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Mission Statement
"Achieva Resources Empowers people to achieve greater personal, social, and economic successes."
Vision Statement
"We envision a world where people of differing abilities can work, live, learn, and play in their communities, and we take an active role in creating opportunities to support those choices. As a result, we extend hope and support to all people who are committed to the concept of self-sufficiency and independence."
Employment Services
Achieva Training and Employment Services help many participants throughout Wayne, Union, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Rush, Switzerland, Clark, Floyd, Scott, Washington, Jackson, Jennings, Jefferson, Harrison and Dearborn counties. These services include job placement, job readiness, job retention, assessment, work experience, occupational skills, community work experience, skills evaluation, and computer training.
In the 2005-2006 fiscal year, our employment services programs have provided services to more than 590 individuals with a 90% satisfaction rate from funding sources, participants, and employers. The Vocational Rehabilitation program has a 70% successful closure rate.
Vocational Rehabilitation Services receives referrals from many different sources throughout East Central Indiana and in Dearborn Indiana.
Indiana Manpower Placement and Comprehensive Training (IMPACT) program offers a variety of services to TANF and Food Stamp recipients to enhance the quality of living and assist in obtaining long term economic independence.
Computer Training is offered to vocational rehabilitation participants at our current location and is also offered to community members and businesses wanting to freshen up on their computer skills.
School to Work Transition Program serves as a liaison between special needs students, and needed resources. Also, this program helps students with personal development, job readiness, job shadowing, job club, problem solving classes, and assist students with post secondary and Vocational Rehabilitation applications.
Project SEARCH a newly funded VR program that provides total immersion in the workplace for students with significant disabilities. The program operates at an employer site and offers students the opportunity to participate in internships to develop skills and assess student abilities and interests. Project SEARCH is a partnership between Achieva, VR, the Floyd County School System and the host business site.
Minority Outreach: The Arc of Indiana, Indiana Black Expo, La Plaza and Achieva Resources are working in partnership through funding from Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation grant to reach Hispanic/Latino and African American persons with disabilities in Wayne County. For more information please contact Brandi Whichard at Achieva Resources (765) 935-0536.
Contact Information
Leslie Hendrix
Vice President, Employment Services
Angie Glosser
Employment Services Assistant Manager
Glen Turpin
Special Services Supervisor
Karen Staples
Vocational Services Supervisor
Dearborn County
Shannon Cox
Supervisor of School to Work
Franklin , Wayne, Fayette, Union, Rush counties
Leigh Ann Lloyd
Manager of Employment Services
Southern Indiana
Yvonne Willhite
Resource Specialist Supervisor
Stephanie Casper
Intake Coordinator
Wayne, Fayette, Franklin Counties