Extended Employment Program
Purpose
This program provides ongoing employment support services to Minnesotans with significant disabilities to maintain and advance in their employment.
Customers and Services
The program contracts with 32 state-certified community rehabilitation programs (CRPs) that provide the ongoing supports to meet the needs of people with disabilities who want to work and employers who need qualified employees.
Measures - Reporting period is state fiscal year (SFY), July 1 - June 30
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SFY 2007
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SFY 2008
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SFY 2009
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Extended Employment (EE)/Basic Program
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Number of customers employed (100% are employed)
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5,819
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5,730
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5,506
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Total number of hours worked
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4.8M
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4.6M
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4.3M
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Total wages earned
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$28M
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$27M
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$25.7M
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EE/Serious Mental Illness Program
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Number of customers employed/served
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629/1,118
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732/1,224
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718/1,292
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Total number of hours worked
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220,976
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257,896
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510,306
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Total wages earned
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$1.84M
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$2.38M
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$4.69M
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Funding Source and Expenditure (in thousands)
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SFY 2007
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SFY 2008
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SFY 2009
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General Fund
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$5,666
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$7,070
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$7,260
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Workforce Development Fund
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$8,026
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$6,701
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$7,061
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Statutory Authority
-- Minn. Stat., Chap. 268A.13 et. seq.
Contact Information
David Sherwood-Gabrielson, Director
Phone: 651.259.7350; TTY: 651.296.3900
This information current as of January 2010.