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Drop In Cafe & Other Tidbits

State Services for the Blind Partner Post

Community Partner - Drop In Cafe

Join us Tuesday February 11th at 8:30 a.m. for our first ever Drop In Cafe. This is an open meeting with no set agenda. We want to answer questions and discuss relevant topics with our partners.

To join click on this zoom link, Meeting ID: 160 941 3602 and Passcode: 844260.

Inclusion Consultant Opportunities

The Olmstead Implementation Office is working with the Dendros Group to support consultants with lived experience of disability. Lived experience of disability includes people with disabilities, family, friends, and caregivers.

Dendros will select, train, and support 17 to 23 individuals to work as Inclusion Consultants. To read the entire article and learn how to apply visit this webpage.

One-cent rides on Metro Transit

As of January 1, Metro Transit rate fares are now only one cent for all Metro Mobility certified riders. For more information and the areas that are served by this change read the entire communication.

State Services for the Blind provides tools and training for employment, living independently, and accessing print. We assist Minnesotans who are blind, DeafBlind, experiencing vision loss, or have difficulty accessing the printed word.

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SSB is an equal opportunity employer and program provider.

The Minnesota State Services for the Blind Vocational Rehabilitation program receives 78.69 percent of its funding through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. For federal fiscal year 2024, the total amount of grant funds awarded were $10,410,449. The remaining 21.3 percent of the costs ($2,817,568) were funded by Minnesota state appropriations.