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Project

Getting Ready to Work: Disability Entrepreneurship

Center:

MS-Institute for Disability Studies, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2022

Contact Information:

Beth Robertson
[email protected]
228-214-3422

Project Description:

The Getting Ready to Work: Disability Entrepreneurship Program will support capacity building activities focused on the DD Act Emphasis Area of Employment. The program will provide entrepreneurship and leadership training, create two community garden beds to provide direct training and technical assistance in growing fruits and vegetables, establish business plans for farmers markets and implement peer mentoring for leadership development.

Keyword(s):

Core Function(s):

Developing & Disseminating Information, Other Direct/Model Services

Area of Emphasis

Employment-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State

Funding Source: