Larc Inc.

“The executive committee may make emergency decisions which shall be binding upon the board. Such actions by the executive committee should only be taken when time so dictates, it being always preferable to present business items to the full board at their regular meetings. The composition of the executive committee is the officers of the board of directors. All excutive committee members are part of the governing body.”

“Membership may be on either an individual or family basis.”

“A member shall be eligible to hold office and vote on all questions at general membership meetings. An individual member has one vote and may hold an office. A family membership entitles the family to a maximum of two votes and two members of the family may hold office.”

“The board reviews the 990 before it is filed.”

“Board members are asked to disclose conflicts of interests at board meetings. Conflicts of interest shall be declared at the time they occur or have the potential of occuring. After declaring a conflict of interest, a member may participate in discussion of the matter at hand and will abstain from voting on the matter.”

“A five year employment contract between the executive director and the larc board of directors was implemented in 2003. A clause in the contract continues the contract at the terms and conditions existing at the end of the five year period until such time as a new contract is negotiated or the employee is terminated.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available upon request.”

“Day activity training: larc's day activity training program provides basic life skills training and opportunities for clients who have varying levels of care needs, from intense to moderate. Services include self-care skills, activities of daily living, life skills, socialization skills training, behavioral training, functional skills training and vocational training. The services are customized and tailored for each individual. Clients participate in various staff to client ratio models to promote individualized learning opportunities in conjunction with the level of care required and level/intensity of need present as determined by the agency for persons with disabilities. Activities provided include: daily living tasks and life skills such as bathing, toileting, feeding, grooming; client assessments; case management; counseling; skills; music appreciation; fine and gross motor skills; sensory stimulation; recreation and leisure skills development such as painting and sculpting. Vocational training includes collating, bulk mailing, assembling marketing materials, assembly and packaging services to name a few. Larc's sheltered workshop program also assembles and constructs numerous wood products such as customized wooden grade stakes, form boards and shipping pallets of all sizes for agricultural and manufacturing use. Activities provided include job skills training, safety skills training, workplace ethics, workplace behavior, case management and counseling, behavior management techniques, functional skills training, production quality training, and individualized training specific to individual program outcome goals. The day activity training program's long term objective is to provide medicaid waiver services to adults with developmental disabilities. These services are provided in the community setting with the intent of preventing more costly institutionalization or the reinstitutionalization of the individual receiving services. The objective for the time period of october 01, 2014- september 30, 2015 was as follows: 95% of disabled or developmentally disabled adults assessed will demonstrate measurable progress on individual program plan (ipp) goals as indicated by a performance rating utilizing a success scale of none, minimal, moderate, excellent or maximum. The day activity training program accomplished these short and long range goals for the majority of individuals served during this time period. Specifically, of 148 individuals who were measured during this time period, 145 of these individuals achieved the objective for a program success rate of 98%. Medicaid waiver services continue to be provided to adults with developmental disabilities, also an accomplishment toward our long range goal of preventing costly institutionalization or reinstitutionalization of individuals receiving services. This program was able to serve 155 unduplicated clients during this specific time period in total.”

“Community support services: community support services provides training to adults with developmental disabilities in community environments, home environments and employment environments. Training is provided to assist individuals with learning how to access their community and its resources and to get involved in the community; to increase their independent living skills so that individuals may live on their own with the least amount of assistance/supervision/training necessary to ensure health and safety; and to work in the community and earn wages to support themselves. Activities include: training in how to access community resources such as banks, grocery stores, libraries, restaurants, malls, voting sites, theaters, assistance/guidance with money management/budgeting skills, comparison shopping, stranger awareness and community safety, appropriate behavior/social skills and appropriate interactions with community members; training in home environments which typically surrounds the development and maintenance of independent living skills which includes instruction in meal preparation to include food handling and food safety, health and nutrition to include special dietary needs, management of individual health and medical care needs to include medication administration, health and safety and domestic skills to include household chores, maintaining a clean and healthy environment, self care needs/skills, laundry, assistance/guidance with money management/budgeting skills, comparison shopping; training in the employment environments which involves completing job applications, preparing resumes, developing interview skills, appropriate attire for job interview, assisting with any employer's procedures/requirements for specific positions (i.e. Follow through with employer required drug/background checks etc ), the provision of on the job training to assist individuals with learning specific job tasks, fine tuning and maintaining necessary job skills, meeting employer expectations, ensuring proper and ongoing communication with employers necessary to maintain employment positions, bus and transportation training to assist individuals with getting to/from jobs, work ethics, appropriate workplace behavior and workplace responsibilities. Job carving with employers assists individuals with obtaining employment who have specific abilities/needs. Employment enclave activities include supervision guidance and employment training to individuals in a group setting. On the job training (ojt) activities assist an individual with developing and obtaining transferable work skills/experience to obtain competitive employment in the community. Ojt participants earn wages while training. Typically the ojt services involve training opportunities of at least 3- 6 months in duration and are developed to take place in community employment sites. Activities in all three areas include individualized training specific to each individual's program outcomes, objectives and goals. The community support services' long term objective is to provide medicaid waiver services to adults with developmental disabilities. These services are provided in the community setting with the intent of preventing more costly institutionalization or the reinstitutionalization of the individual receiving services. The objective for the time period of october 01, 2014- september 30, 2015 was as follows: 85% of disabled or developmentally disabled adults assessed will demonstrate measurable progress on individual program plan (i.p.p.) goals or individual employment plan (i.e.p.) goals as indicated by a performance rating utilizing a success scale of: none, minimal, moderate, excellent or maximum. The community support services program accomplished these short and long range goals for the majority of individuals served during this time period. Specifically, of 101 individuals who were measured during this time period, 92 of these individuals achieved the objective for a progra”

“Group homes: group homes residents receive room, board and supervision and are taught self-care and daily living skills such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, menu planning, etc. Activities to be provided include independent living skills training and supervision such as: securing the home; money management; ensuring safety in an emergency and utilizing the 911 emergency response system; meal preparation and cooking skills; self medication with and without supervision; personal hygiene skills; yard work skills; community inclusion and integration; meal planning; healthy food choices; maintaining a safe and healthy environment; clothing care and maintenance; coordination of and transportation to medical appointments to ensure preventative and ongoing healthcare, exposure and experience with regard to individual rights, self advocacy and empowerment. Some of the residents may be able to move into their own apartment after training. Residents are provided opportunities to participate in all the active routines of daily life inside and outside of the home. The group homes program's long term objective is to provide medicaid waiver services to adults with developmental disabilities. These services are provided in the community setting with the intent of preventing more costly institutionalization or the reinstitutionalization of the individual receiving services. The objective for the time period of october 01, 2014- september 30, 2015 was as follows: 95% of developmentally disabled adults assessed will demonstrate measurable progress on individual program plan (ipp) goals as indicated by a performance rating utilizing a success scale of: none, minimal, moderate, excellent or maximum. The group homes program accomplished these short and long range goals for all of the individuals served during this time period. Specifically, of 14 individuals who were measured during this time period, 14 of these individuals achieved the objective for a program success rate of 100%. Medicaid waiver services continue to be provided to adults with developmental disabilities, also an accomplishment toward our long range goal of preventing costly institutionalization or reinstitutionalization of individuals receiving services. This program was able to serve 15 unduplicated clients during this specific time period in total.”

“The process of assuming responsibility for oversight of the audit of the organization's financial statements and selection of an independent accountant has not changed from the prior year.”