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Vernon Area Rehabilitation Center, founded in 1977, provides a wide range of rehabilitation services to more than 200 clients in 17 counties. The center s services include physical, speech, occupational and language therapies. It also offers a wide range of residential services that include health and medication monitoring, housekeeping, finances, shopping, daily living skills, and personal hygiene and socialization skills programs. Vernon Area Rehabilitation Center has contracts with more than 30 companies and provides various assembly and packaging services. It also offers a variety of programs in residential and supported employment services. The center provides day services, including social activities, and academics and community living programs. Its community-based employment services include evaluation work adjustment training, school-to-work transition and placement. Vernon Area Rehabilitation Center is located in Viroqua, Wis.

Established in 1991, The Wisconsin ChalleNGe Academy is a program for troubled youths between the ages of 16 and 18. The academy offers a 22-week-long residential program that is equivalent to a high school diploma. It provides cadets with the opportunities to put together a Post-Residential Action Plan (PRAP) with the help of staff members. The academy also provides a 12-month program where cadets can pursue post-secondary education or join the military, as well as other jobs. Its residential program includes training in the development of academic, job and leadership skills, as well as physical fitness and health and hygiene education. The Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy is located in Fort McCoy, Wis.