Minnesota Independence College and Community

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2013

Signed

Nov 15, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.3

Gross Receipts

$2,651,850

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

The graduate living community (glc) is a program that mlc has created that we provide to the individuals with learning differences and autism spectrum disorders who have successfully completed our undergraduate program. Our graduates who are living independently in their own apartment, using public transportation and are employed in skill based employment, have the glc program to provide them with a community of positive relationships, positive choices and healthy activities within the twin cities. Glc provides support to our employed graduates who need assistance at work or who are looking for the next step in their career. This community living program assists our graduates to maintain their independence in an ever- changing world. The glc program has been operating since 2005 and over the past 5 years we have seen a 50% increase in individuals participating in the program. Our program is currently serving 45 adults and we anticipate that by 2016 our glc enrollment will be approximately 70 adults, a growth of 54%.

Activity 3

The summer internship program (sip) is mlcs opportunity to make a greater impact within the community by offering a residential 3 week summer session. These summer sessions give high school and transition age individuals with learning differences and autism spectrum disorders an opportunity to work on their skills. Similar to the undergraduate program, we provide an apartment living experience that includes skill building in the areas of cooking, cleaning, budgeting and transportation. We also provide vocational summer internships to our participants via our corporate partnerships in the community. We feel that that the sip program is an opportunity that will allow us to partner with other organizations and foundations to increase our footprint and touch more lives. We know that there is a crisis looming for individuals with learning differences and autism spectrum disorders that will need the appropriate transition support provided by this program. We believe that the development of our summer programs, with partners such as hennepin county, university of minnesota and local school districts, will give more young adults access to the skills and support that we provide. Our 1-2 year goal would be to form at least two partnerships around our summer internship program that will allow more individuals to be impacted by minnesota life college.

Filer

EIN

41-1814112