Programs & Services
Supported
Residential Program
Community-based services offered to adults with serious
mental illness include the following:
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Daily Living Activities |
Under
the guidance of Direct Care Workers, clients learn skills that lead to
independent living, including housekeeping, laundry, hygiene, grooming, grocery
shopping, meal planning, nutrition and budgeting.
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Financial
Management |
Prairie Harvest
Foundation, upon approval from the Social Security Administration, provides comprehensive fiscal management to individuals who have
difficult time managing money.
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Housing
and Subsidies |
Direct Care Workers provide assistance to clients
in locating independent housing and applying for Supplemental Security Income,
Social Security Disability Income, Housing Assistance, Medical Assistance, Food Stamps and Fuel
Assistance. In addition, Prairie Harvest Foundation assist clients through subsidizing their rental and
security deposits until housing assistance is received. Subsidies are also
available for utility deposits and installations, as well as grocery allotments.
Through the Home Place Thrift Store, clients receive basic household items to
furnish their apartments.
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Medication
Management |
Prairie Harvest Foundation clients are dependent on medication to stabilize and manage their illnesses. Prairie Harvest Foundation offers two medication monitoring programs: (1) Under the self-administered medication program, the nurse either fills clients' pill boxes or supervises clients who prefer to fill their own. (2) For those needing closer supervision, Direct Care Workers go to clients' homes up to twice daily and observe that medications are taken properly. Essential to the success of the medications program is the education Prairie Harvest Foundation nurse provides to clients to ensure they understand the purpose and effects of the medications they are prescribed. This program greatly increases medication compliance, which is vital to clients' stability and recovery.
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Medical Guidance |
Prairie Harvest Foundation nurse assists clients with any medical concerns they have, notifies the appropriate medical staff, schedules appointments and arranges for annual physical, dental and vision exams, compiles medical histories for clients and maintains emergency data forms.
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Loan
Fund |
Clients are eligible to obtain interest-free loans to obtain items such as medications, furniture, telephones, VCRs and televisions. Clients make regular payments based on their incomes.
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Socialization
Activities |
Socialization is encouraged through a variety of activities designed for our clients. At our monthly birthday club, clients are presented with gift certificates to the Home Place Thrift Store. A local bowling alley provides a number of free bowling games each week, and the Y Family Center offers reduced annual fees. Our staff informs clients of community events that may interest them and coordinates and provides transportation to Peace of Mind, a six-step support group for individuals with mental illness.
| Occupational Therapy |
Prairie
Harvest hosts the Monday Club, which is a weekly meeting of clients,
occupational therapists, UND students and other community members that provides
clients an opportunity to enhance daily living skills. Topics include how to use
the bus, cooking, hygiene, telephone etiquette, safety and relaxation
techniques.
Harvest Homes
A 12-plex
permanent living facility, Harvest Homes has had a client waiting list since its
completion in February 1997. Tenants are individuals with serious mental illness
who have tested the limits of existing programs and services and have
demonstrated a need for 24 -hour supportive services. Prairie Harvest Foundation
collaborates with the Grand Forks Housing Authority to provide facility
management and maintenance services. In partnership with Northeast Human Service
Center, Harvest Homes provides daily living supportive services such as keeping
apartment clean, laundry, meal planning, financial management. Clients live in one-bedroom units and have the choice
of sharing evening meals with other tenants in the commons area.
This home is
designed for one to two people, providing another choice for individuals with
serious mental illness. All of our
supportive services are available to tenants in this home, as well.
Lodge
Program
Based on the
Fairweather Lodge concept used by Tasks Unlimited in Minneapolis, this program
offers a peer supported living and employment environment for individuals with
serious mental illness. The Lodge
Program provides both a job and a place to live. Living in a lodge is like living in an extended family-six
people sharing expenses, meals, responsibilities, fun, and making decisions as a
group. They form a major support
resource for one another.
Prairie Harvest Foundation has opened a food cart, ‘The 4th Street Eatery’, in the Grand Forks County Building.
The 4th Street Eatery help clients develop: employment opportunities, interpersonal skills, communication, increased responsibility and problem solving.
Extended
Services Program
Prairie
Harvest Foundation provides job coaching and long-term support for individuals
with serious mental illness. An Employment Training Specialist provides
specialized training to the new employee at the job site and follow-up services are available for as long as the worker is
employed
Job Developer
Job Development services provide the community and clients
various supportive services related to successful employment. This range of
services includes: service
coordination, consumer assessment, service monitoring and employment education
to consumers, businesses and the general public.
The
Job Developer will work on expanding job opportunities in the community as well
as providing participants with skill building activities so they can return to
work.
Life Skills
Prairie
Harvest Foundation clients are eligible for Life Skills Therapy.
The Life Skills Therapist will determine what assessments need
to take place. Based upon those
assessments, the Life Skills Therapist will plan a program with the help of the client.
Services will include skill building in daily living areas such as
laundry, budgeting and social skills.
Just Friends Program
The Just Friends
Program a community volunteer program for individuals with serious mental
illness. Community members volunteer time spent in activities such as going to
movies, plays and other events that promote inclusion.
Work
Opportunities – The Home Place Corporation
Prairie Harvest Human Services Foundation believes that
everyone deserves the opportunity to work in competitive employment and to be
paid fair wages. The following programs
have various positions created for people with disabilities.
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Home Place Thrift Store |
Developed to
provide employment and pre-employment opportunities for people with
disabilities, our thrift store has become an integral part of Prairie Harvest
Foundation. Clients receive valuable experience in what is expected of them in
an employment setting and build self-confidence and skills to assist them in
entering the job market. The store exists to provide customers with affordable
goods and clothing and to provide resources to Prairie Harvest Human Services
Foundation.
| Prairie Harvest Human Services |
Various
positions—encourage people with severe mental illness and other disabilities
to apply.
| 4th Street Eatery |
Prairie Harvest Human Services Foundation is operating a food cart at the Grand Forks County Building on the 6th floor. The 4th Street Eatery provides lunches Monday through Friday from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm. The Eatery hires both Lodge Members as well as community clients.
| Community
Support |
Prairie Harvest Human Services Foundation provides one-on-one
support to individuals with serious mental illness to help them succeed in the
competitive employment field. Services are individualized and focus on the
skills areas needed to strengthen work related activities.
