Headwaters

Headwaters, Inc.'s Adult Programs and Transportation includes our Day/Work Services programming and Residential services in our Rhinelander and Ashland locations. Community Based Day Services support people in a wide range of meaningful opportunities to address individual needs, goals, and interests. Community Based Day Services are designed to maximize a person's ability to manage everyday life activities in their community. Through this program, individuals grow to become more active members of their communities and gain skills to achieve their fullest potential. Work Services provides training in soft skills and other work skills that lead to successful employment in our work area and in the community. Work Services are designed to maximize a person's ability to gain skills for productivity. Work services provides a variety of jobs in our production area that help individuals develop necessary skills for employment. All participants in the Work Services program participated in WIOA Career Counseling, (Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act) this counseling provides career services for adults and dislocated workers. Residential/Supported Living Services are designed to maximize a person's ability to manage everyday life skills in their homes and within their communities. People seek out our services for a wide variety of reasons. Through this program, individuals grow to have more meaningful lives outside of their employment and day supports. These services can include interpersonal skills, safety skills, travel training, personal hygiene and health skills, daily living skills coaching, and community connections.

Headwaters, Inc.'s Community Employment program provides support to individuals at their place of work to be successful at their job. It also helps individuals become independent in their job duties and integrated into their work setting. Supports can range from full-time coaching to monthly check ins. In 2023, over 24 employment experiences were completed. This included more than 1,200 hours of on-the-job support provided to individuals. Community Employment services were provided to a minimum of 95 different individuals in 2023. 29 of those job seekers that received services were between 14 and 21 years of age. Over 80% of individuals who got a job in 2023 are now fully independent on the job site after receiving our community employment services.

Headwaters, Inc.'s Enterprise programs include our summer lawncare services (Lawn care services for the Rest Area Maintenance Program, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and the Department of Natural Resources), enclaves and the production area. With the summer maintenance program participants acquire new skills and cleaning techniques at different rest areas. In the summer of 2023, we added lawn care service contracts for 4 community apartment complexes managed by Catholic Charities. Individuals cleaned weekly at the National Guard Armory and worked on cleaning and building/lawn maintenance at 6 waysides in Forest, Vilas, and Oneida counties. In addition, Headwaters, Inc. work service program also maintained 2 boat landings, 6 Wisconsin Valley Improvement sites in Lincoln County, and maintains lawncare at Wisconsin Department of Transportation and their sign shop. In our production area 3 new assembly jobs were acquired in addition to our business confidential shredding contracts. These were added to help individuals work on a variety of job skills.