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With seven weeks remaining in the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY),
all four OOD regions, our Employment First counselors, and the Stark County
Board of Developmental Disabilities team have exceeded their closure goals for the year!
Furthermore, as of August 14th, the BVR/BSVI program in
total has assisted 4,715 individuals, which surpasses last year’s program
performance by 135 more individuals and exceeds the FFY 2015 program goal of
4,695.
Congratulations to our program staff and partners for their
hard work over the past year and continued efforts throughout the remainder of
the fiscal year. Well done!!
As we noted last week, the 2015 Youth Leadership Forum (YLF)
was held August 2nd through August 6th here in
Columbus. Student participants, staff,
and volunteers all agreed this year was another successful week of mentoring
and leadership development.
Thanks to all of the volunteers and participants who helped
make the event such a success. We
appreciate the support of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction
Services (MHAS) and the Governor’s Council on People with Disabilities (GCPD). We also wish to recognize State Senator David
Burke (R-Marysville) and State Representative Ryan Smith (R-Bidwell) for speaking
to the YLF delegates on their visit to the Ohio Statehouse.
To see photos from YLF check out the photo album on our Facebook
page.
We are excited to be participating in a ribbon cutting
ceremony for a new training partnership between Cuyahoga East Vocational
Education Consortium (CEVEC), Mayfield City Schools and Jergens, Inc., a
Cleveland manufacturing company.
This new training program is designed to prepare students
for careers in manufacturing. The program involves full-day onsite training and
job skill rotations that involve computer assembly, shipping and receiving, and
facility maintenance just to name a few. Students who successfully complete the
program have the opportunity for full-time employment at Jergens or another
manufacturing company.
This program is in alignment with our new partnership with
the Ohio Department of Education focused on transition age youth. It is great to see school districts and
technical centers partnering with businesses to prepare students with
disabilities for a career.
Individuals in Job Ready Status* Statewide: 3,865
(For larger map and county details please click here)
 *Job Ready Status: Have received Vocational Rehabilitation
services and are ready and seeking employment.
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