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CHOICE, unlimited awarded three-year
CARF accreditation
Duluth, MN — July14, 2009 — CARF
International announced that CHOICE, unlimited has been
accredited for a period of three years for its Community
Employment Services: Job Development, Job Supports, Job-Site
Training; Employee Development Services; Employment Planning
Services; and Community Services: Community Integration.
The latest accreditation is the fifth consecutive Three-Year
Accreditation that the international accrediting body has
awarded to CHOICE, unlimited.
This accreditation decision represents the
highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an
organization and shows the organization’s substantial
conformance to the CARF standards. An organization receiving
a Three-Year Accreditation has put itself through a rigorous
peer review process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors
during an on-site visit that its programs and services are
of the highest quality, measurable, and accountable.
CHOICE, unlimited is a nonprofit organization
with offices at 1829 East Superior St. It has been providing
Employment and Community Support Services in the Duluth
and surrounding area since 1993.
CARF is an independent, nonprofit accrediting
body whose mission is to promote the quality, value, and
optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation
process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons
served. Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation
of Rehabilitation Facilities, and now known as CARF, the
accrediting body establishes consumer-focused standards
to help organizations measure and improve the quality of
their programs and services.
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CHOICE, unlimited
is awarded Lake Superior Initiative Grant!
The Lake Superior Initiative, in partnership
with the United Way, is a federally funded program designed
to help community-based organizations manage their programs
more effectively. CHOICE, unlimited was awarded over $9,000
toward capacity building. Capacity building is the development
of an organization’s leadership, fundraising, management,
and program evaluation skills. CHOICE will work with Organizational
Consultant Jackie Moen to create an updated 3-year strategic
plan. The strategic planning process involves setting a
direction for the future including identifying annual objectives
and milestones to implement and monitor. CHOICE will also
work with Patty Carter, a Grant and Revenue consultant from
BuildWrite, Inc. Ms. Carter will help create a long-term
fundraising and development plan to support the ARTS programs.
The staff and management at CHOICE, unlimited are grateful
for the opportunity to secure organizational longevity and
fundraising security for years to come. Thank you!

Tina Higgins (Grant Writer), Mary Braun Kapsner
(Board President), Simeona Nygren (Executive Director),
Cameron Kruger (Training and Technical Assistant Program
Manager for LSI), DeeAnn Trotta (Education Coordinator).
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1829 East Superior St., Duluth, MN 55812
Voice: (218) 724-5869, TTY: (218) 724-3546, FAX: (218) 724-0359
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