Successes
In 2005:
57 Base Program trainees earned a total of $103,530 from sub-contracts completed for about 25 local companies.
We placed 8 individuals in Group Placements at the Central Administration offices for CHDC, and on our Janitorial Crew. They earned approximately $47,600.
We placed and supported 11 individuals, whose earnings totaled approximately $101,140. In addition we placed 10 more individuals who did not need on-going support.
The following local companies have hired using REI Employment Services:
Airport Cinemas, Windsor
Blockbuster Video, Sonoma
Bundocks Kennel, Sebastopol
Bradley Video, Santa Rosa
Cinnabon, Santa Rosa
Courtyard by Marriott, Santa Rosa
Costco, Santa Rosa/Rohnert Park
Earstrings, Santa Rosa
G&G Supermarket, Santa Rosa
Home Health Care, Santa Rosa
Issel's Golden West Glass, Santa Rosa
Joanne's Fabrics, Santa Rosa
K Mart, Santa Rosa/Rohnert Park
La Tortilla Factory, Santa Rosa
Longs Drugs, Santa Rosa
London House, Santa Rosa
Macy's, Santa Rosa
McDonald's, Santa Rosa
Miller Manufacturing, Rohnert Park
Old Navy Coddingtown, Santa Rosa
Papola Performance, Santa Rosa
Quick Lube, Santa Rosa
Ray's Food Place, Cloverdale
Rayve Productions, Santa Rosa
Rite Aid, Sonoma
Ross, Santa Rosa
Round Table Pizza, Windsor
Roxy Theater, Santa Rosa
Safeway, Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Blue Print Service
Santa Rosa Plaza/Varsity Contractors
Sonoma Tilemakers, Windsor
Taco Bell, Santa Rosa
Tower Records, Sonoma
Versatron, Healdsburg
WalMart, Rohnert Park
West County Schools, Sebastopol
Whole Foods, Sebastopol
YMCA, Santa Rosa
Matt's Story
Matt is one of many successful graduates of REI's Work Service training program. He attended REI from 1983 to 1988 and returned to REI in 1992 and worked in our base program and in Supported Employment Groups for a while. He did well and with the assistance of REI's Job Developer landed his first job with J.C. Penny Co in February 1995. Matt was ready to move on in May of 2000 and with assistance from REI's Job Developer and the Department of Rehabilitation found a new job at Kmart. Matt decided to leave Kmart after learning of their bankruptcy and again REI helped him find work this time at G & G Market in Santa Rosa. Matt has worked as a courtesy clerk since April 2002 and is one of their most dedicated and conscientious employees. He is an excellent bagger, always making sure to pack his customer's groceries carefully. He cheerfully goes out to the car when they need help. Matt also does price checks and other duties in the store. Matt is very dependable are rarely misses work. He is well liked by his supervisors and co-workers, and sometimes goes on fishing trips or other outings with friends he has made at G&G.
Matt is very happy with his job and enjoys feeling useful to the community, as well as earning a paycheck. He has been a faithful employee and with minimal support from his job coach he is very stable, always striving to do his best. He has a good sense of humor, a captivating smile, and is very loyal to his friends.
Though he is very independent and rides the bus to work, one of his personal goals is to someday get a car so he can have more freedom of movement on his timetable. He lives in Santa Rosa with his wife Ginger, who also works with Redwood Empire Industries at the Work Services training program and with Earstrings in a Supported Employment Group.
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