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'I5RAFT <br /> 1 integrate these folks. And they're going to get a fantastic opportunity out of it, and it's just going to elevate what's <br /> 2 already a fantastic place to be. I'm going to move to Bobby for the site plan, and we can dig into the technical parts of <br /> 3 this. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Nathan Robinson: Can I ask a question? <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Ryan Moffitt: Yes, absolutely. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Nathan Robinson: Just to understand the pattern. So, you have the guest cabins, and then there would be people? Is <br /> 10 it the, in my former life, there was something called The Ark when I lived up somewhere. I that something similar? <br /> 11 Have you ever heard of The Ark? <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Rebecca Sorenson: We're not The Ark. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Nathan Robinson: You're not The Ark. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Rebecca Sorenson: Yeah. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Nathan Robinson: Is that something similar as far as operational? <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Rebecca Sorenson: The Ark is a Medicaid-contracted agency that provides staffing to individuals who have it's called <br /> 22 the North Carolina Innovations Waiver, and they have services through that waiver that pays for supports. No, basically, <br /> 23 what we want to do is we want to provide training programs that will train both the individual with a disability but will also <br /> 24 train the individuals who want to work with people with disabilities in a way that is creative and innovative, and we're <br /> 25 working with the community college to generate an industry credential so that people who graduate from our training <br /> 26 program can achieve a higher rate of pay so they will be interested in staying and serving the person with a disability. <br /> 27 There's, the turnover rate in the direct-support workforce right now is, it's borderline catastrophic. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Nathan Robinson: So, who stays in the cabins? <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Rebecca Sorenson: People who come to camp are just people who come to camp. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Nathan Robinson: Okay. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Rebecca Sorenson: And so, part of what our training program is, is we're simultaneously training individuals with <br /> 36 disabilities to provide hospitality services. In there and to work on their individual goals while they're doing that. And <br /> 37 that might be something like following multi-step directions or having reciprocal conversations or greeting people <br /> 38 independently. Whatever their personal list of goals is, they will have a staff person that will facilitate them in achieving <br /> 39 those goals while they're also learning how to provide. Hospitality skills. The direct-support service provider will be <br /> 40 learning how to be a good direct-support service provider because we'll have a BCBA, a board-certified behavioral <br /> 41 analyst, in our training center who will help them understand how to take a task and use it to teach individual goals so <br /> 42 that they can come to their job and feel like they're successful at what they're being asked to do. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Nathan Robinson: Okay. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Rebecca Sorenson: That was a mouthful but. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Nathan Robinson: So, the camp, the campers are the people receiving the training? <br /> 49 <br /> 50 Rebecca Sorenson: Nope, the campers are just campers. <br /> 17 <br />