by Kaposia | Aug 29, 2018 | Supported Employment
by Patti Bitney Starke Every day, an estimated 22 veterans die of suicide. Many resources and supports have been put in place to reduce this number to zero. Although the state reports that homelessness among veterans has been significantly reduced, not reported are...
by Kaposia | Jul 27, 2018 | Supported Employment
by Callie Sleper Janice began volunteering at TPT—Twin Cities PBS in downtown St. Paul 22 years ago. She has gone in every single day for an hour at a time, except on holidays or the rare day when her supervisor gives her the day off. Janice doesn’t care for days off....
by Kaposia | Jun 21, 2018 | Supported Employment
by Patti Bitney Starke and Callie Sleper Eileen grew up in New York. She earned a full college scholarship and earned an accounting degree from Tri- State University. Following college, she accepted a position as a full-time accountant and, shortly after, she was...
by Kaposia | May 25, 2018 | Supported Employment
by Christen Conrad and Carol Rydell Before coming to Kaposia, Katie’s only work experience was in a center-based program. Now, Katie has a new job working for Festivities, a go-to company for customers planning special events. She works in a warehouse filled with...
by Kaposia | Apr 30, 2018 | Supported Employment
by Carol Rydell and Kathia Reynandez Hector Ivan Morell Mendez had many years of experience working in construction in Puerto Rico, but when he came to the U.S., getting and keeping a job was a challenge. With a language barrier and little support, Hector had some...
by Kaposia | Mar 27, 2018 | Supported Employment
by Susan Dahlby and Callie Sleper Sensational is a great word to describe David’s 25 years working at Lunds & Byerlys, an organization whose mission is to “create sensational shopping experiences for a lifetime.” Hired in 1993 to provide custodial services, David...
by Kaposia | Feb 1, 2018 | Supported Employment
by Callie Sleper, Don Bernstein, and Jeff Riman Kaposia and our supporters understand the importance of everyone being able to embrace their own personal genius with employment that means something to them. One of our customers who put his genius to work is...
by Kaposia | Jul 14, 2017 | Employment, Staff
How would you like to work for an innovative company that believes that people with disabilities deserve the same opportunity to work in a competitive workforce and engage in volunteer and community activities as everyone else? Are you passionate about challenging...
by Kaposia | Jun 30, 2017 | Get Involved
We send it in the mail. We post it on our web site. Now it’s here! Hot off the presses, your advanced copy of ONE STEP AHEAD for December 2018! Read and enjoy!!
by Kaposia | Apr 13, 2017 | Events, Get Involved, Walk for Wheels
Last year, at our Walk for Wheels, Connie challenged us to raise a certain amount of money and, if we reached the goal, she would swallow a live worm. This year? Take a guess!!
