Pioneer Resources Inc

OUR MISSION IS TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND SENIORS ATTAIN INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY: A PLACE TO LIVE, A PLACE TO LEARN, A WAY TO GET THERE, A PLACE TO GROW AND PLAY.

RESIDENTIAL LIVING (GROUP HOMES AND RENTAL INCOME): GROUP AND INDEPENDENT HOMES PROVIDING INTENSIVE SUPPORTS AND/OR ACCESSIBLE HOUSING. A TOTAL OF 50 INDIVIDUALS WERE SUPPORTED THIS YEAR, PRIMARILY BETWEEN THE AGES OF 46-65 AND IN NEED OF AMBULATION ASSISTANCE AND HAVE A PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY.

PROGRAMS (SUPPORTED LIVING SERVICES AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING): ASSISTS WITH THE NEEDS AND GOALS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS BECOME AND REMAIN INDEPENDENT. THIS INCLUDES OUR GROUP COMMUNITY LIVING SUPPORT SERVICE OF COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, WHERE PARTICIPANTS MIGHT LEARN HOW TO COOK, RIDE A BUS, ENROLL IN COLLEGE CLASSES, OR LEARN TO LIVE ON A BUDGET. VOCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IS ALSO AVAILABLE. WORKING WITH FAMILIES, OUTSIDE PROVIDERS, AND EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS TRANSITION TO EMPLOYMENT AND ONGOING SKILL DEVELOPMENT TOWARD INDEPENDENCE, INCLUDING: JOB PLACEMENT, JOB COACHING, RESUME DEVELOPMENT, SOFT AND SOCIAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT, AND JOB SHADOWING. IN FY 2021 90 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THESE VARIOUS PROGRAMS IN MUSKEGON AND OTTAWA COUNTY.

YOUTH SERVICES (SPECIALTY SERVICES): PROVIDING EARLY INTENSIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION AND OTHER APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN MUSKEGON AND FERRYSBURG. WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN COMMUNICATION, SOCIAL, SAFETY, AND OTHER SKILLS BASED ON INDIVIDUALIZED PLANS. THIS YEAR 21 YOUTHS AGED 2 TO 20 YEARS OLD WERE PROVIDED SERVICES AT CENTERS, AT HOME, AND IN THE COMMUNITY.

TRANSPORTATION: THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH CONTRACTED AGENCIES, PIONEER RESOURCES OFFERS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, SENIORS, AND OTHERS FACING TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ALONG THE LAKESHORE IN WESTERN MICHIGAN (OTTAWA AND MUSKEGON COUNTIES). 51,827 INDIVIDUAL RIDES COVERING 417,428 MILES WERE PROVIDED IN FY 2021. RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS (LARC AND SENIOR): THE LEISURE AND RECREATION CLUB (LARC) IS A CLUB FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, THEIR FRIENDS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. THE COMMON PURPOSE FOR ALL MEMBERS IS THE CREATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED LEISURE AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. RECREATIONAL SENIOR SERVICES, WITH A FOCUS ON SOCIALIZATION AND EXPLORING SITES IN MUSKEGON COUNTY, ARE PROVIDED BY FUNDING THROUGH THE MUSKEGON COUNTY SENIOR MILLAGE. THIS YEAR 40 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN LARC EVENTS AND 92 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED SENIOR PROGRAMS. PIONEER TRAILS: A 40+ ACRE CAMP GROUND DESIGNED TO PROVIDE VARIOUS CAMP PROGRAMS BOTH FOR PIONEER RESOURCES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. IT IS DESIGNED TO BE BARRIER FREE WITH PAVED TRAILS AND GENTLE SLOPES MAKING THE WOODS, WATERFRONT, AND BUILDINGS ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES. IN 2020 ALL CAMP PROGRAMS WERE CANCELLED DUE TO COVID; FOR 2021, 908 PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND EVENTS AT PIONEER TRAILS.