Project SEARCH Arizona

2011

Project SEARCH is a nationally recognized one-year education and training program for students/adults with disabilities. This program began at Cincinnati Children?s Hospital Medical Center and has been replicated in more than forty states across the country as well as internationally. Project SEARCH targets students and adults with significant barriers to employment who are committed to finding employment in the community. The program takes place in an employment setting where participants experience total immersion in the workplace, enhancing the learning process through continuous feedback and the application of new skills. After a series of 3 -4 integrated internship rotations, the expectation for each young adult is employment or the active pursuit of employment, fortified with real work experience. Arizona Project Search currently has a young adult program (6 interns) and high school transition program (12 interns) at a Tucson hospital. In addition, planning activities are in progress for expansion to the Phoenix/Maricopa County area with plans to develop a young adult program there.

internships competitive employment school to work

Employment-Related Activities

Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Geographic Areas, Empowerment Zone, Urban, Specific Groups

Single-County

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