Imagine!’s main fundraiser is scheduled for Friday, January 25. Throughout the event, a slideshow is running with some fast facts about Imagine! from 2012. Here is that slideshow.
2. The mission of Imagine! is to create and
offer innovative supports to people of all
ages with
cognitive, developmental, physical, and
health related needs so they may live
fulfilling lives of independence and quality
in their homes and communities.
3. In 2012, Imagine! . . .
provided comprehensive
mental health services to
236 individuals with dual
(mental illness /
developmental disability)
diagnoses, provided a
broad range of behavioral
health services to 105
individuals, and educated
their parents and
caregivers about ways to
build cooperative behavior
4.
5. In
2012, Imagine! .
..
provided job
training, placement,
coaching, and
supervision for 104
adults with
developmental
disabilities
6.
7. In
2012, Imagine! .
..
helped 901 babies
and toddlers with
developmental
disabilities or delays
make progress
toward their
individual
developmental goals
8.
9. In 2012, Imagine! . . .
helped caregivers of 211
individuals with developmental
disabilities living at home to
pay for the services and
supports that were most
important to their families, such
as respite care, medical or
dental care, therapies, or
devices to help the individual
with special needs function
better at school or work
10.
11. In 2012, Imagine! . . .
managed foster placements for 43
children whose special needs
could not be met by their birth
parents, managed host home
placements for 90 adults with
developmental
disabilities, provided support and
supervision to 10 adults with
developmental disabilities living in
their own apartments, and provided
24-hour comprehensive care to 22
adults with developmental
disabilities, including seniors and
medically fragile individuals
12.
13. In 2012, Imagine! . . .
helped 65 school-aged
children with
developmental disabilities
to learn vital socialization
skills to help them to
participate more fully in
society, while affording
their parents the peace of
mind that comes with safe
and appropriate childcare
during work hours
14.
15. In 2012, Imagine! . . .
was able to assist
tangentially in the health
care treatment of more
than 5,000 individuals
served by 22 providers and
nine pharmacies in seven
states through a web-based
medication administration
and tracking system it
helped to design, now
administered by CaraSolva
and called MedSupport®
19. In Appreciation
We are very grateful to: Republic National Distributing
Company for providing the red, white, and sparkling wines
for tonight’s event, Left Hand Brewing Co. for donating the
beer, Liquor Mart for arranging for all beverage
donations, Morrell Printing Solutions for discounting the
invitation and program printing, Frasca for the Heads and
Tails prize, and Sturtz and Copeland for the beautiful
flower arrangements. Special thanks to Mark Schroder at
Purple Sage for creating the Imagine! Celebration design
used since 2006, for updating the invitation and sponsor
page layouts every year since, and for creating the 50th
anniversary logo – all pro bono.
