This funding will be utilized to hire a dedicated workforce development specialist (WDS) to provide work readiness and a business services representative (BSR) to engage employers to encourage them to…

This funding will be utilized to hire a dedicated workforce development specialist (WDS) to provide work readiness and a business services representative (BSR) to engage employers to encourage them to hire persons with disabilities. Activities performed build on the partnerships with inland regional center, department of rehabilitation and the autism society for referrals and to leverage resources for persons with disabilities. Hire a dedicated WDS and BSR for the program. Once hired WDS will provide recruitment and outreach for participants. Will also provide screening, enrollment, assessment and work preparation/readiness. BSR will build relationships with emploers in the region. Once a participant is deemed work ready, BSR will help identify employers for possible on-the-job training and direct hire opportunities for the participants. Deliverables provide persons with disabilities with job seeking skills that will lead to self-sufficiency. To include training and on-the-job training opportunities. Connecting them with employers for placement. Should produce concrete, measurable impacts for persons with disabilities in the region. Intended beneficiary this project helps support a traditionally underserved population, persons with disabilities. IT also helps support employers, most of them small business as they start to recover from the impacts of the covid 19 pandemic. Subrecipient activities n/a