Tim an Essential Worker

This year UW-Biotechnology celebrated Paul's 25 years of service!

Bradley has been working for Agrecol Greenhouse for almost 2 years and is an essential part to their buisness. Agrecol provides customers with native seeds and plants from their nursery and greenhouses. He builds the plant trays prior to them being filled with soil for planting and he also places stickers on boxes to get them ready for shipping. Bradley's supervisor, Alyson, states that "Without Bradley we would struggle to meet our customer's plant needs."

Nelia started working at Pick N Save as a Utility Clerk just before the COVID-19 outbreak. Pick N Save has been providing essential goods to the members of her community throughout COVID-19. Nelia is an Essential Worker! Nelia's job as a Utility Clerk is to provide the services of bagging of groceries, shop back, collecting carts, sanitizing carts, and providing customer service. Nelia's supervisor stated that "Individuals with special needs are amazing people with great attitudes and try very hard to do an amazing job for their employer!"

Work Plus, Inc 2318 Vondron Road Madison, WI 53718 www.workplus.org 608-238-6018 June 12, 2020 Work Plus, Inc has been open on a limited capacity over the past three months during COVID-19. Dedicated staff have continued to provide in person on site community support and have continued to be creative and flexible in meeting client needs. We are slowly expanding services as communities and businesses reopen under county and state guidelines. Work Plus understands that there are continued risks, and we will remain vigilant as we move forward in the weeks ahead in continuing to take precautions against the spread of COVID-19. As we continue to increase service levels, please understand that things will look different. Changes in protocol to our office will include but not be limited to temperature tracking and basic screening of all staff, clients and visitors. Work Plus will continue to follow CDC, State and local guidelines as related to best practices. These include social distancing, wearing masks, hand washing, sanitizing, and staying or going home when signs of COVID are presented. All transition of services is a coordinated approach between our clients, support staff, community team members and employers. Work Plus has reached out to all clients and will continue that outreach as we determine transition plans. If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to your Case Managers. We look forward to seeing everyone. Thank you for your patience during this difficult time. Take care and stay well, Kathleen Schoepp Executive Director Work Plus, Inc

March 23, 2020 RE: Coronavirus (COVID – 19) planning precautions. Hello, I wanted to send an update to all the individuals we support, families, friends, employees, business and community partners about how Work Plus, Inc is responding to the public health emergency we are facing with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the Wisconsin stay at home mandate. This is an ever-changing time, and we continue to roll to the best or our ability. To all our staff and everyone we work with, thank you for continuing to support each other during this challenging time. You may have seen the Governor Evers has mandated the close of non-essential businesses, and we that we should shelter in place beginning Tuesday March 24, 2020. Many of the business’ individuals are employed in fall under the non-essential business category, we are now in the situation of needing to temporarily cancel most or our remaining services and sites. Services that we will continue to provide include Community Supported Living to those individuals we currently support. Some emergency coverage of individuals in their homes who have no family or providers available during the day, and some coaching supports for individuals working in essential businesses. We are prioritizing supports based on level of need. We will continue to provide these services in a limited capacity if we have staff available. Please know and understand that we are monitoring the situation and that our plan will continue to be updated and communicated as new recommendations and developments occur. The Work Plus Office will be closed until the Stay at Home mandate is lifted. Phone calls will be forwarded out with someone from Work Plus responding as they are available. If a medical or safety emergency, please call 911. Emails will be followed up on as staff are available. I truly appreciate everyone’s flexibility, as we would not be able to provide any assistance to the individuals, we support without it. Please call our office at 608-238-6018 to leave a message. If you need to reach me directly, my email is kschoepp@workplus.org. Please reach out with any questions. I have attached some links for your information, as these are websites that will continuously be updated. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/disease/covid-19.htm Please feel free to contact me directly at 608-238-6018 or kschoepp@workplus.org with any questions or concerns. My wish for all is that you stay healthy. Please take care. Sincerely, Kathleen Schoepp Executive Director Work Plus, Inc