Managing Benefits, Maximizing Independence
Representative Payee Services
Representative Payee Service are intended to help people with disabilities grow in their understanding of individual money-management skills. Imagine providing an outlet for individuals to gain the knowledge they need to handle their finances wisely. These services manage the monthly income of our various customers and consumers to help develop the financial management skills necessary for independent living. Our team also helps individuals develop budgets to help meet their needs.
Representative Payee services follow the Social Security Administration guidelines for duties aligned with being a Representative Payee. This includes the following:
Paying for food, shelter, and personal needs.
Monitoring personal accounts for resources.
Filing required reports and supporting documentation for the Social Security Administration.
Advocating beneficiaries to protect, maintain, or reinstate benefits through waiver appeals to the Social Security Administration.
The customers served may include individuals with mental and/or physical disabilities, elderly, or individuals receiving government benefits.
Approved to provide Fiduciary Services to United States Veterans.
Accountability includes submitting yearly reports to the Social Security Administration and, if required, quarterly reports to our client and/or family members. Our payee department also is required to submit bi-annual Social Security audits.
Real Care. Real Change.
Residential Care Facility
Residential Care Facility, also known as RCF, is a living community designed for individuals with disabilities, dual diagnoses, and substance use disorders, specifically in Jackson County and Burlington Iowa. This service focuses on strengthening the community by providing individuals with the necessary tools for success. This includes building life skills that are invaluable for each person. Here, life skills are turned into fuel for empowering individual achievement.
This service offers daily skill-building groups that empower people to grow their abilities in coping, self-help, independent living, community living, social skills, money management, anger management, illness management and recovery, medication education, and recreational skills.
The Power of Employment
Employment Services
Employment services help connect people with disabilities with employment opportunities and skills training. Imagine the Possibilities creates an integrated community for all. Over the years, Imagine has successfully placed many people at various work sites in their communities. These opportunities are designed to offer supported employment to individuals who have both the desire to work in an integrated work setting and employment abilities for these settings. The two main goals of these services are to give individuals the opportunity to earn competitive wages and allow these wages to be earned in an integrated work setting. In addition, Imagine offers job coaching to individuals who desire or may need additional support for their overall success.
Employment Services at Imagine the Possibilities consist of the following Community Employment Services (CES) categories: Job Development (CED/JD) and Employment Supports (CES/ES). All Community Employment Services are accredited by CARF (Commission of Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities).
Small Group Employment, also called Enclaves, is a part of Employment Supports. In enclave employment, individuals perform tasks with necessary work skills and require less supervision.
Job Coaching, which is also a part of Employment Supports, is a program designed to offer supported employment opportunities to individuals who have a desire to work, and the abilities related to the work setting.
Job Development is a service designed for individuals with good work skill capabilities but who do require assistance in job seeking skills, work ethics, and support. This service helps individuals seek community employment and earn competitive wages in a job that matches their skills and interests. These individuals receive training in areas such as completing applications, writing resumes, and completing job searches.