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Success with Employment Services

Each October, the St. Louis Arc recognizes National Disability Employment Awareness Month(NDEAM). This nationalcampaign raisesawarenessaboutdisability employment issues and celebrates the many and varied contributions of Americas workers withdisabilities. The Employment Services team at the Arc support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to achieve their employment goals. Meet Noah Noah began his employment journey with…

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Building Employment Skills Virtually

Each October, the St. Louis Arc recognizes National Disability Employment Awareness Month(NDEAM). This nationalcampaign raisesawarenessaboutdisability employment issues and celebrates the many and varied contributions of Americas workers withdisabilities. The St. Louis Arcs Supported Employment team works with individuals who want to explore finding employment, but need to build upon their skills to find competitive employment….

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Maintaining Skills and Routines

As stay-at-home orders began in the middle of March, it was challenging to transition to a life at home. We had routines school, work, social activities and those routines were uprooted in an instant. For many of the people the St. Louis Arc supports, a routine is extremely important. As everyone struggled to find their…

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Preparing for Employment

Sharons Tips & Tools To recognize National Disability Employment Awareness Month Sharon Spurlock, Director of Family Support, shares how to use the Life and Employment Guide from Charting the LifeCourse. The LifeCourse tools help individuals and family members clarify their vision of a great future. In this video, Sharon explains how individuals can explore incorporating…

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Recognizing Great Employees

The St. Louis Arc is the provider of choice for many individuals with disabilities when it comes to employment. The Arcs Supported Employment team works with individuals through pre-employment, job discovery, exploration, development, coaching, and retention. The goal of our work is to help an individual not just find a job, but begin and excel…

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Creating Relationships with Area Employers

The Importance of Employer Partners At the St. Louis Arc we dont simply help someone find a job, we support an individual to find meaningful employment. In order to achieve this goal, the St. Louis Arc is constantly creating relationships with area employers to help build their work force with reliable employees. We need our…

The Importance of Employment

As we approach the end of October, the St. Louis Arc would like to recognize National Disability Employment Awareness Month(NDEAM). This nationalcampaign raisesawarenessaboutdisability employment issues and celebrates the many and varied contributions of Americas workers withdisabilities. The St. Louis Arcs Supported Employment team was busy in fiscal year 2017, supporting 100 individuals with disabilities obtain…

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Employer Recognition

Accommodation for Success Awards – St. Louis City and County Congratulations to Bhavik Patel, managing partner at Sandberg Phoenix & vonGontard, P.C.! The Accommodation for Success awards committee awarded Mr. Patel the Exceptional Supporter of Inclusive Practices award. Mr. Patel and Sandberg Phoenix & vonGontard, P.C. were nominated by the St. Louis Arc for their…

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MOD Pizza – People First

“Welcome to MOD Pizza!” Walk into any MOD Pizza, and youll be warmly and loudly welcomed by the staff behind the counter and in the dining room. MOD Pizza takes being a welcoming place to a higher level. Its part of their mission their people-first mission. Spreading MODness means many things, but mostly it means…

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Pre-Employment Training: More Than a Job

Often when we discuss “pre-employment training” people tend to think of assisting an individual in learning how to do a job. However, theres more than that. When you have a confident, joyful, well-rounded individual, you are more likely to have a successful and satisfied employee. Pre-Employment Training Program The St. Louis Arcs Pre-Employment Training program…