About Us.
Partnerships for Inclusion, Inc. began in October 2001 to serve the two northern counties in the Idaho Panhandle. Today the agency provides services throughout the three northern counties in the panhandle: Kootenai, Bonner, and
Boundary and Shoshone Counties. The main office for Partnerships for
Inclusion, Inc. is located in
Bonners Ferry, Idaho, with branch offices in Sandpoint and Coeur d’Alene.
We believe our mission statement sums up who we are.
- Creative, dedicated people: The people who work at Partnerships for Inclusion believe in the work they do and are motivated by the difference they make in the lives of those they work with.
- Building and affirming abilities: The services we provide help to structure new skills and reinforce talents. We create environments where learning happens and strive to make it fun!
- To reach dreams: We all have dreams. We want to help you reach yours!
Lisa Robbe-Soults
Director
BA – Sociology, University of Montana
MPA – Boise State University
Lisa Robbe-Soults has been managing programs that serve people with disabilities and their families since 1991. Her education and expertise in the area of autism spectrum disorders and other disabilities comes largely from listening to parents and people with disabilities. Lisa is also proud to be the co-worker and supervisor for the most creative and dedicated individuals in the state of Idaho.
Her broad work experience ranges from direct experience in sheltered workshops, large group day programs, 10-bed group home and apartment programs, to writing independent living programs, teaching sexuality education classes and implementing one of the first year-round children’s DDA programs in Idaho. Lisa is an IBI and DS Trainer, and is the co-writer and editor of the training manual: Advancing Skills of Developmental Specialists. Additionally, Lisa consults for the Idaho Training Cooperative and has served on the Idaho Training Cooperative Advisory Council since its inception.
Lisa is also active in several regional, state, and national organizations. She is the vice president of the Idaho Association of Developmental Disability Agencies (IADDA); Vice-Chair of the Boundary County Coalition for Families; a member of the Regional Infant Toddler Council and her local Human Rights Task Force, the Accessibility Board, and Democratic Party Precinct Captain. Nationally, she belongs to the Autism Society of America and the US Asperger’s and Autism Association.
As an IBI and North Idaho College instructor, Lisa has taught over 100 students. Lisa’s training also includes numerous presentations at the annual IADDA conference, Northwest Nazarene University and the Community Partnerships annual conference, now known as the Idaho Partnerships Conference on Human Services.