Phase Phase-Industries Industries Heritage Thrift Heritage Barn Wood Heritage Home Creations

Pine Habilitation and Supported Employment, Inc (phase-industries): Phase-Industries provides services to students and adults experiencing an intellectual/developmental disability, traumatic brain injury, and/or severe and persistent mental illness in east-central mn. Employment and day services focus on community-integrated support, Employment skill development and Employment placement to assist participants in achieving their optimum potential and growth. Individual programs are person-centered and designed to fit each person's needs, interests and goals. Assisting participants in finding and retaining Employment in the community is one of the major goals in this program. Phase-Industries operates several micro Industries, such as retail outlets (Heritage barnwood, Heritage Thrift store, Heritage Home Creations). Instead of these serving as a long-term Employment option for individuals served, they continue to be transformed to provide Employment training, experience, and market-readiness in pursuit of competitive Employment for program participants. These programs not only directly support program participants in developing and expanding needed skills to attain Employment, but serve as an overall resource to the broader community. Phase-Industries Supported approximately 450 program participants in ma waiver programs (prevocational, day support, Employment support, Employment exploration, Employment development), vocational rehabilitation services, and transition services. Approximately nine out of ten individuals served met or made progress toward or fully met their individualized outcomes & goals. Phase-Industries Supported approximately 150 program participants in vocational rehabilitation services and transition services. Approximately eighty percent of individuals who were successfully Supported to attain competitive Employment maintained their Employment after 90-days.across all programs, Phase-Industries relinquished its commensurate wage certificate during 2023, in support of full community and Employment inclusion for over 150 individuals who had previously been paid under the commensurate wage certificate.