Howard County issued the following announcement on Sept. 20.
Families of youth with disabilities are invited to learn about Project SEARCH, a unique transition-to-work internship program, at an information session on:
When: Wednesday, October 17, 6:30 p.m.,
Where: Old Cedar Lane School Redwood Room, 5451 Beaverkill Road in Columbia.
Benefits for students participating in Project SEARCH include:
•Non-paid internships within Howard County Government
•Competitive, transferable and marketable job skills
•Increased independence, confidence and self-esteem
•Work-based individualized coaching, instruction and feedback from the instructor, job coach and government mentors
•Connections to The Arc of Howard County, Division of Rehabilitation Services, Service Coordination, Howard County Autism Society, and Howard County Public School System staff.
The 2018-2019 program begins in August 2019. For more information contact Janice Yetter, Director of Special Education, at 410-313-5355 or Janice_Yetter@hcpss.org.
« Family Resource and Transition Fair – October 27, 2018
Original source can be found here.
Source: Howard County
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