Association for the Development of the Exceptional Inc.
Association for the Development of the Exceptional Inc.
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Mission
TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED ACADEMICS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES, FOCUSING ONEACH PARTICIPANT'S ABILITIES AND CHOICES, MAXIMIZING THEIR POTENTIAL WHILE GUIDING THEM TOWARDS A PATH OF ACQUIRED SKILLS, SELF-DETERMINATION AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION.
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THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN OUR DAILY PROGRAMMING WE EMPOWER OUR CONSUMERS TO ACHIEVE OUR POWERFUL MISSION STATEMENT. ADE PROVIDES MULTIPLE CHOICES OF PROGRAMMING TO BETTER SERVE THE MANY NEEDS, AND LEVELS OF FUNCTIONING OF OUR 300+ CONSUMERS PER YEAR. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO OFFER OUR CONSUMERS AN ARRAY OF SKILLS THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY. ALSO, TO INTEGRATE THEM IN SOCIAL AND WORK ENVIRONMENTS SO THEY CAN REACH THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL WITHIN THEIR INDIVIDUAL ABILITIES AND CHOICES. AS WELL, TO FORTIFY THEIR VOCATIONAL SKILLS SO THEY MAY HAVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND BECOME PROUD WAGE-EARNERS.ADE'S MANAGEMENT APPROACH FAVORS SEQUENTIAL ELEMENTS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY RUN OUR EXCELLENT PROGRAM, FOR EXAMPLE:1) CLIENT RECRUITMENT- ADE CONTINUES TO ENJOY AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION IN THE COMMUNITY. BECAUSE OF THIS AND BECAUSE OF THE VARIETY OF ACADEMIC, VOCATIONAL, AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS PROVIDED TO THE CONSUMERS WE SERVE, THE SUPPORT COORDINATORS, WHICH ARE THEIR REFERRAL AGENTS ARE VERY INCLINED TO REFER CONSUMERS TO OUR AGENCY. DURING 2017 THE STATE BUDGET FOR "THE AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES" INCREASED APPROXIMATELY 3% IN MEDICAID WAIVER FUNDING. HOWEVER, DURING THE 2018-19 LEGISLATIVE SESSION NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING WAS APPROPRIATED. ADE IS ALWAYS IN THE FOREFRONT OF KEEPING OUR LEGISLATORS IN TALLAHASSEE AWARE OF THE NEED FOR THESE BUDGET ISSUES IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE.2) STAFF RECRUITMENT-UTILIZING THE CAREER BUILDING ADVERTISING TOOL THROUGH THE MIAMI HERALD, INDEED, SOUTH FLORIDA WORKFORCE-PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENT UNIT, JOBING.COM, AND HAVING A CONSTANT PRESENCE AT JOB/CAREER FAIRS, GIVES US AN ARRAY OF CHOICES TO EMPLOY THE BEST CANDIDATES POSSIBLE WITHIN OUR FIELD. THE BETTER THE QUALITY OF THE STAFF THE MORE SUCCESS IN THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES.3) STAFF DEVELOPMENT - ADE CONTINUES TO ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL OF OUR STAFF THROUGH TRAININGS. ESPECIALLY OUR DIRECT CARE STAFF IS GIVEN AN ASSORTMENT OF IN-SERVICE TRAININGS SUCH AS: KNOWLEDGE OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, 0 TOLERANCE, OSHA, CPR, HIV, FIRST AID, BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT, PAC, AND OTHERS.4) EXCELLENT PROGRAMMING- A PROFICIENT, QUALIFIED STAFF UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A WATCHFUL MANAGEMENT TEAM ALLOWS US TO CONDUCT AN EXEMPLARY PROGRAM, WHICH ENHANCES OUR REPUTATION AND ENCOURAGES ADDITIONAL ENROLLMENT AND GROWTH.DURING THE 2011 FY ADE STARTED ITS "PROFESSIONAL CULINARY, BAKING AND RESTAURANT MAINTENANCE TRAINING PROGRAM". IT WAS CONTINUOUSLY FUNDED AT $100,000 PER YEAR, UNTIL FY15-16, WHEN THE FUNDING WAS INCREASED TO $200,000. DURING 2017-18 ADE RECEIVED $125,000 FOR THE CULINARY TRAINING PROGRAM AND $75,000 TO OPERATE ADE'S SILVER PROGRAM FOR SENIORS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, ADE CONTINUES TO ADD A HIGHER LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY AND SOPHISTICATION TO OUR VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING AREAS, AND ALSO REGARDS A HIGH PRIORITY ON OUR COMMUNITY INCLUSION COMPONENT OF OUR ADULT DAY TRAINING PROGRAM, PERSONAL SUPPORTS, AND SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT ETC.ADDITIONALLY, WE CONTINUE TO OFFER OUR OTHER VOCATIONAL TRAINING AREAS, SUCH AS: ART EXPRESSION, COSMETOLOGY, JEWELRY DESIGN, PHYSICAL EXERCISE PROGRAM, CAR WASHING AND DETAILING, PACKAGING, BAGGING, COLLATING, CULINARY TRAINING AND BAKING, COMPUTER CLASSES, HORTICULTURE, MONEY BUDGETING, COMMUNITY AWARENESS, COMMUNITY MOBILITY, FIRST AIDE, AND INDEPENDENT LIVING PROFICIENCY, AND MANY OTHER SKILLS. 5) FISCAL MANAGEMENT - ADE'S CEO AND TOP MANAGEMENT STAFF CONTINUE TO OPERATE FOCUSING THE PRIORITIES TO CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABILITY, AND COMPARATIVE PROCUREMENT TO ENSURE THE MAXIMUM RESULTS OUT OF EVERY DOLLAR OF FUNDING RECEIVED. OUR BILLING SPECIALIST KEEPS A MOST EFFICIENT CONTROL OF OUR COLLECTIONS IN REFERENCE TO OUR GENERAL REVENUE AND MEDICAID WAIVER STATE BILLING. AS WELL, AS A COMMUNICATION LINE WITH ALL SUPPORT COORDINATORS TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE PROPER STATE AUTHORIZATIONS ARE CURRENT AND CORRECT TO ENSURE THAT ALL POSSIBLE COLLECTIONS ARE BILLED APPROPRIATELY AND REIMBURSED PROMPTLY.6) ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES: IN ADDITION, TO THE PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES ADE HAS ENJOYED FOR MANY YEARS, WHICH HAVE BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY DIFFICULT AND COMPETITIVE TO MAINTAIN AT THE SAME LEVEL OR TO HAND ON TO AT ALL. ADE CONTINUES TO PROCURE ALTERNATIVE GRANTS AND FUNDING SOURCES, AS WELL AS PRIVATE DONATIONS.7) MILESTONES THRU THE PAST 5 YEAR PLAN: 1) ON AUGUST 21-18 ADE PURCHASED A NEW, TWO STORY, AND 9,000 SQ. FT. PROPERTY AT 200 NE 2ND DRIVE, HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA 33030. THE BUILDING IS LOCATED IN A PRIME AREA OFF US 1, TWO BLOCKS FROM DOWNTOWN HOMESTEAD, AND THE NEW CITY HALL. THE DECISION WAS MADE AFTER MONTHS OF CRIES FROM PARENTS FROM THE HOMESTEAD AREA, AS WELL AS THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS. WE SPEND MONTHS REMODELING AND SEEKING ZONING AND CO. WE OPENED OUR DOORS FOR PROGRAMMING NOVEMBER 2019, IT HAS BEEN A SUCCESS.2) ON APRIL 4, 2017 ADE PURCHASED 7330 NW 12 STREET FOR $3 MIL, THE PROPERTY APPRAISED FOR $3.4MIL, TWO TENANTS WERE OCCUPYING, TAX E FILING LEASING AT $3,593.04 PER MO. TILL APRIL 2018, AND VIDA PLENA AT $4,622. PER MONTH TILL APRIL 2018.3) THE ABOVE MENTIONED TENANT "TAX E FILING" LEFT PRIOR TO THEIR LEASE COMMITMENT. THIS ALLOWED US TO MOVE ADE'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES FROM OUR HIALEAH BRANCH TO THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE CENTRAL BRANCH, CREATING ADDITIONAL SPACE TO INCREMENT OUR HIALEAH ENROLLMENT. AS WELL, IT OPENED UP NEW SPACE FOR CLASSROOM CREATION AT THE CENTRAL BRANCH SECOND FLOOR. 4) ON APRIL 2018 THE LEASE FOR "VIDA PLENA CHURCH" TERMINATED. AS THEY LEFT OUR BUILDING A NEW PHASE OF RE-MODELING BEGAN SINCE THE SPACE COULD NOW BE USED FOR PROGRAMMING PURPOSES. THIS HAS OPENED UP MANY NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES SINCE PART OF THIS SPACE CONSTITUTES A 2,000 SQ. FT. AUDITORIUM. 5) THE CULINARY TRAINING PROGRAM WAS DIVERSIFIED TO ALL THREE BRANCHES, NOW CONSISTING OF ONE HEAD CHEF/INSTRUCTOR, ONE ASSISTANT CHEF/INSTRUCTOR AND ONE VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINER.6) WE BEGAN OPERATING ADE'S SILVER PROGRAM IN 2017, OFFERING SPECIALIZED GERIATRIC SERVICES TO 55+ DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED SENIORS.7) ADE RECEIVED 3 SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS FROM TALLAHASSEE'S 2018 BUDGET LEGISLATIVE SESSION: 1) $125,000 FOR CULINARY PROGRAM 2) FOR $75,000 FOR OUR SILVER PROGRAM 3) $100,000 FOR A CAPITAL OUTLAY, AFFORDING 33% OF THE COST TO BUILD A NEW PROFESSIONAL TRAINING KITCHEN, THE REMAINING COST WILL DERIVE FROM ADE'S BUILDING AND ACQUISITION RESERVES. 8) ADE RECEIVED $22,000 FROM MAYOR SUAREZ, CITY OF MIAMI-SOCIAL SERVICES GAP PROGRAM.9) ON DECEMBER 19, 2018 ADE ADDED A 2018, 15 PASSENGER FORD E-350 LX VAN TO ITS FLEET, AT A COST OF $28,991.9410) ON JUNE 3, 2019 ADE ADDED A 2019, 15 PASSENGER FORD E-350 LX VAN TO ITS FLEET, AT A COST OF $29,791.8911) ADE RECEIVED 99.1% COMPLIANCE FROM THE AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES DURING THE ANNUAL MONITORING VISIT. THIS WAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST SCORES IN THE STATE.12) ADE ADDED COMPANION SERVICES AND PERSONAL SUPPORTS TO OUR STATE LICENSING PERMIT.13) ADE RECEIVED 100% COMPLIANCE FROM METRO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DURING THE ANNUAL MONITORING VISIT.14) ADE RECEIVED 100% COMPLIANCE FROM THE CITY OF MIAMI DURING THE ANNUAL MONITORING VISIT.15) ADE RECEIVED $35,000 FROM METRO CDBG PUBLIC SERVICE, COMMISSIONER DRIVEN FUNDING.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing outlines the non-profit's goal as “To provide specialized academics, vocational training, and employment services to adults with the development disabilities, focusing oneach participant's abilities and choices, maximizing their potential while guiding them towards a path of acquired skills, self-determination and community inclusion.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were outlined as: “To provide specialized academics, vocational training, and employment services to adults with the development disabilities, focusing oneach participant's abilities and choices, maximizing their potential while guiding them towards a path of acquired skills, self-determination and community inclusion.”.
- As per legal reporting requirements, the state of operation for the non-profit is FL.
- The non-profit's address for 2020 is listed as 7330 NW 12 ST, MIAMI, FL, 33126 in the filing.
- As per the non-profit's form, they have 92 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$456,775.
- The organization has 3 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1973.
- The organization pays $1,764,121 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
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