Residential
Agetha Peer Group Home
Peer Group Home (PGH) provides six participants with a home and support services. They need extra assistance and support, with two staff on shift during waking hours. Self-help skills and learning to maximize independent living potentials are emphasized, with 24-hour supervision provided. PGH was built in 1992 and occupied in January of 1993.
Svarre Group Home
Svarre Group Home provides a home and services for eight participants. Cooking, cleaning, self-help, group living, leisure time activities, social skills, and use of money are emphasized at SGH, with 24-hour supervision provided. Svarre Group Home also speicalizes in serving our most medically needy participants. Svarre Group Home was extensively remodeled in 1993.
West Side House
West Side house is a supported living residence divided into 2 separate living quartes. A three bedroom unit upstairs and a 2 bedroom unit downstairs. West Side House specializes in our moderate behavioral participatants working on behavior management and coping skills, crisis intervions, along with ADLs, leisure activites, and social skills. 24-hour supervision is provided. West Side House was purchased in 2015.
Transitional Living Complex
This service provides on-site supervision in a comfortable apartment setting for seven men and women with disabilities and is considered congregate supported living. The folks in TLC have the opportunity to become more self-reliant with the level of support each person needs. The service definition is supported living, congregate.
Supported Living
Supported Living is an off-site program of service within the person’s home/apartment. The people in supported living reside in their own apartments in the community and receive supports necessary for day-to-day living. 24-hour supervision is not available in supported living.
Vocational
Jensen Activity Center
The Jensen Activities Center (JAC) or workshop is the location of ROI’s regular and intensive day service programs. Work activities help people with disabilities achieve their full potential with meaningful work and instruction in employment skills, reading, math, telling time, social and daily living skills, personal hygiene, and leisure activities. Wages are earned for work performed, and the U.S. Department of Labor licenses the programs due to most earning less than minimum wage.
The Jensen Activities Center (JAC) is also the location of ROI’s main offices.
Second Opportunity Thrift Store
Website: https://www.facebook.com/best.thrift.store.ever/ The ROI Second Opportunity thrift store provides an additional revenue stream for ROI while also offering unique items in a retail environment and giving developmentally challenged adults the opportunity to learn new skills and be out in the community. Community members donate gently used items to be sold to the public at a discounted price. A mix of staff, clients and volunteers are utilized to operate the store.
Industries
ROI collects and sells aluminum cans, newspaper, magazines, office paper, corrugated paper (cardboard), PET #1, #2, #5, and #7 plastics to the recycling industry. Name/event badges are produced for reunions, the Richland County Fair and others. The Richland County Road Public Works owns the 45’ semi-trailer, which serves as storage and a means to get the newspapers/magazines to market and it is parked at ROI. When full, the county furnishes a tractor and driver approximately four times per year.
Small Group Employment
ROI work crews perform janitorial services at several Sidney business establishments and churches, with supervision from a vocational specialist. Janitorial training is available at the JAC prior to joining a work crew.
Supported Employment
Competitive employment placements are developed generally through Vocational Rehabilitation Services (a state agency which focuses on employment.) Currently, ROI assists 12 men and women employed in the community. Transportation is provided to and from work sites, when needed.
Transportation
ROI provides transportation in and out of the community for all persons in service. The agency operates two, 14 passenger mini-buses with wheelchair lifts. Six mini-vans, one cars, and a SUV are used for medical/dental appointments, to transport work crews, and staff travel. One pickup, 2 box trucks, and a cardboard baler truckare used for production.
ROI collaborated with four other agencies to form Richland County Transportation Service. This service provides transportation to the general public. RCTS will own all of ROI’s mini-buses as replacement occurs.