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Local Businesses... to find out how the PWI Program can help with your staffing needs, please contact

Karen Brocklehurst at

941-355-8808 ext. 249

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2206 - 2007

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Karen Brocklehurst

Assisting Citizens With Disabilities in Obtaining and Maintaining Community Based Employment, and Providing Supports that Ensure that this Employment is Consistent With Career Goals and Conducive to a Valued Lifestyle Within Our Society.

The  U.S. Department of Education/Projects with Industry program (PWI) awarded the pilot CHAC/PWI program its second three years of  funding. This has been especially significant due to DOE’s stringent funding guidelines and standards that must be obtained to secure the full, three year funding award. With the addition of this nationally recognized, best practices employment program for people with disabilities, CHAC has elevated the breadth and depth of its ability to help teens and adults with disabilities to obtain skill training, employment, career advancement, post secondary educational programming, upgrade skills and receive follow-along services. PWI has enabled us to increase our collaboration with three One Stop Centers in Manatee and Sarasota counties through improving  access to services, jobs and careers for One Stop participants who have disabilities.

The project offers job development/job creation/job placement opportunities, internships and/or work experiences in a realistic work settings with local employers for teen participants; help devise career path planning assistance through offering information and training resources and helping employees to upgrade their employees skills for career advancement; offering follow-along services to the employee and employer to ensure successful and long-term employment. Additionally, assistance in developing or purchasing workplace accommodations, modifications and/or technology customized to individual needs is offered in collaboration with referral sources.

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