October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and at RISE Services, Inc. Idaho, we are proud to be one of many organizations that help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) find meaningful employment. Having a job is about more than earning an income. Through our employment services, individuals can develop new skills, discover new […]

Finding a summer job for your teenager living with a developmental disability can be challenging. Not only are you looking for a strengths-based position, but you are also searching for an employer who’s a good fit for them. With our summer employment program, the team at RISE Services, Inc. Idaho approaches your teen’s summer job […]

Are you or a family member with a developmental or intellectual disability looking for a summer job? If so, RISE Services, Inc. Idaho can help. We assist each of our clients through the job process, from defining your vocational goals to helping you find a job that you enjoy. Here are four ways our summer […]

Are you looking for an opportunity to help your teenager living with a disability prepare for life after high school? The Summer Employment Program at RISE Services, Inc. of Idaho may be the solution you and your family need. This five-week work experience is geared specifically toward students aged 14 – 21 who have disabilities. […]

There is a myth that youth who are in school and receive SSI benefits can’t work or they will lose their benefits. They can indeed work. There are special SSI rules that support working for students under the age of 22. It’s called the Student Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE). There are limits to the income […]

Community Partnerships’ Employment Department provides an array of vocational and prevocational services to assist people in preparing for, obtaining and maintaining employment. Services are generally determined with the support of State Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors. But for the majority of our clients we CAN provide: Vocational Evaluations-Interest/Aptitude testing Job Readiness Skill Building/Job Seeking Skills training-Employability assistance […]

Over the past six years, I have had the honor of talking with more than 70,000 direct support professionals in a variety of settings, and surprisingly, many of them tell me that they don’t really need any formal recognition. They tell me that they feel a sense of deep personal satisfaction that comes from an […]