Sentences with phrase «disability employment initiatives»

With your generous support, our scientists translate decades of rehabilitation research into revolutionary treatments and our grant makers fund innovative and scalable disability employment initiatives that create access to employment opportunities never before possible.

For two decades, under the direction of Katz, Kessler Foundation has awarded more than $ 33 million in grants to disability employment initiatives to organizations throughout the U.S., including Community Options.

In an effort to create or expand employment opportunities for people with disabilities, Kessler Foundation distributed grants to disability employment initiatives across the U.S.

To expand job training and employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities, Kessler Foundation has distributed $ 32 million to fund disability employment initiatives across the U.S. since 2005.

WEST ORANGE, N.J. — Join Kessler Foundation for the 14th Annual Stroll «N Roll, presented by Biogen and Gibbons on Sunday, September 27, at Verona Park in Verona, N.J. Registration opens at 10 a.m. Every dollar raised advances medical rehabilitation research and funds disability employment initiatives that return people to their homes, their communities and the workplace.

To date, $ 106,000 was raised to change the lives of people with disabilities and will support Kessler Foundation's rehabilitation research and funding of disability employment initiatives.

In 2013, Kessler Foundation awarded a $ 450,000 grant to the nonprofit Ability Beyond to expand a disability employment initiative with PepsiCo, called Pepsi ACT (Achieving Change Together).

Not exact matches

That initiative provides funds to train unemployed workers not eligible for employment insurance and is aimed at aboriginals, immigrants, women, youth, older workers, people with disabilities and those with low literacy levels.

Our aim is to create a respectful workplace where equal opportunity exists at all phases of the employment lifecycle, regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and age - and we run various programs and initiatives across the company to ensure we achieve this goal.

«At Kessler Foundation, we believe in supporting unique initiatives that have the potential to support employment opportunities for large numbers of people with disabilities and can be replicated in other states,» said Elaine Katz, senior vice president of Grants and Communications.

EAST HANOVER, N.J. January 18, 2017 — Kessler Foundation has awarded a two - year, $ 250,000 Signature Employment Grant to the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) to launch Career Pathway Services, an initiative to develop a customized employment and peer support model to work toward reducing unemployment and reliance on public benefits for people with disEmployment Grant to the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) to launch Career Pathway Services, an initiative to develop a customized employment and peer support model to work toward reducing unemployment and reliance on public benefits for people with disemployment and peer support model to work toward reducing unemployment and reliance on public benefits for people with disabilities.

«Kessler Foundation's Signature Employment Grants are awarded nationally to fund new pilot initiatives, demonstration projects, or social ventures that generate innovative ideas to solve the high unemployment and underemployment of individuals with disabilities,» said Elaine E. Katz, senior vice president of Grants and Communications at Kessler Foundation.

«These innovative initiatives will lead to employment and generate effective strategies so that more individuals with disabilities earn a paycheck and contribute to the workplace and economy.»

At Kessler Foundation, we are committed to supporting employment initiatives across the nation so that more Americans with disabilities earn a paycheck and contribute to the economy.

A total of $ 2.5 M was awarded for 2015, including $ 241K for related initiatives WEST ORANGE, N.J. January 7, 2016 — Kessler Foundation awarded $ 2,309,230 million in grants to organizations across the U.S. to support initiatives that create or expand job training and employment initiatives for people with disabilities.

The Maryland Customized Employment Project, an initiative of Supported Employment Enterprise Corporation, will improve employment outcomes for individuals with developmental disabilities by building collaborative partnerships with jobseekers and their families, state agencies and Employment Project, an initiative of Supported Employment Enterprise Corporation, will improve employment outcomes for individuals with developmental disabilities by building collaborative partnerships with jobseekers and their families, state agencies and Employment Enterprise Corporation, will improve employment outcomes for individuals with developmental disabilities by building collaborative partnerships with jobseekers and their families, state agencies and employment outcomes for individuals with developmental disabilities by building collaborative partnerships with jobseekers and their families, state agencies and employers.

ODEP recently launched the Add Us In initiative, which identifies and develops strategies to increase employment opportunities for job - seekers with disabilities in the small business market, especially those owned by minority groups.

EAST HANOVER, N.J. January 18, 2017 — Kessler Foundation has awarded a two - year, $ 485,000 Signature Employment Grant to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, to launch the Virtual Reality Job Interview Training program — an initiative to increase employment for high school students with disEmployment Grant to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, to launch the Virtual Reality Job Interview Training program — an initiative to increase employment for high school students with disemployment for high school students with disabilities.

Kessler Foundation has awarded nearly $ 2.5 million in grants to organizations across the U.S. to support initiatives that create or expand job training and employment initiatives for people with disabilities.

Initiatives are underway to remove barriers to employment for people with disabilities.

Kessler Foundation supports full inclusion for people with disabilities by researching optimal ways of restoring function to individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities and by funding innovative employment initiatives.

«Our Signature Employment Grants are awarded nationally to fund new pilot initiatives, demonstration projects, or social ventures that generate innovative ideas to solve the high unemployment and underemployment of individuals with disabilities,» said Elaine E. Katz, MS, CCC - SLP, senior vice president of grants and communications at Kessler Foundation.

Kessler Foundation's two - year Signature Employment Grants fund pilot initiatives, demonstration projects or social ventures that lead to the generation of new ideas to solve the high unemployment and underemployment of individuals with disabilities.

«Kessler Foundation's Signature Employment Grants are awarded nationally to fund new pilot initiatives, demonstration projects, or social ventures that generate innovative ideas to solve the high unemployment and underemployment of individuals with disabilities,» said Elaine E. Katz, MS, CCC - SLP, senior vice president of grants and communications at Kessler Foundation.

«Kessler Foundation is a leader in funding initiatives that improve employment outcomes for people with disabilities; a growing trend is social enterprise,» said Elaine E. Katz, senior vice president of Grants & Communications.

EAST HANOVER, N.J. January 18, 2017 — Kessler Foundation has awarded a two - year, $ 200,000 Signature Employment Grant to the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City to launch NYC: AT WORK — an initiative to connect people with disabilities to meaningful, living - wage jobs across the city's five boroughs by working with the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) to build partnerships and expanddisabilities to meaningful, living - wage jobs across the city's five boroughs by working with the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) to build partnerships and expandDisabilities (MOPD) to build partnerships and expand coalitions.

The amount is part of $ 2.5 million in grants awarded by Kessler Foundation last year to organizations across the U.S. to support initiatives that create and expand job training and employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

There are several initiatives that expand job training and employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

Kessler Foundation's Signature Employment Grants fund pilot initiatives, demonstration projects and social ventures that lead to the generation of new ideas to solve the high unemployment and underemployment of individuals with disabilities.

Since 2006, Kessler Foundation has provided more than $ 220,000 in funding to job training and employment initiatives for people with disabilities.

Targeted funding of employment initiatives is helping employers in need of workers connect with people with disabilities across the nation who are striving to work.

The grant is part of $ 2.3 million awarded by Kessler Foundation to organizations across the U.S. to support initiatives that create and expand job training and employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

We're passionate about funding employment initiatives that integrate individuals with disabilities into the workplace where they gain independence and contribute to the economy.»

WEST ORANGE, N.J. — On May 12, JVS (Jewish Vocational Service) Metrowest presented Kessler Foundation with the JVS Community Partner Award for the Foundation's long support of employment initiatives for people with disabilities.

WEST ORANGE, N.J. — Kessler Foundation awarded a $ 378,300 Signature Employment Grant to United Way of Allegheny County (UWAC), in Pittsburgh, Penn., to expand the pilot project, «21 and Able» — an initiative to build the capacity of businesses to employ and retain young people with disabilities.

Disability job training and employment initiatives support efforts to find work.

«Kessler Foundation's Signature Employment Grants are awarded nationally to fund new pilot initiatives, demonstration projects, or social ventures that yield pioneering ideas to solve the high unemployment and underemployment of individuals with disabilities,» remarked Elaine E. Katz, MS, CCC - SLP, senior vice president of grants and communications at Kessler Foundation.

EAST HANOVER, NJ — January 29, 2018 — Kessler Foundation has awarded a two - year, $ 450,000 Signature Employment Grant to the State University of Iowa, Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD) to launch the Midwest Disability Employment Consortium: Just in Time Employment Supports — a collaborative initiative that aims to increase supported employment service capacity and efficiencies in thEmployment Grant to the State University of Iowa, Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD) to launch the Midwest Disability Employment Consortium: Just in Time Employment Supports — a collaborative initiative that aims to increase supported employment service capacity and efficiencies in thEmployment Consortium: Just in Time Employment Supports — a collaborative initiative that aims to increase supported employment service capacity and efficiencies in thEmployment Supports — a collaborative initiative that aims to increase supported employment service capacity and efficiencies in themployment service capacity and efficiencies in the Midwest.

Initiatives are underway to expand employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

In addition, Kessler Foundation awards grants to innovative initiatives across the nation that expand employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

These funds propel new research discoveries and fund innovative employment initiatives that help people with disabilities re-imagine what's possible and realize the extraordinary.

«Our work in rehabilitation research and our support of employment initiatives for people with disabilities complements their legal services and advocacy programs.»

Awarded yearly, Kessler Foundation's two - year Signature Employment Grants fund pilot initiatives, demonstration projects or social ventures that lead to the generation of new ideas to solve the high unemployment and underemployment of individuals with disabilities.

At Kessler Foundation, Senator Booker met with disability funding experts who detailed the successes achieved through the Foundation's support of novel disability employment and job training initiatives.

«Diversity initiatives tend to overlook disability,» which can still be an obstacle to employment.

Michelle is the head of Morgan Lewis» Employment Counseling Taskforce, working regularly with employers to proactively develop effective and compliant anti-harassment programs, diversity and inclusion initiatives, disability accommodation processes, and leave management programs.