Extended Employment Program - Annual Program Summary
Purpose
This program provides ongoing employment support services to Minnesotans with significant disabilities who require ongoing supports 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
SFY 2005 |
SFY 2006 |
SFY 2007 |
|
| Extended Employment (EE)/Basic Program | |||
| Number of customers employed (100% are employed) |
6,042 |
5,901
|
5,819
|
| Total number of hours worked |
5,054,389 |
4,995,415 |
4,835,267 |
| Total wages earned |
$26.3M |
$27.6M
|
$28M |
|
EE/Serious Mental Illness Program
|
|||
| Number of customers served/employed (59% employed) |
568/902 |
569/958
|
629/1,118 |
| Total number of hours worked |
201,900 |
204,398
|
204,398 |
| Total wages earned |
$1.7M |
$1.8M
|
$1.8M |
Funding Source and Allocation
The funding for the EE/Basic Program was $12.6M in SFY 2006 and SFY 2007, with approximately 40 percent from the general
fund and 60 percent from the Workforce Development Fund. Funding for the EE/Serious Mental Illness Program was $1.4M in SFY 2007, of which $1.0M is from the general fund and the remainder from the Workforce Development Fund.
Statutory Authority
-- Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 268A.13 et. seq.
Contact Information
David Sherwood-Gabrielson, Director
Phone: 651.259.7350;
TTY: 651.296.3900
E-mail:
David.Sherwood-Gabrielson@state.mn.us
Website:
www.deed.state.mn.us/rehab/ee/index.htm
This information current as of January 2008. For more information on DEED programs, see the State of Minnesota budget pages.