Job Path supports people with developmental #disabilities at home, on the job with customized #employment, & in their communities • Est. 1978
New York, NY
Joined March 2012
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Today is the first day of #NativeAmericanHeritage month. One way to mark the occasion is to search which Indigenous lands you live or work on - check out this link: native-land.ca/
Job Path’s offices are on Munsee Lenape land.
#HappyHalloween! Last week members of Job Path's Community Connections virtual travel group "visited” haunted places around the world, including the Bell Witch Cave in Tennessee and Loftus Hall in Ireland, seen here in this screenshot.
#disabilitycommunity
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Check out this #Update from John, a former JP participant! Thanks for your valuable insights and important work for people with #autism.
#NDEAM2022
#NationalDisabilityEmploymentAwarenessMonth
Check out this #NDEAM spotlight - @chickenshednyc theater, where Michael L. works. “I love the theater, and it brings me a lot of entertainment,” he says. “Working brings me a good comfortable feeling, being a professional.”
#DisabilityEmploymentAwareness
#EquityEquation
ALT (Photo: From L-R: Job Path’s Rocio Perez, Michael L. and Chickenshed’s Fishman. Credit: Job Path.)
This week we held “Support Worker University,” where we celebrate our 100+ #DirectSupportProfessionals with honors, dance parties, and seminars, including a poetry workshop that produced this gem about #IDD, or Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities. #disability #equity
It's ok to ask for help - today and every day. CDC resources bit.ly/3EtwFJa
#worldmentalhealthday
#itsoknottobeok
ALT According to the CDC adults with disabilities experience mental distress 5x as often as adults without disabilities.
We were thrilled to see Job Path’s “Poets, Of Course,” join 40 other storytellers, artists, and performers as part of Art in Odd Places along 14th Street on the last weekend in September.
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Today, @Google has honored the memory of queer Korean-American disability justice activist Stacey Park Milbern with a Doodle. Job Path recognizes the work of Stacey & all activists in helping people with disabilities access support & thrive. #StaceyParkMilbern #AAPIHeritageMonth
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As part of #AutismAcceptanceMonth, Job Path made a presentation on our Customized Employment strategies at the @barclaysbankus Reach Disability Network meeting on 4/21.
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At the @nyaii1 NY Alliance Annual Conference (April 29 - nyalliance.org), Fredda Rosen will be recognized with the 2022 Leadership Award. Aimee Althoff will join Fredda at the conference to talk about Job Path's Project Next Step.
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We can’t get enough of our employer partner @shakeshack. And not just because of their amazing burgers!
📸 Photo Credit: Dezeen.com, @shakeshack
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Our partnership with Shake Shack began in 2012 and has resulted in 32 #CCE hires over the span of a decade. Today, you can find our participants working at @shakeshack stores in NYC, Long Island, and NJ.
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Cheers to @shakeshack for their commitment to #diverse and #inclusive hiring. It’s been a wonderful--and delicious--10 years working alongside such an incredible business.
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Our employment partnership series continues. Today we spotlight our valued partners at Union Square Hospitality Group.
📸 Photo Credit: Director of Operations Joe Tarasco and polisher Jake at @martamanhattan
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@ushgnyc created some of the most beloved eateries around NYC, including @martamanhattan and @themodernnyc. They have partnered with CCE for a decade, working with us to provide #diverse and #inclusive job opportunities to New Yorkers with #developmentaldisabilities.