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Project

FCPD - Partners for Employment Collaborative

Center:

NM-Center for Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2023

Contact Information:

Carrie Walter
[email protected]
505-235-7837

Project Description:

Partners for Employment (PFE) is a statewide collaborative to improve competitive integrated employment outcomes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The three partner agencies are the University of New Mexico's Center for Development and Disability (UNM/CDD), the Department of Health's Developmental Disabilities Supports Division (DDSD), and the Public Education Department's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR). The mission of PFE is to build capacity by providing training, resource sharing, technical assistance, and opportunities for networking and collaboration among stakeholders who provide Supported Employment services. This collaborative project seeks to increase employment outcomes for individual job seekers, build capacity for provider agencies and create system change in the service delivery system.

Keyword(s):

supported employment, integrated employment outcomes

Core Function(s):

Continuing Education/Community Training

Area of Emphasis

Employment-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Adults with Disabilities

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Reservation, Rural/Remote

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State