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Partnerships for Employment

Improving Employment Options for Individuals with Disabilities Living in Subsidized Housing

Despite the unparalleled economic growth that occurred during the past decade, the unemployment rate for individuals with disabilities in the United States is estimated to be 70%. With a high percentage of individuals with disabilities living in some type of subsidized housing, including the housing industry in development of new employment initiatives is essential. Partnerships for Employment brought together the housing industry, the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission and One-Stop Career Centers to assist individuals with disabilities who live in subsidized housing in obtaining employment.

The project, through its partners, provided services to help participants obtain and maintain employment and opportunities for career advancement. In addition, ICI provided training and technical assistance to enhance service delivery, address barriers to service integration, and develop local capacity to meet the employment needs of individuals with disabilities who live in subsidized housing. The goals of the project were to:

• Serve 375 and place 225 individuals into jobs leading to increased economic independence and opportunities for career advancement.
• Develop strategies to address challenges to service integration in order to improve employment outcomes.
• Develop and implement a replication strategy and a model of multi-agency training and technical assistance.
• Disseminate information that will assist state agencies and other organizations in improving employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities living in subsidized housing.

This five-year project ran through September 2006. Sites included Cathedral Tenants United, Inc. (Boston), Employment Training Resources (Norwood), Solutions Community Development Corporation, Inc. (Holyoke), Boston Housing Authority, North Charles Inc. (Somerville), and Cornu Management Company, Inc./Marcus Garvey Garden Apartments (Roxbury).

Partnerships for Employment was funded by the U.S. Department of Education, grant #H235M01013-02.

Project Director: Cindy Thomas

Project Contact: Melanie Jordan

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