards that began in the 70’s when she was a child. Her father taught Special Education in the North Clackamas School District and was the camp director for the Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp from 1974-1979.
Kristi was born and raised in Milwaukie, Oregon and earned a Master’s degree in Special Education from Portland State University. She has worked in the Beaverton School District for the past 21 years and it was because of Jean that she got a job at Aloha High School in 1996, directly out of grad school. She is currently one of the district’s Transition Special-ists, working with youth that have special needs. She works heavily with families, preparing them for the transition from high school to post-high school services.
Kristi is, “honored to be a member of the Edwards Center Board of Directors and excited to help bridge the gap between youth and adult services, so that families have more resources and feel better prepared.”
Diana Sullivan Diana became interested in Edwards Center as the result of an invitation to the Annual Luncheon from another Board member. Born and educated in Portland, Diana has worked in accounting and finance as Chief Financial Officer in three different industries. She now teaches accounting and finance classes at Portland Community College and in the recent past at the University of Portland. In Diana’s spare time, she also serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors at the Beaverton Arts & Culture Foundation.
September 10-16 is the 2017Direct Support ProfessionalRecognition Week!
Edwards Center is filled with gratitude to have a devoted team of direct care staff persons to support each of the program participants.
Did you know that both locally AND nationally, the provision of Direct Care Services is considered to be A System in Crisis?
FACTS:• 14,000 Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) provide essential care, services
and support for more than 6,000 Oregonians with developmental and intellectual disabilities (I/DD).
• Direct Support Professionals top the lists of fastest growing occupations in the country. 6,459 employees working in residential agencies who serve individuals with I/DD require approximately $20M in public aide to help provide for themselves and their families.
• Oregon community providers like Edwards Center, that support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, experience annual turnover rates as high as 50% creating a direct care workforce staffing crisis.
• In 2017, ORA drafted Senate Bill 238 to address the workforce crisis with a long-term strategy that requires the Department of Human Services to pay agencies 150% of the current minimum wage (bringing wages as high as $16.88 per hour in metro Portland) and provide online training to DSPs that would support professional development and reduce turnover. Increased wages will raise people’s income above the Federal poverty level.
If you have questions about legislation and workforce issues, contactChris Burnett at ORA: [email protected] or 503-585-3337.
Board of DirectorsAnne AndersenJoseph Black, M.D.Kristi CabreraJean Edwards, PresidentDick HandsKenneth KaralusSue KornahrensPat Maginnis, Vice PresidentDoug MinsonChris Monty-SnodgrassRandy NorgartAnn Perrins, Secretary & Vox RepDiana SullivanGregory WrightJoe West
See bios at:www.edwardscenter.org/leadership
Employment Services account for approximately one quarter of the services Edwards Center/Edwards Enterprises provide to adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Since 1972 Edwards Enterprises has subcontracted work from over 100 local businesses employing over 150 workers while also operating enclaves and individual community placements. Kit preparation, Salvage and Recycling, Shrink-wrapping, Blister Packing and Mailing Services are some of the tasks performed within the plant. Comcast, ZRT Laboratory, Vernier Software and Technology, Uncle Larry’s Pet Treats, Parlor Puzzles and Bonita Pioneer are some of the long time valued customers.
In 2013, the Oregon Department of Human Services adopted the Employ-ment First policy as a result of a lawsuit by the Federal Government which mandated funds only be allocated to integrated employment opportunities for people with developmental disabilities. The policy eliminates funding for sheltered work experiences past March 2019. For more information on Employment First’s policies adopted by the State of Oregon, please call: 503-945-5600/Department of Human Services.
Edwards Enterprises will continue to operate believing that every individual needs a chance to work no matter what their skill level and with the choice to stay in a safe and protected environment. We believe with the support of our Board of Directors, fund raising efforts and family input, we will get through these tough times.
In response to our changing work climate, Edwards Enterprises has added several new positions to the employment team. Eva Norland, Discovery Specialist, assists participants with exploring employment through work experiences and informal interviews; Irene Dayton, Job Developer for people who are able to work independently in the community; Marisa Craw-ford, Career Development Planner to help program participants develop skills they may use in an integrated job; Cheryl Otting, Community Employ-ment Manager to train Job Coaches. Presently, we provide two employ-ment enclaves through Warne Scope Mounts and Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation Department (THPRD), in addition to 15 people working indepen-dently in a variety of settings.
• May 13th, Edwards Center hosted Casino Night and raised $24,000 through a silent auction and Edwards’ loyal sponsors that includes Banner Bank, Earnest and Associates, Fournier Group, Geneva Woods Pharmacy, Klear Marketing, Pacific Office Automation, ZRT Laboratory, Re/Max Equity Group, SMA, The Maginnis Foundation,the Milt Lampros Family, and Pacific Seafood. A fantastic time was hadby all! All money raised went to the General Fund to support capital projects, programs and services.
• July 21st, Edwards Center hosted a Bluegrass event that featured music by the Back Alley String Band. This was a first time for us and we raised $32,000 from all of our special attendees who donated at the event. Special thanks to the event’s biggest donors: Jean Edwards, Robbyn Foggia, Jane Kleinheinz, Bobbi Lampros and Tom Weth. Proceeds will be directed to Edwards Center Milwaukie for a nurse’s station, wall-mounted room dividers and furnishings; Aloha Community Center for furnishings, wheelchair accessible tables and fencing; Shaw Street group home for appliances; Oak Grove group home for new flooring; and Edwards Enterprises for marketing materials and radio/print advertising.
• Over the summer months, $101,997 in grant applications have been submitted to the Autzen Foundation, The Collins Foundation, the Employee Community Fund at Boeing, Fournier/Safeco, PacificSource and the Willamette Week Giving Guide. By the end of summer we hope to get applications into the Clackamas County Small Grants Program for ECM and Washington County’s Community Devel-opment Block Grant program for the Shaw Street group home.
• October 5th marks the date of Edwards Annual Luncheon hosted at the Multnomah Athletic Club. With great donor and sponsor participation we hope to raise $200,000! Buy your tickets and sponsor a table on line now at:www.edwardscenter.org/luncheon2017
You don’t hear too much about Edwards Center’s (EC) Board of Directors because they work quietly in the background. Their job is to keep the organization focused on its original mission, strategy and goals and to oversee its activities. They are a group of fourteen volunteers with diverse backgrounds, but a common goal of supporting the developmentally disabled. The two commonalities the Board shares is compassion and a desire to give back to the community.
A few members have been on the Board for more than 30 years. Most have been members at least six years, and a handful for less than a year. All have a relative or friend who is or was developmentally disabled. One member has a medical background specializing in disadvantaged patients. Several have financial experience, three have legal backgrounds. The Board includes a realtor and real estate investor, business persons, a tailor and folks with careers in special education. Two members are Vox family support representatives. One Board member is a program participant at Edwards Center.
The mission of EC is to enhance the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities by helping them reach their highest potential through training, education, employment, housing and social opportunities in a safe, healthy and stimulating environment. The Board’s goal of staying the course with the mission has become increasingly difficult as a result of reductions in Medicaid funding and its’ subse-quent impact to our programs.
Funding for activity center programs has reduced too, from being reimbursed by a client’s monthly attendance, to daily, and now we are reimbursed only for each hour a participant attends the Center. Of course we cannot pay our staff on that basis and always need full staffing available, plus we now must track every hour of each participant’s time at our Center which is an administrative challenge.
Over the past few years EC has managed rapid growth and investment with the building of the Aloha Community Center and Edwards Place which came about due to generous donations and grants in addition to the sound financial management of the Board. While we are proud of the new buildings, we want all Edwards’ housing to be of the same top quality. So a year ago, the Board adopted a “Gold Standard Initiative” to replace or upgrade all properties. This is not an easy task in Portland’s escalating real estate market. The measure for improvement is whether any of us would find it acceptable to live there. The initiative is ongoing, targeting the properties most in need.
Every month the Board meets to carry out the mission of Edwards Center and to follow founder, Jean Edwards’ vision to continue to be a place where adults with developmental disabilities enjoy opportunities in all aspects of their lives preserving their dignity and indepen-dence, staying motivated, celebrated, connected with family and integrated into community across their life span.
NEWS FROM THE
Development TeamMEET THE NEWESTMEMBERS OF THEBOARD
THANKS
Team
Just another day at the office! Edwards Enterprises experiences the solar eclipse!Angie, Jayla and Dameka oversee line jobs for our program participants and ensurequality product for our business partners.
Marcie is on the far right who worked with some enclave folks pictured here whoformerly worked at Solar World and now at Edwards Enterprises.
JOB
S If you have, or know of ajob for our programparticipants, please callGeorgia Lampros or IreneDayton at 503-466-2171.
JOINIf you have, a talent, orsome timeto share,we’re alwayslooking forvolunteers.PleasecontactShelly at503-466-2171x106
EDWARDS ENTERPRISES
Employment First A REFLECTION OF EDWARDS CENTER’S
Board of DirectorsBY: ANN PERRINS
Some of Edwards Center’s direct care staff with program participants at our Annual Picnic.
Dana, Georgia, Shelly, Betty
Back Alley String Band
Howard Hedingerand Sandy Whiting
8.5 8.5 8.375
This newsletter assembly & mailing was preparedby Edwards Enterprises team, with the design donatedby Bonita Pioneer Packaging.
Kristi Cabrera Kristi joined the Edwards Center Board because of her relationship with Edwards’ Founder, Jean Edwards that began in the 70’s when she was a child. Her father taught Special Education in the North Clackamas School District and was the camp director for the Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp from 1974-1979.
Kristi was born and raised in Milwaukie, Oregon and earned a Master’s degree in Special Education from Portland State University. She has worked in the Beaverton School District for the past 21 years and it was because of Jean that she got a job at Aloha High School in 1996, directly out of grad school. She is currently one of the district’s Transition Special-ists, working with youth that have special needs. She works heavily with families, preparing them for the transition from high school to post-high school services.
Kristi is, “honored to be a member of the Edwards Center Board of Directors and excited to help bridge the gap between youth and adult services, so that families have more resources and feel better prepared.”
Diana Sullivan Diana became interested in Edwards Center as the result of an invitation to the Annual Luncheon from another Board member. Born and educated in Portland, Diana has worked in accounting and finance as Chief Financial Officer in three different industries. She now teaches accounting and finance classes at Portland Community College and in the recent past at the University of Portland. In Diana’s spare time, she also serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors at the Beaverton Arts & Culture Foundation.
September 10-16 is the 2017Direct Support ProfessionalRecognition Week!
Edwards Center is filled with gratitude to have a devoted team of direct care staff persons to support each of the program participants.
Did you know that both locally AND nationally, the provision of Direct Care Services is considered to be A System in Crisis?
FACTS:• 14,000 Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) provide essential care, services
and support for more than 6,000 Oregonians with developmental and intellectual disabilities (I/DD).
• Direct Support Professionals top the lists of fastest growing occupations in the country. 6,459 employees working in residential agencies who serve individuals with I/DD require approximately $20M in public aide to help provide for themselves and their families.
• Oregon community providers like Edwards Center, that support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, experience annual turnover rates as high as 50% creating a direct care workforce staffing crisis.
• In 2017, ORA drafted Senate Bill 238 to address the workforce crisis with a long-term strategy that requires the Department of Human Services to pay agencies 150% of the current minimum wage (bringing wages as high as $16.88 per hour in metro Portland) and provide online training to DSPs that would support professional development and reduce turnover. Increased wages will raise people’s income above the Federal poverty level.
If you have questions about legislation and workforce issues, contactChris Burnett at ORA: [email protected] or 503-585-3337.
Board of DirectorsAnne AndersenJoseph Black, M.D.Kristi CabreraJean Edwards, PresidentDick HandsKenneth KaralusSue KornahrensPat Maginnis, Vice PresidentDoug MinsonChris Monty-SnodgrassRandy NorgartAnn Perrins, Secretary & Vox RepDiana SullivanGregory WrightJoe West
See bios at:www.edwardscenter.org/leadership
Employment Services account for approximately one quarter of the services Edwards Center/Edwards Enterprises provide to adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Since 1972 Edwards Enterprises has subcontracted work from over 100 local businesses employing over 150 workers while also operating enclaves and individual community placements. Kit preparation, Salvage and Recycling, Shrink-wrapping, Blister Packing and Mailing Services are some of the tasks performed within the plant. Comcast, ZRT Laboratory, Vernier Software and Technology, Uncle Larry’s Pet Treats, Parlor Puzzles and Bonita Pioneer are some of the long time valued customers.
In 2013, the Oregon Department of Human Services adopted the Employ-ment First policy as a result of a lawsuit by the Federal Government which mandated funds only be allocated to integrated employment opportunities for people with developmental disabilities. The policy eliminates funding for sheltered work experiences past March 2019. For more information on Employment First’s policies adopted by the State of Oregon, please call: 503-945-5600/Department of Human Services.
Edwards Enterprises will continue to operate believing that every individual needs a chance to work no matter what their skill level and with the choice to stay in a safe and protected environment. We believe with the support of our Board of Directors, fund raising efforts and family input, we will get through these tough times.
In response to our changing work climate, Edwards Enterprises has added several new positions to the employment team. Eva Norland, Discovery Specialist, assists participants with exploring employment through work experiences and informal interviews; Irene Dayton, Job Developer for people who are able to work independently in the community; Marisa Craw-ford, Career Development Planner to help program participants develop skills they may use in an integrated job; Cheryl Otting, Community Employ-ment Manager to train Job Coaches. Presently, we provide two employ-ment enclaves through Warne Scope Mounts and Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation Department (THPRD), in addition to 15 people working indepen-dently in a variety of settings.
• May 13th, Edwards Center hosted Casino Night and raised $24,000 through a silent auction and Edwards’ loyal sponsors that includes Banner Bank, Earnest and Associates, Fournier Group, Geneva Woods Pharmacy, Klear Marketing, Pacific Office Automation, ZRT Laboratory, Re/Max Equity Group, SMA, The Maginnis Foundation,the Milt Lampros Family, and Pacific Seafood. A fantastic time was hadby all! All money raised went to the General Fund to support capital projects, programs and services.
• July 21st, Edwards Center hosted a Bluegrass event that featured music by the Back Alley String Band. This was a first time for us and we raised $32,000 from all of our special attendees who donated at the event. Special thanks to the event’s biggest donors: Jean Edwards, Robbyn Foggia, Jane Kleinheinz, Bobbi Lampros and Tom Weth. Proceeds will be directed to Edwards Center Milwaukie for a nurse’s station, wall-mounted room dividers and furnishings; Aloha Community Center for furnishings, wheelchair accessible tables and fencing; Shaw Street group home for appliances; Oak Grove group home for new flooring; and Edwards Enterprises for marketing materials and radio/print advertising.
• Over the summer months, $101,997 in grant applications have been submitted to the Autzen Foundation, The Collins Foundation, the Employee Community Fund at Boeing, Fournier/Safeco, PacificSource and the Willamette Week Giving Guide. By the end of summer we hope to get applications into the Clackamas County Small Grants Program for ECM and Washington County’s Community Devel-opment Block Grant program for the Shaw Street group home.
• October 5th marks the date of Edwards Annual Luncheon hosted at the Multnomah Athletic Club. With great donor and sponsor participation we hope to raise $200,000! Buy your tickets and sponsor a table on line now at:www.edwardscenter.org/luncheon2017
You don’t hear too much about Edwards Center’s (EC) Board of Directors because they work quietly in the background. Their job is to keep the organization focused on its original mission, strategy and goals and to oversee its activities. They are a group of fourteen volunteers with diverse backgrounds, but a common goal of supporting the developmentally disabled. The two commonalities the Board shares is compassion and a desire to give back to the community.
A few members have been on the Board for more than 30 years. Most have been members at least six years, and a handful for less than a year. All have a relative or friend who is or was developmentally disabled. One member has a medical background specializing in disadvantaged patients. Several have financial experience, three have legal backgrounds. The Board includes a realtor and real estate investor, business persons, a tailor and folks with careers in special education. Two members are Vox family support representatives. One Board member is a program participant at Edwards Center.
The mission of EC is to enhance the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities by helping them reach their highest potential through training, education, employment, housing and social opportunities in a safe, healthy and stimulating environment. The Board’s goal of staying the course with the mission has become increasingly difficult as a result of reductions in Medicaid funding and its’ subse-quent impact to our programs.
Funding for activity center programs has reduced too, from being reimbursed by a client’s monthly attendance, to daily, and now we are reimbursed only for each hour a participant attends the Center. Of course we cannot pay our staff on that basis and always need full staffing available, plus we now must track every hour of each participant’s time at our Center which is an administrative challenge.
Over the past few years EC has managed rapid growth and investment with the building of the Aloha Community Center and Edwards Place which came about due to generous donations and grants in addition to the sound financial management of the Board. While we are proud of the new buildings, we want all Edwards’ housing to be of the same top quality. So a year ago, the Board adopted a “Gold Standard Initiative” to replace or upgrade all properties. This is not an easy task in Portland’s escalating real estate market. The measure for improvement is whether any of us would find it acceptable to live there. The initiative is ongoing, targeting the properties most in need.
Every month the Board meets to carry out the mission of Edwards Center and to follow founder, Jean Edwards’ vision to continue to be a place where adults with developmental disabilities enjoy opportunities in all aspects of their lives preserving their dignity and indepen-dence, staying motivated, celebrated, connected with family and integrated into community across their life span.
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Development TeamMEET THE NEWESTMEMBERS OF THEBOARD
THANKS
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Just another day at the office! Edwards Enterprises experiences the solar eclipse!Angie, Jayla and Dameka oversee line jobs for our program participants and ensurequality product for our business partners.
Marcie is on the far right who worked with some enclave folks pictured here whoformerly worked at Solar World and now at Edwards Enterprises.
JOB
S If you have, or know of ajob for our programparticipants, please callGeorgia Lampros or IreneDayton at 503-466-2171.
JOINIf you have, a talent, orsome timeto share,we’re alwayslooking forvolunteers.PleasecontactShelly at503-466-2171x106
EDWARDS ENTERPRISES
Employment First A REFLECTION OF EDWARDS CENTER’S
Board of DirectorsBY: ANN PERRINS
Some of Edwards Center’s direct care staff with program participants at our Annual Picnic.
Dana, Georgia, Shelly, Betty
Back Alley String Band
Howard Hedingerand Sandy Whiting
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Chad works as part of a team at Edwards Enterprises, 9:00 to 2:00, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. This schedule suits him and he looks forward to his shifts and getting out into the community. This routine is new for Chad. He has had an employment journey full of twists and turns much like the rest of us have experienced throughout our own lives.
Chad is charming and vivacious. He went through Special Ed in the Lake Oswego School District and followed up with a culinary arts transitional program at Portland Community College, a vocational program where he learned, among many things, how to independently use public transportation, manage money, fill out applications and dress appropriately for work and a training program with ASI. He has many interests and likes to stay busy. Chad actually writes and publishes a blog on-line! Most of all, Chad enjoys engaging with people. All of these factors allow Chad to get jobs in our commu-nity with some ease. And go out and get jobs, Chad does! McDonalds. Albertsons. Thriftway. Target. Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst. Oregon Zoo. The Marriott….
Chad has found over time, that once his job coach or supervisor leaves, he is expected to indepen-dently perform the functions of the job that he was hired to do. Chad grows anxious and bored when he is left alone. He misses the validation and companionship that he enjoys so much when job coaches and supervisors are present. In addition, Chad is medically fragile with a metabolic disorder known as “Argininosuccinic aciduria,” a genetic disorder also known as Urea Cycle Disorder, and he suffers from frequent tremors and infrequent Grand Mal seizures. The combination of medical issues and heightened anxiety when left alone, leave Chad with few long-term employment options. For more than a year Chad enjoyed working in an Edwards Enterprises’ enclave (a group of 3-6 employees) at SolarWorld in Hillsboro. The group performed housekeeping and stocking services but were laid off in June 2017, along with 500 other employees, as a result of SolarWorld’s parent company filing for bankruptcy. Until another enclave employment opportunity is found, Chad will keep his days full at Edwards Enterprises doing line work.
Edwards Center’s Board of Directors are committed to doing everything possible to keep Edwards Enterprises running (often at a loss to the organization), to provide an employment alternative for those who are not able to work independently in the community. If Edwards Enterprises did not exist, Chad and his co-workers from the SolarWorld enclave, would be at home, trying to fill their time until another job opportunity presented itself. Thankfully, Chad and his friends will not have to experience that down time of waiting and hoping.
Non-Profit Org.US Postage
PAIDBeaverton, ORPermit # 300
PO BOX 6269Beaverton, OR 97007
New address? New email? New phone number? Want to volunteer?Need more information? Contact Shelly Edwards at…[email protected] or at 503-466-2171 x106
HAS ANYTHING Changed?
B E T H E
Thursday, October 5, 2017Noon to 1:00 pm
Seating begins at 11:30
Multnomah Athletic Club1849 SW Salmon Street
Portland, Oregon 97205 Parking at the MAC Parking lot
or complimentary valet parking
Please Purchase Ticket(s)/Table Online: or Contact:
Georgia Lamprosat 503-466-2171 Ext. 102
SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE
You’re cordially invitedto attend the
EDWARDS CENTER’S
Chad Bode THE SPOTLIGHT IS ON
A NOTE FROM THE Founder
DID YOU Know?
Edwards Place!WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
CHAD FRONT AND CENTER
WAYS TO Give• Remember Edwards Center in your ESTATE PLANNING Contact Georgia Lampros at 503-466-2171 or Jean Edwards at 503-642-1581
• Edwardscenter.org/Give
• VEHICLE DONATIONS: edwardscenter.org/give/ vehicle-donation.html
• STOCK DONATIONS: edwardscenter.org/give stock-donations.html
• The ANNUAL LUNCHEON is October 5th at the Multnomah Athletic Club, buy your tickets/table online at www.EdwardsCenter.org/ luncheon2017
• Remember us when you SHOP!
Thank Youfor Your Gener�ity!
communityrewards
smileYou shop. Amazon gives.
This summer we completed building on our third lot in the Edwards Place neighborhood next to the Edwards Center, Aloha. The weekend of July 21st, the Strassmaiers (Alice and Susan) moved in from Salem, Oregon. The Lee Family (Alex, Heidi and John) moved all the way from New York to move into their home, the week of August 7th. Both Susan Strassmaier and Alex Lee have joined the workforce at Edwards Enterprises, working out on the floor doing assembly and packag-ing work. Both families are incredibly excited to be all together and settled in their new homes. Welcome to the Edwards family!
Summer is quickly moving towards Fall, and Edwards’ staff are trying to pack in many fun outdoor activities for program participants before the weather turns cooler and the days become shorter. Trips to Timberline Lodge, Hillsboro Hops games, the County Fair, hiking, beach trips, clamming, fishing and barbeques are among a few of the delightful activities that the Edwards Center participants have enjoyed.
Edwards’ search for a new Executive Director is underway. Job announcements are out on a number of websites and the Board has formed committees to review applications, screen interviews and meet face to face with candidates. It’s an important process with many stakeholders involved. Our leadership team is doing a great job filling the gap with this vacancy.
Changes to the Medicaid rules and other Federal cuts (Better Care Reconcilia-tion Act) have all organizations that work with Medicaid funding tightening belts and seeking fundraising dollars to make up for shortfalls in government support. Edwards Center is a resilient organization, and together we will effectively respond to the financial constraints.
Please, contact your representatives in Congress (call the U.S. Capitol switch-board at 202-224-3121 or search the Congressional Directory to reach your senators) about our particular plight with Medicaid funding changes, and please join us at our biggest fundraising event of the year at the Annual Luncheon on October 5th at the Multnomah Athletic Club.
Medicaid’s home and community based care services don’t just allow people with disabilities to live independently, they also enable parents and care providers to work outside the home. There is talk about rolling back Medicaid expansion services, which could push people with disabilities and their families out of the workforce. Additionally, the Vocational Rehabilitation program which assists people with disabilities in prepar-ing for, obtaining and remaining at work, has long been inadequately funded. The lack of funds has led to lengthy waitlists and extensive delays before eligible individuals receive needed services.
Heidi, Alex & John Alice & Susan
“No one knows what he can do until he tries.” PUBLILIUS SYRUS
Richard at his job at Ross Dress for Less
Dennis packaging bags for Bonita Pioneer at Edwards EnterprisesTeam Edwards at Jenkins Estate Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
SUMMER & FALL 2017
FYI To find your State
Legislator and politicsrelevant to you, visitwebsite: OpenStates.org
Fun at the Group Hom:
Cliff home at Shaw Street
Rebecca, Michelle,Gary Friedrich and Maria
CENTURY
Each Friday evening Michael, Scott, Cindy, Dee and Doug bowl on a bowling league at Park Lanes in Hillsboro. Over the past year, they have partici-pated in four tournaments and have received first place trophies for two tournaments. The group is on track to receive another trophy, and each person looks forward to bowling every Friday with one of their favorite staff, Derek Holt. After bowl-ing, Derek takes everyone out to eat at Taco Bell. This weekly routine is filled with energy and laugh-ter and creates fond memories for all.
SHAW
Cliff, Maria, Ron, Michelle and Rebecca have lived at Shaw for a number of years. Cliff participates in a “Men’s Night Out” and went to Upward Bound Camp earlier in the summer. Maria enjoyed Camp Rivendale at the end of August. Three Shaw residents participate in a coffee group every other Wednesday.
Michelle has a boyfriend and they enjoy frequent dates in the community. This fall, they are looking forward to Duck football and have purchased season tickets to attend the games! Program staff, Gary Friedrich, ensures that Shaw’s annual garden is flourish-ing. Gary stopped by Edwards Enterprises just yesterday with a bucket full of zucchini for staff and program participants.
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NEWS YOU CAN USE....
Chad works as part of a team at Edwards Enterprises, 9:00 to 2:00, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. This schedule suits him and he looks forward to his shifts and getting out into the community. This routine is new for Chad. He has had an employment journey full of twists and turns much like the rest of us have experienced throughout our own lives.
Chad is charming and vivacious. He went through Special Ed in the Lake Oswego School District and followed up with a culinary arts transitional program at Portland Community College, a vocational program where he learned, among many things, how to independently use public transportation, manage money, fill out applications and dress appropriately for work and a training program with ASI. He has many interests and likes to stay busy. Chad actually writes and publishes a blog on-line! Most of all, Chad enjoys engaging with people. All of these factors allow Chad to get jobs in our commu-nity with some ease. And go out and get jobs, Chad does! McDonalds. Albertsons. Thriftway. Target. Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst. Oregon Zoo. The Marriott….
Chad has found over time, that once his job coach or supervisor leaves, he is expected to indepen-dently perform the functions of the job that he was hired to do. Chad grows anxious and bored when he is left alone. He misses the validation and companionship that he enjoys so much when job coaches and supervisors are present. In addition, Chad is medically fragile with a metabolic disorder known as “Argininosuccinic aciduria,” a genetic disorder also known as Urea Cycle Disorder, and he suffers from frequent tremors and infrequent Grand Mal seizures. The combination of medical issues and heightened anxiety when left alone, leave Chad with few long-term employment options. For more than a year Chad enjoyed working in an Edwards Enterprises’ enclave (a group of 3-6 employees) at SolarWorld in Hillsboro. The group performed housekeeping and stocking services but were laid off in June 2017, along with 500 other employees, as a result of SolarWorld’s parent company filing for bankruptcy. Until another enclave employment opportunity is found, Chad will keep his days full at Edwards Enterprises doing line work.
Edwards Center’s Board of Directors are committed to doing everything possible to keep Edwards Enterprises running (often at a loss to the organization), to provide an employment alternative for those who are not able to work independently in the community. If Edwards Enterprises did not exist, Chad and his co-workers from the SolarWorld enclave, would be at home, trying to fill their time until another job opportunity presented itself. Thankfully, Chad and his friends will not have to experience that down time of waiting and hoping.
Non-Profit Org.US Postage
PAIDBeaverton, ORPermit # 300
PO BOX 6269Beaverton, OR 97007
New address? New email? New phone number? Want to volunteer?Need more information? Contact Shelly Edwards at…[email protected] or at 503-466-2171 x106
HAS ANYTHING Changed?
B E T H E
Thursday, October 5, 2017Noon to 1:00 pm
Seating begins at 11:30
Multnomah Athletic Club1849 SW Salmon Street
Portland, Oregon 97205 Parking at the MAC Parking lot
or complimentary valet parking
Please Purchase Ticket(s)/Table Online: or Contact:
Georgia Lamprosat 503-466-2171 Ext. 102
SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE
You’re cordially invitedto attend the
EDWARDS CENTER’S
Chad Bode THE SPOTLIGHT IS ON
A NOTE FROM THE Founder
DID YOU Know?
Edwards Place!WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
CHAD FRONT AND CENTER
WAYS TO Give• Remember Edwards Center in your ESTATE PLANNING Contact Georgia Lampros at 503-466-2171 or Jean Edwards at 503-642-1581
• Edwardscenter.org/Give
• VEHICLE DONATIONS: edwardscenter.org/give/ vehicle-donation.html
• STOCK DONATIONS: edwardscenter.org/give stock-donations.html
• The ANNUAL LUNCHEON is October 5th at the Multnomah Athletic Club, buy your tickets/table online at www.EdwardsCenter.org/ luncheon2017
• Remember us when you SHOP!
Thank Youfor Your Gener�ity!
communityrewards
smileYou shop. Amazon gives.
This summer we completed building on our third lot in the Edwards Place neighborhood next to the Edwards Center, Aloha. The weekend of July 21st, the Strassmaiers (Alice and Susan) moved in from Salem, Oregon. The Lee Family (Alex, Heidi and John) moved all the way from New York to move into their home, the week of August 7th. Both Susan Strassmaier and Alex Lee have joined the workforce at Edwards Enterprises, working out on the floor doing assembly and packag-ing work. Both families are incredibly excited to be all together and settled in their new homes. Welcome to the Edwards family!
Summer is quickly moving towards Fall, and Edwards’ staff are trying to pack in many fun outdoor activities for program participants before the weather turns cooler and the days become shorter. Trips to Timberline Lodge, Hillsboro Hops games, the County Fair, hiking, beach trips, clamming, fishing and barbeques are among a few of the delightful activities that the Edwards Center participants have enjoyed.
Edwards’ search for a new Executive Director is underway. Job announcements are out on a number of websites and the Board has formed committees to review applications, screen interviews and meet face to face with candidates. It’s an important process with many stakeholders involved. Our leadership team is doing a great job filling the gap with this vacancy.
Changes to the Medicaid rules and other Federal cuts (Better Care Reconcilia-tion Act) have all organizations that work with Medicaid funding tightening belts and seeking fundraising dollars to make up for shortfalls in government support. Edwards Center is a resilient organization, and together we will effectively respond to the financial constraints.
Please, contact your representatives in Congress (call the U.S. Capitol switch-board at 202-224-3121 or search the Congressional Directory to reach your senators) about our particular plight with Medicaid funding changes, and please join us at our biggest fundraising event of the year at the Annual Luncheon on October 5th at the Multnomah Athletic Club.
Medicaid’s home and community based care services don’t just allow people with disabilities to live independently, they also enable parents and care providers to work outside the home. There is talk about rolling back Medicaid expansion services, which could push people with disabilities and their families out of the workforce. Additionally, the Vocational Rehabilitation program which assists people with disabilities in prepar-ing for, obtaining and remaining at work, has long been inadequately funded. The lack of funds has led to lengthy waitlists and extensive delays before eligible individuals receive needed services.
Heidi, Alex & John Alice & Susan
“No one knows what he can do until he tries.” PUBLILIUS SYRUS
Richard at his job at Ross Dress for Less
Dennis packaging bags for Bonita Pioneer at Edwards EnterprisesTeam Edwards at Jenkins Estate Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
SUMMER & FALL 2017
FYI To find your State
Legislator and politicsrelevant to you, visitwebsite: OpenStates.org
Fun at the Group Hom:
Cliff home at Shaw Street
Rebecca, Michelle,Gary Friedrich and Maria
CENTURY
Each Friday evening Michael, Scott, Cindy, Dee and Doug bowl on a bowling league at Park Lanes in Hillsboro. Over the past year, they have partici-pated in four tournaments and have received first place trophies for two tournaments. The group is on track to receive another trophy, and each person looks forward to bowling every Friday with one of their favorite staff, Derek Holt. After bowl-ing, Derek takes everyone out to eat at Taco Bell. This weekly routine is filled with energy and laugh-ter and creates fond memories for all.
SHAW
Cliff, Maria, Ron, Michelle and Rebecca have lived at Shaw for a number of years. Cliff participates in a “Men’s Night Out” and went to Upward Bound Camp earlier in the summer. Maria enjoyed Camp Rivendale at the end of August. Three Shaw residents participate in a coffee group every other Wednesday.
Michelle has a boyfriend and they enjoy frequent dates in the community. This fall, they are looking forward to Duck football and have purchased season tickets to attend the games! Program staff, Gary Friedrich, ensures that Shaw’s annual garden is flourish-ing. Gary stopped by Edwards Enterprises just yesterday with a bucket full of zucchini for staff and program participants.
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