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Service Locations and Vocational Services
Commerce Court is all about work. A consumer choosing this service area can access paid production work on site or pursue community based employment, or participate in auxiliary vocationally related classes. A person participating in this service area demonstrates motivation to work, has an awareness of work, demonstrates work skills and is able to work a minimum of three hours per day. The ratio in varies from 1:3 for community based work, to 1:7 for site based work.
Commerce Court DTH Services, is for individuals who are not quite ready to work three hours or more. Consumers interested in this program will be motivated to work, have an awareness of work, demonstrate work skills and be able to work a minimum of 45 minutes to two hours at a l:3 ratio. Ratios will vary depending on the work being done and the level of supervision necessary to meet the quality requirements of the work. A person participating in this program area is offered paid work, auxiliary skill training and some community recreational opportunities. Individuals who have less stamina and need more assistance to be successful at work can look into the work program at the Parkway service location.
To see the variety of work at Commerce please click on: Business Partners or EASE.
Parkway is the main administrative site for the company as well as a consumer program site. It offers a variety of activities and services to meet individual needs, as well as services in skill development, communication, mobility, volunteer opportunities, community connections and work skills development. This site has a 1:3 staff to consumer ratio. Consumers seeking services related to community integration, leisure, and increased work awareness and tolerance, can maximize opportunities at this site. This PAI site has both recreation and leisure and work skills development focus. Individuals at Parkway also have access to nursing and therapy services.
Work Skills Development
This aspect of Parkway offers a variety of on-site jobs at a pace and skill level adapted to the individual. If you are someone who is looking for work experience that is geared toward helping you continue to build independent work skills then this is the program for you. The Parkway vocational experience offers paid work in a low stress environment.
Recreation/Leisure
To lead fulfilling lives, it is important for people to be involved in activities that make sense for them. Specific schedules and levels of support are based on individual needs, interests, and desires. The recreation/leisure aspect offers individuals the opportunity to build leisure skills both in the community and onsite through the development of hobbies and volunteering in the community.
Here is a sampling of some of the opportunities we offer as part of the Phoenix Alternatives experience:
Gardening Skills
This group focuses on teaching about nature, planting plants and taking care of plants while incorporating sensory activities through touch and smell. Consumers can then use their skills to connect to the community through volunteering to maintain a community garden.
Music and Movement
Learning to play instruments, exploring different genres, singing, dancing, making their own instruments and attending community music events.
Science Surprises
Exploring the world of every day items to make fun experiments, that's what this group is all about. Basic cooking ingredients are used to make items such as clay, "slime" and other sensory substances. Exploring the Science Museum in St Paul also lends itself nicely to this group.
Linden Ave is a unique service, not a generic style program, with a long history of caring for people with unique medical needs. Each consumer's day is specifically designed to meet their individual needs. All programs are designed for the person's fun, enjoyment and learning. There are two licensed options under one roof.
Linden North offers community and recreational opportunities. This site emphasizes communication skill development, community integration, functional skill development, building recreational and leisure skills as well as developing personal interests and hobbies. This site has a 1:3 consumer ratio to meet your recreational and community needs.
Linden South offers services to people who have significant medical and physical needs. We also serve people in a Seniors program that is designed to enrich the lives of people with multiple physical needs related to aging. This program offers consumers a wide variety of community integration and volunteer opportunities. Linden South has a 1:2 consumer to staff ratio due to consumers' vulnerabilities and health care needs. A full range of therapies are offered as well as an on-site staff nurse. Homebound services are offered on a limited basis to people who have ISP needs that specify this service is medically necessary.
Program Services include: These options change regularly and a person chooses the areas of their interest. You are invited to give us a look and join us for some fun.
Fantasy Football: If you are into sports, this is the option for you. Friends gather to talk about their teams and calculate the wins and losses from the weekend games
Red Hat Society: The "Proud and Happy Women of Linden Avenue" branch of the Red Hat society share stories, tea and go for tea at a local tea room.
Clay Art: In this program options we are not afraid to get our hands dirty and let our creativity go! We have funky pieces out of the sensory integration activity.
Creative Cooking!: Come join us for a smoothie or a recipe from around the word that celebrates our native cultures! Our adaptive equipment can make anything possible.
OR :
Deal or No Deal Pen Pal Club around the State
Asian art postcards from around the world
Wheel of Fortune music enrichment
Scrap booking card making
Photography box car derby making
Seasonal arts and crafts beading
Asian art music enjoyment
Therapeutic exercise (i.e. swimming)
Quilt making
Astronomy
WE GO LOTS:
Linden Ave. is on the go and into community involvement. We hook up consumers with events, people and activities in the community that meets their individual and cultural needs. Some of the offerings include but not limited to:
Other offerings include but not limited to:
Just to mention a few!!!! Come join us and let's all see how we can learn and grow together.
Senior Services Options at Phoenix Alternatives, Inc.
White Bear Lake
Bonnie Sykora at 651-777-5622
3595 Linden Ave
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
"We celebrate life!"
Phoenix Alternatives Inc. goal is to support people with developmental disabilities who are aging and to provide them the opportunity to stay fully and culturally integrated into the community, sustain and make new friends, and participate to their fullest in a healthy atmosphere that offers them dignity and choice.
"We Celebrate Life" offers services that are custom fit, not cookie cutter style programs and will design programs to meet your changing needs.
We are always on the go. From Red Hat celebrations at the local tea/coffee room, ceramics at the Senior's Center, congregate dining at Willow woods, Stepping Stone Theatre, swimming at Courage Center, dining out, volunteering at our local schools to shopping and much more.
Seniors can have high medical needs and still be supported. The White Bear site has an LPN on duty for most of the day. Each location is supported with on-call RN consultant services.
See Senior options bar for more information
The Oakdale Site is Phoenix Alternatives Inc.'s newest site serving both Washington and Ramsey County consumers and is designed to assist those who need skill development of communication, functional skill, community integration and/or the pursuit of adult hobbies. Ratios at this site range from 1:2 to 1:3. A full range of therapy service is available. Medical protocols are supervised by an RN and LPN.
Every life holds significance and we hope to provide the best possible physical, emotional and community support to persons with disabilities enabling them to lead fulfilling lives.
Our program stresses community integration, communication and choice making while appreciating the often complex needs of the consumers we serve. You'll find structured activities and recreation and leisure activities for adults with developmental disabilities as well as those experiencing Alzheimer's and dementia.
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Commerce Court 1754 Commerce Court White Bear Lake, Minnesota 55110 Phone at Commerce Court: 651-747-8740 Consumer Program Hours: 8:00-2:00 (excluding transportation time) Commerce Court provides vocational services and employment opportunities. Consumers on a vocational path have many options to choose from. |
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Commerce Court is all about work. A consumer choosing this service area can access paid production work on site or pursue community based employment, or participate in auxiliary vocationally related classes. A person participating in this service area demonstrates motivation to work, has an awareness of work, demonstrates work skills and is able to work a minimum of three hours per day. The ratio in varies from 1:3 for community based work, to 1:7 for site based work.
Commerce Court DTH Services, is for individuals who are not quite ready to work three hours or more. Consumers interested in this program will be motivated to work, have an awareness of work, demonstrate work skills and be able to work a minimum of 45 minutes to two hours at a l:3 ratio. Ratios will vary depending on the work being done and the level of supervision necessary to meet the quality requirements of the work. A person participating in this program area is offered paid work, auxiliary skill training and some community recreational opportunities. Individuals who have less stamina and need more assistance to be successful at work can look into the work program at the Parkway service location.
To see the variety of work at Commerce please click on: Business Partners or EASE.
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Parkway 4453 White Bear Parkway White Bear Lake, Minnesota 55110 Phone at Parkway: 651-426-2484 Consumer Program Hours: 8:00-2:00 (excluding transportation time) |
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Parkway is the main administrative site for the company as well as a consumer program site. It offers a variety of activities and services to meet individual needs, as well as services in skill development, communication, mobility, volunteer opportunities, community connections and work skills development. This site has a 1:3 staff to consumer ratio. Consumers seeking services related to community integration, leisure, and increased work awareness and tolerance, can maximize opportunities at this site. This PAI site has both recreation and leisure and work skills development focus. Individuals at Parkway also have access to nursing and therapy services.
Work Skills Development
This aspect of Parkway offers a variety of on-site jobs at a pace and skill level adapted to the individual. If you are someone who is looking for work experience that is geared toward helping you continue to build independent work skills then this is the program for you. The Parkway vocational experience offers paid work in a low stress environment.
Recreation/Leisure
To lead fulfilling lives, it is important for people to be involved in activities that make sense for them. Specific schedules and levels of support are based on individual needs, interests, and desires. The recreation/leisure aspect offers individuals the opportunity to build leisure skills both in the community and onsite through the development of hobbies and volunteering in the community.
Here is a sampling of some of the opportunities we offer as part of the Phoenix Alternatives experience:
Gardening Skills
This group focuses on teaching about nature, planting plants and taking care of plants while incorporating sensory activities through touch and smell. Consumers can then use their skills to connect to the community through volunteering to maintain a community garden.
Music and Movement
Learning to play instruments, exploring different genres, singing, dancing, making their own instruments and attending community music events.
Science Surprises
Exploring the world of every day items to make fun experiments, that's what this group is all about. Basic cooking ingredients are used to make items such as clay, "slime" and other sensory substances. Exploring the Science Museum in St Paul also lends itself nicely to this group.
| Red Hats Get together with friends for tea and crumpets both in the community and on-site, share stories and build fond memories. |
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Linden Avenue 3595 Linden Avenue White Bear Lake, Minnesota 55110 Phone at Linden Avenue: 651-777-5622 Consumer Program Hours: 9:00-3:30 (excluding transportation time) |
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Linden Ave is a unique service, not a generic style program, with a long history of caring for people with unique medical needs. Each consumer's day is specifically designed to meet their individual needs. All programs are designed for the person's fun, enjoyment and learning. There are two licensed options under one roof.
Linden North offers community and recreational opportunities. This site emphasizes communication skill development, community integration, functional skill development, building recreational and leisure skills as well as developing personal interests and hobbies. This site has a 1:3 consumer ratio to meet your recreational and community needs.
Linden South offers services to people who have significant medical and physical needs. We also serve people in a Seniors program that is designed to enrich the lives of people with multiple physical needs related to aging. This program offers consumers a wide variety of community integration and volunteer opportunities. Linden South has a 1:2 consumer to staff ratio due to consumers' vulnerabilities and health care needs. A full range of therapies are offered as well as an on-site staff nurse. Homebound services are offered on a limited basis to people who have ISP needs that specify this service is medically necessary.
Program Services include: These options change regularly and a person chooses the areas of their interest. You are invited to give us a look and join us for some fun.
| Interactive reading: This program offers each consumer an opportunity to learn the use of an alternative speech device. A popular book of the day is read and. they use their device to read and interact with other consumers. A person learns while making friends. |  |
Fantasy Football: If you are into sports, this is the option for you. Friends gather to talk about their teams and calculate the wins and losses from the weekend games
Red Hat Society: The "Proud and Happy Women of Linden Avenue" branch of the Red Hat society share stories, tea and go for tea at a local tea room.
Clay Art: In this program options we are not afraid to get our hands dirty and let our creativity go! We have funky pieces out of the sensory integration activity.
Creative Cooking!: Come join us for a smoothie or a recipe from around the word that celebrates our native cultures! Our adaptive equipment can make anything possible.
OR :
Deal or No Deal Pen Pal Club around the State
Asian art postcards from around the world
Wheel of Fortune music enrichment
Scrap booking card making
Photography box car derby making
Seasonal arts and crafts beading
Asian art music enjoyment
Therapeutic exercise (i.e. swimming)
Quilt making
Astronomy
WE GO LOTS:
Linden Ave. is on the go and into community involvement. We hook up consumers with events, people and activities in the community that meets their individual and cultural needs. Some of the offerings include but not limited to:
| Stepping Stone Theatre Swimming at Courage Center Nature Walks, & Parks Library Specific Ethnic /Cultural Choices Hmong bookstore /library/restuarant |
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Other offerings include but not limited to:
| Bowling Volunteering at our local schools Regular visiting therapy dog Community gardening Shopping Pine Tree Apple Orchard MOA Every dollar store in the near-by area!!!! Pet Stores WBL Fire Department Gold Gym State Fair Silver Harmony Singers African Drum Music Tea Room Fishing Family Days Music in the Park |
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Senior Services Options at Phoenix Alternatives, Inc.
White Bear Lake
Bonnie Sykora at 651-777-5622
3595 Linden Ave
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
"We celebrate life!"
Phoenix Alternatives Inc. goal is to support people with developmental disabilities who are aging and to provide them the opportunity to stay fully and culturally integrated into the community, sustain and make new friends, and participate to their fullest in a healthy atmosphere that offers them dignity and choice.
"We Celebrate Life" offers services that are custom fit, not cookie cutter style programs and will design programs to meet your changing needs.
We are always on the go. From Red Hat celebrations at the local tea/coffee room, ceramics at the Senior's Center, congregate dining at Willow woods, Stepping Stone Theatre, swimming at Courage Center, dining out, volunteering at our local schools to shopping and much more.
Seniors can have high medical needs and still be supported. The White Bear site has an LPN on duty for most of the day. Each location is supported with on-call RN consultant services.
See Senior options bar for more information
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Oakdale
6866 33rd St. Suite 150 Oakdale, Minnesota 55128 Phone at Oakdale: 651-748 -0373 Program Hours: 9:00-3:30 (excluding transportation time) |
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The Oakdale Site is Phoenix Alternatives Inc.'s newest site serving both Washington and Ramsey County consumers and is designed to assist those who need skill development of communication, functional skill, community integration and/or the pursuit of adult hobbies. Ratios at this site range from 1:2 to 1:3. A full range of therapy service is available. Medical protocols are supervised by an RN and LPN.
Every life holds significance and we hope to provide the best possible physical, emotional and community support to persons with disabilities enabling them to lead fulfilling lives.
Our program stresses community integration, communication and choice making while appreciating the often complex needs of the consumers we serve. You'll find structured activities and recreation and leisure activities for adults with developmental disabilities as well as those experiencing Alzheimer's and dementia.
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Oakdale gives and goes. Consumers are hooked up to community organizations where they are known and donate their time talents. A charity auction raised over $300 from one our group project donations. Our active volunteer program consciously seeks ways to give back.
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