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Project SEARCH in the News

These stories celebrate the achievements of program participants and partners throughout the network of Project SEARCH sites. We are inspired and motivated by these examples of young people finding fulfillment, learning new skills, and getting good jobs; new programs starting up; and awards received for innovative approaches and excellent outcomes.

Ministry St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield, WI


Four students from the Marshfield School district are gaining work experience at Ministry Saint Joseph’s Hopsistal in Marshfield, Wiscounsin, through a school-to-work program known as Project SEARCH...

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The Standard's partnership with DePaul Industries, Portland, OR


DePaul Industries, a nonprofit outsourcing organization administering the Project SEARCH program in Oregon, has partnered with The Standard insurance company to create jobs with great success...

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Program helps students get on-the-job training, Hastings, NE

Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare is serving as a real world classroom for six recent high school graduates this school year...

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Providing Life and Job Skills, North Platte, NE

A partnership between North Platte Public Schools and Wal-Mart Distribution Center continues to provide life, learning, and job opportunities for eighteen to twenty one year olds.

And a grant from the North Platte Public School foundation is also helping them continue learning opportunities outside of the community…

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Hospital welcomes Project SEARCH interns

Recent high school graduates from The Ivymount School in Rockville, Md., will work with job coaches from a local rehabilitation service to ease their transition into the workplace. They will join the CC team and will work with close mentoring in nine different departments....

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Delta College hosting open house to showcase Project SEARCH partnership

Area educators are invited to take part in a open house Friday at Delta College highlighting a program designed to help adult students with disabilities gain work experience....

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Project SEARCH Intern Succeeds On the Job and Off

When Daniel graduated from Project SEARCH in 2008, he was the first of his inaugural class to be offered employment at Seton Medical Center—the first employer in Texas to implement the Project SEARCH model....

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25 Students with developmental disabilities from D.C. graduate after year in Project SEARCH

Family members were asked to hold their applause until the end, but that didn’t stop the tears or shout-outs to the 25 students who crossed the stage at the U.S. Education Department on Wednesday morning to receive their D.C. diplomas....

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