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HUD Project Nearly Complete

Prairie Achievement Center's 9-unit apartment facility for individuals with disabilities is nearly complete.  On June 16, the Department of Housing & Urban Development turned it over to us.  Horve Construction is expected to be done with the finishing touches by Friday, June 27.  Residents will be moving in around July 7. Linda Schreck (left) and Cathy Eshleman attended Certified Occupancy Specialist training in Chicago in May.  After a rigorous 2-day training, they each took a 4-hour, 100 question competency test, and passed!  They are now Certified Occupancy Specialists.

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WAC approved for Federal HRSA grant

Michael Lewis, President/CEO of Warren Achievement Center, Inc., announces the acquisition of a Federal Rural Health Care Services Outreach and Rural Health Network Development grant in the amount of $180,506.  This is a two-year grant to be utilized by the Tri-County Health Care Planning Network (T-CHCPN), of which Warren Achievement Center is a member, in implementing the Country Roads to Health project.  The Tri-County Health Care Planning Network is a group of community providers in Henderson, Mercer and Warren Counties, Illinois, that recognize the lack of transportation options is leading to unmet health care needs of residents. 

The T-CHCPN has developed the following output and outcome goals:

1. Develop a permanent and free-standing network of providers and support organizations to address health care needs in the three county area.

2. Make a formal evaluation of barriers to accessing healthcare in the area.

3. Complete a strategic plan focusing on community transportation to address the unmet healthcare needs of residents in Henderson, Mercer and Warren Counties.

4. Development of a sound network sustainability strategy to create meaningful long-term change in the community.

The planning process will include consistent communication with the external community, conducting an environmental scan including focus groups of potential users of services, a market analysis, an internal assessment, and a SWOT analysis.  The potential users of service include seniors, those seeking mental health/substance abuse treatment, the disabled, children/families and those with critical health needs such as dialysis and chemotherapy. This information will then be used to set goals and objectives and develop an action plan to implement those goals and objectives including researching funding sources.  It is believed that using a return on investment model the network will be able to show the potential for reduced trip costs for agencies, a reduction in missed appointments, improved access for consumers, less duplication of services and greater productivity in the services already being provided.  Click here to see media release.

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It started when Warren Achievement Center Board member Marty Smith asked if Achievement Industries could build a home altar for her Buddhist son-in-law.  Achievement Industries staff examined his old one and decided we could.  The quality and price of the home altar we built for him was better than what could be found elsewhere.  The idea for a new business was born.  Achievement Industries consumers could build wooden religious goods.

Dozens of prototypes, strategy meetings, production planning discussions, photography sessions, we introduce Serenity Road.  Internet sales are booming as America takes advantage of the convenience of on-line ordering and shipment of goods directly to the home.  Warren Achievement Center is stepping into the new commercial age.

At www.maplecityemart.com, our customers will find four lines of hand-constructed religious items.  Our largest line is for Buddhists, one of the fastest growing religions in the U.S.  Customers will find home altars, chanting stools, plant stands, and scroll stands.  Christians can choose from our nativity puzzle, Bible stand, three dimensional cross, or a beautiful cross bank made of layers of walnut and pine.  Those of Jewish heritage will find dreidel kits, upsherin boxes, and an exquisite tzedekah bank constructed from walnut and pine in the shape of the Star of David.  Followers of New Age practices will discover home altars, candle trays, and prayer beads.  Over time, we expect to add more products to each of our lines.

All of these items are made by individuals participating in Achievement Industries programs.  Each is carefully designed so our consumers can do most of the work, such as operating the saws, staining and sanding, or stringing beads.  Staff do a few of the more difficult steps, such as hanging doors on the altars and final quality checks.  Consumers are paid for the work they do on Serenity Road products.  The profits from sales of Serenity Road products will go to support the mission of Warren Achievement Center.

We invite all of our friends and families to stop by and see our on-line store.