Job Path Inc

WE SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AS THEY MAKE CHOICES ABOUT THEIR LIVES.

SUPPORTED LIVINGOUR SUPPORTED LIVING PROGRAM PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL GROUP HOMES. THE PROGRAM HELPS PEOPLE FIND APPROPRIATE HOUSING AND PUT IN PLACE WHATEVER STAFFING SUPPORTS THEY NEED TO MANAGE THEIR LIVES, THEIR HEALTH AND THEIR HOUSEHOLDS. SOME PEOPLE LIVE ALONE WHILE OTHERS LIVE WITH ONE OR TWO ROOMMATES. IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, PEOPLE LIVE WITH A NONDISABLED ROOMMATE WHO PROVIDES SOME OF THEIR SUPPORT. INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE WHATEVER LEVEL OF ASSISTANCE THEY NEED FROM A FEW HOURS PER WEEK UP TO 24/7. IN THE 20/21 FISCAL YEAR, THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTED 33 INDIVIDUALS. THE PANDEMIC LOOMED OVER PROGRAM OPERATIONS THIS YEAR, AS IT DID IN THE PAST YEAR. HOWEVER, WE WERE THRILLED TO SEE INDIVIDUALS SUPPORTED BY THIS PROGRAM AND SOME OF OUR STAFF AMONG THE FIRST TO RECEIVE SHOTS SHORTLY AFTER THE VACCINES WERE APPROVED. AND, AS IN JOB PATH'S OTHER PROGRAMS, WE MADE THE MOST OF VIRTUAL PARTIES AND ACTIVITIES AND OUTDOOR EVENTS.

EMPLOYMENTWE BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THE WORKFORCE. THE CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES THAT PROVIDE THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR WORK ENABLE US TO FULFILL THE PROMISE OF "EMPLOYMENT FOR ALL." THESE STRATEGIES PINPOINT THE SKILLS AND TALENTS THAT EVEN PEOPLE WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES CAN BRING TO THE WORKFORCE AND PROVIDE WAYS TO WORK WITH BUSINESSES TO CREATE JOBS THAT WORK FOR BOTH THE EMPLOYEE AND THE EMPLOYER. THIS PAST YEAR, JOB PATH SUPPORTED ABOUT 300 PEOPLE IN ITS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION TO HELPING NEW ENROLLEES FIND EMPLOYMENT, THIS PAST YEAR WE FOCUSED ON GETTING PEOPLE BACK TO WORK SINCE THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAD JOBS WERE FURLOUGHED WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT. NOW ABOUT 85% OF THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE RETURNED TO THEIR PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT OR HAVE BEEN PLACED IN NEW JOBS. WE'VE BEEN PLEASED TO ADD TEN NEW BUSINESSES TO OUR LIST OF ABOUT 120 EMPLOYER PARTNERS AND TO SEE MANY LONGTIME PARTNERS TURN TO JOB PATH WHEN THEY NEED TO HIRE. UNDER THE AUSPICES OF OUR EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, WE OPERATE SEVERAL SPECIAL PROJECTS. ESTABLISHED IN 2012, JOB PATH'S CONSORTIUM FOR CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT (CCE) BRINGS TOGETHER 14 ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO USING CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT FOR THEIR JOB SEEKERS AND A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 60 BUSINESSES THAT UNDERSTAND THESE STRATEGIES AND USE THEM TO HIRE JOB SEEKERS FROM MEMBER AGENCIES. IN ADDITION TO THE CCE'S JOB DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, MEMBER AGENCIES GATHER MONTHLY FOR PRESENTATIONS FROM NATIONAL EXPERTS AND TO SHARE EXPERIENCES AND LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC, WE'VE USED VIRTUAL PLATFORMS FOR THE MONTHLY GATHERINGS, AND PARTICIPATION HAS REMAINED STRONG.IN ADDITION, WE OPERATE TWO PROJECTS THAT HELP SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS PLAN AND PREPARE FOR EMPLOYMENT AND ADULT LIFE. FOR EXAMPLE, THROUGH PROJECT NEXT STEP, WE PARTNER WITH A SCHOOL OPERATED BY THE NEW YORK CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WORKING WITH STUDENTS IN THE THREE YEARS PRIOR TO GRADUATION. PROJECT NEXT STEP HELPS INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED TO ADVANCE IN THEIR CAREERS. PROJECT SKILL BUILD, IS A CUSTOMIZED TRAINING PROGRAM. THIS PAST YEAR, WE COMPLETED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CURRICULUM FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE POSITIONS IN PHARMACIES AND PROVIDED THE TRAINING TO A COHORT OF SIX YOUNG PEOPLE. WE ARE NOW WORKING ON A SIMILAR CURRICULUM FOR THE BAKING INDUSTRY.

DAY SUPPORTS (COMMUNITY SUPPORTS/LIFE COACHING)JOB PATH'S COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM HELPS PEOPLE CONNECT TO CIVIC, RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. DESIGNED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO GROUP ORIENTED DAY HABILITATION PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS SUPPORTS JUST OVER 100 PEOPLE, EACH OF WHOM HAS THEIR OWN SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES BASED ON THEIR PARTICULAR INTERESTS AND RECEIVES ASSISTANCE FROM JOB PATH'S DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL STAFF. THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THIS PROGRAM. ALTHOUGH AS CONDITIONS IMPROVED, MANY PEOPLE BEGAN TO RECEIVE IN-PERSON SUPPORT, MUCH PROGRAMMING STILL OCCURS ON VIRTUAL PLATFORMS. WE OFFERED A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING EVERYTHING FROM A VIRTUAL TRAVEL GROUP TO SPANISH CLASSES. OUR OUTSIDE VOICES THEATER COMPANY, POETRY COLLECTIVE AND ART STUDIO MEET VIRTUALLY AS WELL. IN ADDITION, OUR STAFF MET INDIVIDUALLY WITH PEOPLE, USING VIRTUAL MEANS TO HELP THEM CONTINUE TO BUILD SKILLS AND EXPLORE THEIR INTERESTS.

SUPPORTED LIVINGOUR SUPPORTED LIVING PROGRAM PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL GROUP HOMES. THE PROGRAM HELPS PEOPLE FIND APPROPRIATE HOUSING AND PUT IN PLACE WHATEVER STAFFING SUPPORTS THEY NEED TO MANAGE THEIR LIVES, THEIR HEALTH AND THEIR HOUSEHOLDS. SOME PEOPLE LIVE ALONE WHILE OTHERS LIVE WITH ONE OR TWO ROOMMATES. IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, PEOPLE LIVE WITH A NONDISABLED ROOMMATE WHO PROVIDES SOME OF THEIR SUPPORT. INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE WHATEVER LEVEL OF ASSISTANCE THEY NEED FROM A FEW HOURS PER WEEK UP TO 24/7. IN THE 20/21 FISCAL YEAR, THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTED 33 INDIVIDUALS. THE PANDEMIC LOOMED OVER PROGRAM OPERATIONS THIS YEAR, AS IT DID IN THE PAST YEAR. HOWEVER, WE WERE THRILLED TO SEE INDIVIDUALS SUPPORTED BY THIS PROGRAM AND SOME OF OUR STAFF AMONG THE FIRST TO RECEIVE SHOTS SHORTLY AFTER THE VACCINES WERE APPROVED. AND, AS IN JOB PATH'S OTHER PROGRAMS, WE MADE THE MOST OF VIRTUAL PARTIES AND ACTIVITIES AND OUTDOOR EVENTS.

EMPLOYMENTWE BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THE WORKFORCE. THE CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES THAT PROVIDE THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR WORK ENABLE US TO FULFILL THE PROMISE OF "EMPLOYMENT FOR ALL." THESE STRATEGIES PINPOINT THE SKILLS AND TALENTS THAT EVEN PEOPLE WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES CAN BRING TO THE WORKFORCE AND PROVIDE WAYS TO WORK WITH BUSINESSES TO CREATE JOBS THAT WORK FOR BOTH THE EMPLOYEE AND THE EMPLOYER. THIS PAST YEAR, JOB PATH SUPPORTED ABOUT 300 PEOPLE IN ITS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION TO HELPING NEW ENROLLEES FIND EMPLOYMENT, THIS PAST YEAR WE FOCUSED ON GETTING PEOPLE BACK TO WORK SINCE THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAD JOBS WERE FURLOUGHED WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT. NOW ABOUT 85% OF THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE RETURNED TO THEIR PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT OR HAVE BEEN PLACED IN NEW JOBS. WE'VE BEEN PLEASED TO ADD TEN NEW BUSINESSES TO OUR LIST OF ABOUT 120 EMPLOYER PARTNERS AND TO SEE MANY LONGTIME PARTNERS TURN TO JOB PATH WHEN THEY NEED TO HIRE. UNDER THE AUSPICES OF OUR EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, WE OPERATE SEVERAL SPECIAL PROJECTS. ESTABLISHED IN 2012, JOB PATH'S CONSORTIUM FOR CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT (CCE) BRINGS TOGETHER 14 ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO USING CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT FOR THEIR JOB SEEKERS AND A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 60 BUSINESSES THAT UNDERSTAND THESE STRATEGIES AND USE THEM TO HIRE JOB SEEKERS FROM MEMBER AGENCIES. IN ADDITION TO THE CCE'S JOB DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, MEMBER AGENCIES GATHER MONTHLY FOR PRESENTATIONS FROM NATIONAL EXPERTS AND TO SHARE EXPERIENCES AND LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC, WE'VE USED VIRTUAL PLATFORMS FOR THE MONTHLY GATHERINGS, AND PARTICIPATION HAS REMAINED STRONG.IN ADDITION, WE OPERATE TWO PROJECTS THAT HELP SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS PLAN AND PREPARE FOR EMPLOYMENT AND ADULT LIFE. FOR EXAMPLE, THROUGH PROJECT NEXT STEP, WE PARTNER WITH A SCHOOL OPERATED BY THE NEW YORK CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WORKING WITH STUDENTS IN THE THREE YEARS PRIOR TO GRADUATION. PROJECT NEXT STEP HELPS INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED TO ADVANCE IN THEIR CAREERS. PROJECT SKILL BUILD, IS A CUSTOMIZED TRAINING PROGRAM. THIS PAST YEAR, WE COMPLETED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CURRICULUM FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE POSITIONS IN PHARMACIES AND PROVIDED THE TRAINING TO A COHORT OF SIX YOUNG PEOPLE. WE ARE NOW WORKING ON A SIMILAR CURRICULUM FOR THE BAKING INDUSTRY.

DAY SUPPORTS (COMMUNITY SUPPORTS/LIFE COACHING)JOB PATH'S COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM HELPS PEOPLE CONNECT TO CIVIC, RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. DESIGNED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO GROUP ORIENTED DAY HABILITATION PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS SUPPORTS JUST OVER 100 PEOPLE, EACH OF WHOM HAS THEIR OWN SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES BASED ON THEIR PARTICULAR INTERESTS AND RECEIVES ASSISTANCE FROM JOB PATH'S DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL STAFF. THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THIS PROGRAM. ALTHOUGH AS CONDITIONS IMPROVED, MANY PEOPLE BEGAN TO RECEIVE IN-PERSON SUPPORT, MUCH PROGRAMMING STILL OCCURS ON VIRTUAL PLATFORMS. WE OFFERED A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING EVERYTHING FROM A VIRTUAL TRAVEL GROUP TO SPANISH CLASSES. OUR OUTSIDE VOICES THEATER COMPANY, POETRY COLLECTIVE AND ART STUDIO MEET VIRTUALLY AS WELL. IN ADDITION, OUR STAFF MET INDIVIDUALLY WITH PEOPLE, USING VIRTUAL MEANS TO HELP THEM CONTINUE TO BUILD SKILLS AND EXPLORE THEIR INTERESTS.