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6. CLIENT POPULATION: a. What portion of the client population is served by your program? In 1993 Rise served over 1,300 individuals: Anoka County, 687 or 52%, Hennepin County, 435 or 33%, Ramsey County, 143 or 11%, and Chisago County, 15 or 1%. The number of people Rise served each day in 1994 was 759. Rise transports 250 persons daily. b. What is the income level of the clients to be served? All Rise clients are low income. c. What negative impact, if any, will occur on the target population if funding is not granted by the City? Rise will continue to serve all individuals needing transportation services from Lino Lakes and other cities in Anoka County even if funding is not approved by the City, however, Rise wants to provide transportation to its program participants safely and efficiently at all times. If all the cities Rise approaches for support, approve the requests at the estimated amounts, Rise will be able to meet the match requirements and receive the vehicles. In replacing and expanding the vehicles in its transportation program, Rise is able serve a growing population that continues to need Rise program services. 7. ACCESSIBILITY/AVAILABILITY: a. How do you determine who is to be served? All the people Rise serves are referred to the agency by Anoka, Hennepin, and Ramsey Counties as well as the Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS). b. What are your hours of operation? 8:00 a.nl. to 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday c. What is your program capacity? Are you at capacity? Rise doesn't have an actual program capacity. It responds to people in the community with disabilities who need assistance in finding a job, housing, and independent living services. 8. COORDINATION: a. Is your agency providing a one -of -a -kind service, or are there similar services being provided in the Anoka County area? Rise is the only agency in this geographic area providing community-based employment services.