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SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT NETWORK |
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 The Supported Employment Network, funded by the Department of Mental Retardation, is a collaboration between the New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce and several area organizations who provide work search assistance and support to people with disabilities. The mission of the Network is to create a greater awareness in the business community about the skills and employability of people with disabilities.
Network members provide support to 289 individuals with disabilities.
Network members are working with 163 employers.
There are 102 individuals with disabilities looking for employment or additional employment.
What is Supported Employment?
It is an employment option that provides the necessary support (such as a job coach or transportation) an individual with a disability may need to be successfully and gainfully employed.
It promotes productivity and worker/employer satisfaction by matching job seekers' skills to suitable job openings thereby ensuring success.
It offers businesses the ability to tap into a labor force with marketable skills, a strong work ethic, and unbounded enthusiasm for work. It often results in reduced recruitment turnover, and training costs.
Employers Benefit from Supported Employment by:
- Hiring dependable employees who are committed to doing the job creating less turnover
- Having easy access to an expanded labor pool and prescreened, qualified employees
- Expanding the diversity of their workforce
- Assisting the employer in training the new employee.
Individuals who are gainfully employed:
- Gain from the experience
- Increase their earnings to spend in their communities
- Increase independence from entitlement programs
- Increase their opportunities to make friends and their sense of belonging in their communities
Network Members:
New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce
Department of Mental Retardation
Attleboro Enterprises
Better Community Living, Inc.
Comprehensive Mental Health Systems
Greater New Bedford Career Center
Lifestream, Inc.
M. O. Life, Inc.
Nemasket Group
Opportunity Center/Work Inc.
Sail Program
Seven Hills Community Services, Inc
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