Using Braided Funding Strategies to Advance Employer Hiring Initiatives that Include People with Disabilities

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Article Publication Date: 
9/1/2011
Summary: 
State and local disability employment services are operated by a number of different public & nonprofit agencies. Organizations find it necessary to access funds from more than one program, agency, or funding stream. As a result, many program administrators & staff face the challenge of developing strategies to braid disability employment funding. This report profiles four programs that have implemented braided funding strategies to support hiring initiatives with employer partners.
Article Author: 
Nicholas, Robert; Kauder, Ronnie; Krepcio, Kathy
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Populations: 
Physical Disabilities
Sources: 
The NTAR Leadership Center
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The Lowe’s Distribution Center (Pittston, Pennsylvania) Model; Project SEARCH, Cincinnati, Ohio; The Project SEARCH High School Transition model; job placement and training; Start on Success (SOS) Baltimore, Maryland; Community partner agencies; Employer-Responsive Programs; Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board (EWIB)

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