September 10, 2010---Mankato MN.  The Otto Bremer Foundation and the MRCI Foundation presented MRCI WorkSource’s Board of Directors and CEO Brian Benshoof with a check for $60,000 in support of MRCI’s Consumer Directed Services program.  The grant supports software solutions which will create efficiencies and capacity building for the program and the organization.

 

Consumer Directed Services is an umbrella of services that supports self-determination by allowing clients to stay at home rather than be institutionalized; clients are able to receive many of the services they need through people they trust such as family members or friends. Working with families to provide in-home services for families of children with disabilities MRCI offers a seamless continuum of support and services for these families as their children transition in vocational rehabilitative services throughout adulthood and into retirement.

 

MRCI WorkSource is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to create innovative and genuine opportunities for people with disabilities or disadvantages to support their community participation.  Founded in 1953, MRCI is a leader in adult vocational rehabilitation programs serving more than 4,000 individuals and their families annually.   MRCI has locations in Mankato, St. Peter, Fairmont, New Ulm, Chaska, Shakopee and Rosemount.