GREENE INC. - Adult Services Accomplishments 2006

Safety
Greene, Inc. has no BWC claims in 2006. It is significant that there have been no injuries in 2006. This accomplishment is the result of our safety program and management’s commitment to a safe work culture.

Employees with disabilities received ongoing safety training and safe workplace awareness classes which also contribute to this accomplishment.

Acquisitions
Greene, Inc. purchased three properties for our planned Atrium Center Adult Habilitation Center. The properties are adjacent to Greene, Inc.

New laundry contracts in 2006 resulted in a total volume in pounds of 146,508.00

Established three new contracts under our State Use Pilot Project: (State Use is a mechanism for individuals with disabilities to obtain job opportunities). The Document Destruction Enterprise also developed three additional public sector contracts.

Added a new janitorial contract.

Client Activities
The “TEACCH Technique”, first developed at Chapel Hill, North Carolina is being implemented within our Autism Spectrum Unit. This technique provides individuals with cards utilized to enhance expressive communication for those with autism.

Client Appreciation Day on May 5, 2006: This day included self-advocacy training, a Southwestern band, and a cook out. The speaker for self-advocacy is a client consultant who receives services herself in another county. Recognition awards were given to clients for outstanding work attendance, excellence in safety practices, and self- advocacy.

Native American Cultural Project: 2006 Greene, Inc. work floor participants on downtime began an amazing journey into the Native American Indian culture through learning about their history, traditions and language. Special guest presenters include actors from Blue Jacket outdoor drama, Sunwatch Indian Village and our own staff member “Native American historian”, Dean Horine.

Grassroots Advocacy: As part of the NISH grassroots advocacy national event, a Greene, Inc. client and staff met with legislators in Washington D.C. to advocate for NISH and Greene, Inc. NISH administers the JWOD law which creates federal contracting opportunities for persons with disabilities.

Secure Document Destruction
Increased employment for people with disabilities from three to six.

Purchased a truck dedicated to Document Destruction pick ups.
Increased revenue by 218% over 2005.

Janitorial
Instituted a “self monitor” quality control system for second shift janitorial operations, in addition to a quarterly quality inspection by management for each contract. This increased staff awareness of contract specifications while reducing the number of customer complaints.

Rehabilitation
Thirty-one individuals with disabilities were placed in competitive employment in the past year.

Developed and implemented a Leadership Retreat for transitional youth on Oct. 11th and 12th, 2006 at Camp Clifton in Clifton, Ohio. The outcome was for students to develop skills in ethics, rules and teamwork. The students also developed skills to work in a group environment and take a leadership role. Activities were completed to build trust, develop problem-solving skills and to identify natural leaders within the group.

Received $100,000.00 from the Workforce Investment Act grant where partners work in a collaborative effort to develop and implement transitional vocational youth programs. This program is designed to prepare transitional youth for successful competitive employment in the private and public sector.

Partners include:

Greene County Board of MRDD/Greene Inc.
Greene County Career Center
Greene County Educational Service Center
Greene CATS