Aspiro, a Green Bay-based organization, has had its funding for a career placement program for disabled adults restored. The program, which has been in operation since the 1980s, helps individuals with disabilities find employment through individualized career services.
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The program had been put on hold due to a lack of funding at the state level, resulting in a waitlist of over 7,000 individuals. However, with the approval of $7 million in funding, the program is now back up and running. Aspiro’s vice president of services, Katie Dable, stated that it will take about a year to clear the waitlist.
One individual who has benefited from the program is Jenni Landowski, who was able to secure her first part-time job with the help of an Aspiro career coach. Landowski, who had been out of the workforce for five years due to a car accident, was able to learn what she was capable of doing and eventually landed an office job with Pearson Vue.
The program not only benefits the individuals it serves but also employers, who rely on the reliable and motivated workers placed by Aspiro. Aspiro officials believe that the program is essential for helping disabled adults become self-sufficient and contributing members of society.
Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
