The Equip Newsletter

May 2025 Edition

Published: 06/02/2025

Exploring how Equip’s advancements shape a smarter, more empowered future.

We Don’t Just Release Features—We Remove Friction

At Equip, innovation means solving the everyday pain points that slow your team down. This month’s updates were shaped by real conversations with providers, families, and administrators—each one pointing to a common goal: Make it easier to document, easier to communicate, and easier to keep things moving. Here’s what that looks like in action:

📝 Pre-Fillable PDFs Instead of rebuilding forms from scratch, send us your existing PDFs—we’ll map the fields for you. Once added to your Equip account, these digital templates can be filled out directly in the platform, saving time and simplifying documentation and compliance.

🎯 Smarter Goal Logging You can now enable Auto Complete for goals and waypoints. When the setting is turned on, number-based waypoints complete automatically once the target is met, and goals wrap up when all waypoints are marked done. It’s a small setting with a big impact—less clicking, more clarity.

These aren’t flashy features. They’re friction removers. Because when tech gets out of your way, your team can focus on what matters most.

⚙️ Want to see how these updates could work for your team? Let’s take a look together →

Featured Blog

From Feedback to Feature: How Equip Evolves Based on Real User Input We don’t build in a vacuum. This post takes you behind the scenes of how real user feedback becomes fully developed features—without disrupting your workflow. Take a look →

Building confidence, how Equip supports independence every day.

Health, Habits, and the Power of Routine

This month, we’re spotlighting how Equip supports the development of consistent, healthy habits—both for Participants and for the people guiding them.

"Consistency is essential to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and Equip provides an excellent platform for supporting that goal. The app offers robust features to help students establish routines and manage their calendars effectively. For program administrators, Equip includes valuable tools for tracking student performance and progress. Its seamless scheduling capabilities, such as setting reminders and arranging meetings, enhance operational efficiency. Additionally, Equip facilitates communication among students and program assistants, ensuring that all participants stay informed and on the same page. Overall, Equip is a wonderful resource that should be strongly considered by anyone looking to implement a successful health and wellness program." — Jonathan Queen, Health and Wellness Coordinator, Auburn EAGLES

Whether it’s building routines, tracking mood, or managing weekly goals, Equip helps make healthy independence a daily reality.

Featured Blog

Everyday Wins: Celebrating Small Milestones on the Path to Independence Progress doesn’t always look like a finish line. Discover how teams are using Equip to track and celebrate the small, meaningful milestones that build independence and momentum. Celebrate the wins →

Effective tools and insights to simplify your role and maximize impact.

Equip Makes Accreditation Easier—and Smarter

This spring, several Equip partners told us the same thing: “Equip is directly linked to our accreditation success.”

By turning routines, goals, and support data into clear documentation, Equip helps teams move from gut feelings to hard evidence.

“It makes the unquantifiable… quantifiable. We saw gaps we knew existed—but couldn’t prove until now. It’s so powerful to see exactly where we are—so we can make a plan to grow.”

🧾 Teams used Equip to:

• Export Assessment Reports to show growth over time

• Track daily engagement through Events and Routines

• Share Forms and reports as accreditation evidence

Featured Blog

A Better Way to Support Staff: Boosting Retention Through Resident Empowerment What if the key to staff retention isn’t just training—but trust? Learn how empowering residents with daily tools can ease staff burnout and build longer-lasting teams. Read the full post →

Spotlighting stories that build stronger communities through collaboration and support.

Back from SEPSEA: What We Heard, What We Learned

We loved connecting with so many of you at the 2025 SEPSEA Conference in Asheville! Whether it was through sessions, hallway chats, or our Equip booth, the message was loud and clear: “We need tools that adapt to our participants—not the other way around."

We also got inspired by fresh ideas from across the community—like clearer ways to link program outcomes to course activities, and tools for telling more compelling data stories. (Yes, we’re already working on those!)

📸 Check out our SEPSEA recap posts on social media!

💬 Have feedback or ideas from the conference? We’d love to hear them →

Featured Blog

From Check-Ins to Confidence: Strengthening Peer and Staff Support with Equip Explore how Equip helps foster stronger peer and staff relationships—through clearer communication, better visibility, and intentional support tracking. Read more →