| Southern Minnesota Independent Living Enterprises & Services (SMILES)
SMILES CIL is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization committed to providing a wide array of services that assist individuals with disabilities to live independently, pursue meaningful goals, and enjoy the same opportunities and choices as all persons. Services include: Information & Referral, Advocacy, Peer Counseling and Independent Living Skills Training to people with disabilities. Programs include Assistive Technology and Environment Access, Residential Ramps (temporary, portable or permanent), Social and Recreational Activities, Personal Care Assistance Choice program, Transition from high school to community, Community Education and Training and Special Events . SMILES can provide curriculum and instruction for Homemaking, menu planning, budgeting and time management, employment soft skills (successful on-the-job characteristics and behavior), personal safety, emergency and disaster preparedness, socializing (making and keeping friends), among other options individuals may choose from. SMILES provides in-home and community supports to individuals who qualify to receive assistance through the Developmental Disability (DD) Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals (CADI), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) waivers or Semi-Independent Living Services (SILS). SMILES also serves military veterans through an independent skills partnership with Vocational Rehabilitative Services (DEED).
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Member Since 1992 |
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| EON, Inc.
EON, Inc. an employee owned organization through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). EON is a parent of companies who provide a variety of social and human services such as Home and Community Based Services to individuals in need, have disabilities, or who are elderly and desire to remain as independent as possible in the community.
An EON is defined as an indefinite and very long period of time. Our hope and desires are that our Employee Ownership Network will stand for a long period of time. |
Member Since 2021 |
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