Program areas at Curative Connections
Curative Connections provides services that include adult day care, dementia-specific adult day care, rehabilitation services for people with neurological impairments, services for people with autism, in-home and community-based services for people with mental health concerns, specialized transportation services for older adults and people with disabilities, employment and training services, and caregiver support. Employment & training served 358 people in 2022 Curative Connections helps people of all abilities overcome barriers to employment and obtain jobs in the community. We offer training programs with hands-on work experiences in a variety of settings and work places in the community. We can help people create job prep plans that include resume building, job searching and placement assesments. We can also provide job coaching at place of employment to ensure successful employment. We also operate a federal grant that offers people age 55 and older who have lower incomes a paid, on-the-job training assignment. The goal of the 14-county program, called senior training and employment program (step), is to help participants eventually secure permanent employment. The step program is offered in brown, calumet, door, kewaunee, lincoln, manitowoc, marathon, menominee, outagamie, ozaukee, shawano, sheboygan, waupaca and winnebago counties. Adult day services offer day program options for older adults and people with disabilites that benefit from a supportive social setting to engage with others, find meaning and purpose in their days, and continue to be a part of their community. With the goal of helping people maintaining their community living situation through supportive services. 2022 - served 275 people; hours of operations: monday - friday 7am-5:30pm. All programs are certified through the state of Wisconsin. In 2022 transportation services provided 46,654 distinct trips through brown county for people with disabilities and vulnerable older adults, traveling 529,299 miles. The program uses 55 volunteers and 27 vehicles to transport people to and from a variety of appointments in the community to help them remain connected, safe and healthy. 2022 - served 898 people.