SEPTEMBER 2023 E-NEWSLETTER

Hello Friends of Vocational Visions,

First, I want to thank everyone for their generous contributions to our “Open Doors” campaign. We are so appreciative of your support, and we work to honor your faith in us every day, as we strive to build stronger programs and serve more people with disabilities in Orange County.

In last month’s newsletter, I mentioned that Direct Support Professional Appreciation Week was coming up. I wanted to let you know that we had a great week, taking time to recognize the commitment and hard work of our amazing staff. Through gifts, raffles, coffee and donuts, and a cookout, we all did our best to let our staff know how much we value them, not just one week a year, but every day. DSPs also received special recognition from Governor Gavin Newsom, which we feel is well deserved.

Finally, I wanted to let you know that we have been busy throughout this year getting input from all of our stakeholders, from funding and referral sources, to persons served in our programs, to staff, managers, and board members. This feedback has been essential to help us define many key short-term and long-term goals for Vocational Visions. Over the course of several months, through a careful and deliberative process, we have developed several plans that lay out key goals that will guide or organization moving forward. We have included some of these plans, including the Accessibility Plan, the Cultural Competency, Diversity and Inclusion Plan, the Risk Management Plan, and the Strategic Plan, below for your review.

We always welcome your feedback, and we will continue to monitor our progress in meeting these and other key objectives as we move forward, revising and updating the goals as we meet our benchmarks, or as the needs of Vocational Visions change. We intend to stay focused on providing innovative services well into the future. The people we serve in our programs deserve no less.  And with your support, we will continue to provide services which allow people to access their communities, develop skills, and live lives they choose.

2023-2026 Strategic Plan

Vocational Visions has released their 2023-2026 Strategic Plan. The plan was presented and discussed at the June 22, 2023 Strategic Planning Retreat and approved at the July 27, 2023 Board Meeting. Executive Director Tim Chervenak stated, “The Strategic Planning Committee did a tremendous job in providing a framework that our organization can follow to make us successful now and in the future.”

Link to the 2023-2026 Strategic Plan, please click here.

2023 Accessibility Plan

Link to the 2023 Accessibility Plan, please click here.

2023-24 Cultural Competency, Diversity & Inclusion Plan

Link to the 2023-24 Cultural Competency Diversity & Inclusion Plan, please click here.

2023 Risk Management Plan

Link to the 2023 Risk Management Plan, please click here.

Direct Support Professionals (DSP) Week

On September 11th-15th, Vocational Visions eagerly celebrated the Direct Support Professionals (DSP) Week. We are proud to honor our dedicated staff members who develop the talents of adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities and make such a difference in their lives.

We provided our Direct Support Professionals with treats, prizes from a raffle, and gift cards! The management staff also stepped up and put on a BBQ cookout for our deserving Vocational Visions staff members!

Thank You, Direct Support Professionals, for all that you do!

2023 "OPEN DOORS" CAMPAIGN

We need your help NOW to “OPEN DOORS!!”

We appreciate your past support that has allowed us to create pathways to employment, life-long learning, and social inclusion for our persons served. But our mission tells us that there is still so much more to do!

Through our “Open Doors” Campaign, Vocational Visions is asking our valued donors to help us create more opportunities, because our communities prosper when our persons served are engaged.

Would you please make a donation to help us

“Open Doors” for those we serve?

$50 pays for one client to attend Clubhouse for one month

$50 will pay for weekly Cooking Club supplies at DTAC-Pala

$100 for Cooking Club in the ADP program

$100 will pay for new Art Supplies at DTAC-Pala

$200 will pay for new Learning Materials at DTAC-Pala

$200 for Arts & Crafts in the ADP program

Please donate online at our website, vocationalvisions.org, or by sending a check to our address below. Please be sure to let us know if your gift is in honor or memory of an individual.

Thank you for your past support and considering a donation to Vocational Visions. We’re ready to put your donation to work to “Open Doors.”

Vocational Visions

26041 Pala

Mission Viejo, CA 92691