Goldie B. Floberg Center Micro-Business Receives Grant

Goldie B. Floberg Center Micro-Business receives $3,000 U.S. Bank Foundation Grant

Rockton, IL (December 2, 2016) – Goldie B. Floberg Center received a grant of $3,000 from U.S. Bank Foundation to help fund the expansion of a community partnership Vending program. The program works to provide job skills development and job placement for adults with developmental disabilities.

The goal of Goldie B. Floberg employment services is to help every person served who wants employment to find and keep community job placement which they find meaningful. The community partnership program creates small business endeavors which allow individuals to choose their own employment path, and become involved in various aspects of running a small business. The program works to provide job skills training and employment to adults age 18 to 22, not yet eligible for Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Individual Placement and Support funds, and transition to IDHS community integrated employment upon eligibility.

U.S. Bank Foundation granted $3,000 to fund the Goldie B. Floberg vending micro-business as it expands service through community partnership contracts. These seed funds will help to purchase, register, and maintain equipment. By year two, the annual program budget, including wages paid to client staff, will be sustained by the business itself.

Goldie B. Floberg Center – In 2018, Goldie B. Floberg Center will celebrate 100 years of helping underserved children and families in the Northern Illinois community. Today, Goldie B. Floberg Center delivers the Mission “to empower and enrich the lives of all people served” to children and adults with developmental disabilities. Through programs such as small group community living services, employment services, and adult learning services, Goldie B. Floberg Center partners with the people served, their families and the community to help individuals with disabilities become fully actualized citizens and members of their community.