RISE Center

09/01/2026

Employee Spotlight
Help us celebrate Heidi in the comments!
Meet Heidi, our Lead in our Vero Beach Comprehensive Program. Heidi has been in the field and worked with many of our current participants for 20 years!. She plays a central role in meeting the specialized needs of adults with differing abilities.
Fun Facts:
• Loves to garden
• Enjoys hiking in the mountains
Favorite Part of the Job:
Being part of each individual’s growth and seeing them achieve their goals! Also, planning fun and engaging classes and activities.
Special Talent:
She loves to teach using a British accent. It makes learning fun!
What Participants Say:
• She’s a confident, cool, kind, awesome, loving, supporting teacher.
• She’s always there for us and our emotions.
• She’s a great listener.
• She’s the best nail painter.
What Colleagues Say:
• She does well under pressure.
• She’s a great colleague.
• She’s passionate, understanding, flexible, loving, and kind.
• She’s a good cook and the Chicken Queen.
• We all love her very much!

09/01/2026

Vero beach comprehensive had visitors yesterday to end our Jurassic theme.
No one thought we would actually get a visit from a tiny dinosaur!
We welcomed Red and Vicki and enjoyed learning how they are connected to the dinosaurs that roamed over 66 million years ago!
Thank you Alec and Katie for sharing your little dinos!

08/28/2026

Vero Beach IP "SMILE" of the week!!!!!😀

08/28/2026

What an awesome way to wrap up Dino Month! 🌋
Volcano Eruption!
Our Vero Beach IP clients ended Dino Month with a big splash! They built an incredible homemade volcano using papier-mâché.
When it was time for the grand finale, we added baking soda, red food coloring, a squeeze of dish soap, and vinegar. FIZZ... WHOOSH! The bubbling red lava spilled right over the top!
It was a super fun, bubbly, and explosive end to our prehistoric adventures! 🦖✨

08/28/2026

Dino-Mite Dirt Cups !! 🦖🍫
Our amazing clients over at Vero Beach IP are whipping up the ultimate prehistoric treat with their homemade Dinosaur Dirt Cups! They take creamy chocolate pudding, top it with crushed Oreo "dirt," and top it off with a mini dinosaurs for an insanely fun, edible adventure.

08/27/2026

Happy Friday Eve! Jensen Beach IP had a full week of activities! We made festival masks, hand print jelly fishes, made tomato bread in home-cooking, went to the movie theater, played mini golf, face painted and makeup! We are exhausted but had so much fun!

08/26/2026

Jensen Beach IP explored different mediums to paint on rocks and watched a cooking video in preparation for our Tomato Bread home cooking activity tomorrow!

08/26/2026

ROAR! 🦖 Vero Beach IP clients stepped back in time to learn all about the mighty T-Rex! We discovered just how big, strong, and loud this famous dinosaur really was.
Then, we got creative and started building our super cool volcano, getting it all prepped and ready for a giant eruption this Friday! 🌋
To wrap up the fun, we played a lively game of Walking Wheel of Fortune, rolling dice,taking steps, choosing letters and solving clues together.

08/25/2026

Just a reminder...we are closed Monday, 9/7/26, in observance of Labor Day and Tuesday, 9/8/26, for professional development. We look forward to welcoming all of our participants back on Wednesday, 9/9/26!

08/24/2026