We keep a file of names of customers, dates, and the amount of money spent. The Country Shoppe is one of the three businesses run by Vision House . Here, in a safe, supportive and individually paced environment, members prepare for their successful vocational re-entry into the community. The proximity of the store to the day program is a win-win setting. Should training questions arise, job coaches who train and assist members and later initially accompany them to jobs in the community, can obtain immediate feedback from the clinical staff next door.
Members become work ready at their individual rate.
A brain injury often leaves a person without physical and emotional energy. A person's level of limit to stay on task may only be 10-15 minutes at first. Because of the proximity of the program, a member can work at the store for only 10-15 minutes before tiring and returning to the program. Time spent is recorded and used as a baseline to strengthen endurance and skill building.