While coronavirus cautions put some people’s lives on hold early on, many people with disabilities continued to rely on employment services. ProAct in Eagan delivered them. People who had been placed in jobs still required coaching, and ProAct was one ...
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ProAct’s employment specialists are known for their caring, creative, and dedicated services. These skillsets have enabled employment services to continue virtually for students and adults during the coronavirus crisis. Employment Specialist Cindy Besonnie continues to provide services for participants. Although ...
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When a product order needs fixing at BIC Graphic, Melanie Henderson is there. “After the orders go out, if there is an issue with them, we get contacted to either do remakes or refunds,” said Henderson. The former ProAct crew ...
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Ed Hubley, foreground, stocks shelves at the Dollar Tree store in Cottage Grove and is appreciated by Store Manager Tracy Arett, left, and ProAct Designated Coordinator Charlotte Eastin. Using a wheelchair as backup and coordinating limited use of his hands, ...
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The lunch crowd can line up all the way out the front door at Chik-fil-A in Maplewood, and as the food comes out, ProAct’s Virginia Moorhouse is there to keep the dining room tidy and pleasurable. “She’s one of those ...
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Photo: Culver’s GM Tara Vonte relies on Brandon Marcks, who washes dishes on weekday afternoons and helps keep the restaurant clean. Brandon Marcks at ProAct in Red Wing was ready for a community job. Little did he know that a ...
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The sweet smells of fresh-roasted nuts waft through the air at Cabela’s in Woodbury, where ProAct’s Curtis Nacy is a midday deli outfitter. Based in the Speckled Loon Cafe, one of his tasks is to help sustain this aromatic appeal. ...
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Past prom queen Eden Foster is learning new things about popularity, and customer service, as one of the first of a group of teens with disabilities who are trying out jobs as part of a new program in Wisconsin. Paid ...
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The Hudson location recently added more than a dozen high school students with disabilities under age 18 to its work training effort. Job Developer Traci Borchardt said business, life and soft skills are emphasized, as well as job coaching. “We’re ...
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