Workplace Wednesday: Elaina
Elaina had long been searching for meaningful and inclusive employment and thanks to the Best Buddies Jobs Program, she got it.
Elaina had long been searching for meaningful and inclusive employment and thanks to the Best Buddies Jobs Program, she got it.
The Best Buddies Jobs Program is celebrating its 30th anniversary and was recently highlighted by the Daily Express.
MOD’s inaugural Value(s) Menu partner – now through August 22 – is Best Buddies International, the world’s largest organization dedicated to helping people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). With today’s announcement, MOD plans to donate $500,000 to Best Buddies to help support their mission of inclusion through programs that support integrated employment, one-to-one friendships, leadership development, and inclusive living communities.
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). The theme for NDEAM 2021, “America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion,” reflects the importance of ensuring that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have full access to employment and community involvement during the national recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chain seeks to add team members from non-profit that creates opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
A South Florida bakery is doing more than just selling authentic Italian food.
Giving individuals with IDD an equal opportunity to pursue employment will help make our communities more inclusive.
Autism Speaks, Best Buddies and Special Olympics, with the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), are launching Delivering Jobs, an inclusion campaign designed to create pathways to one million employment and leadership opportunities for people with IDD by 2025.
MOD announced a nationwide partnership with Best Buddies International…
(BPT) – With unemployment rates at a nearly 50-year low, many businesses are struggling to find workers. This tight job market is opening doors for people with disabilities, as many companies are turning their attention to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.