Project SEARCH in the News
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Sep 19
Gaining skills to enter workforce, Des Moines, IA
Des Moines Public Schools is partnering with Mercy One to give students in the special education program an opportunity to gain skills and enter the workforce after graduation.
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Sep 19
A West Virginia First, Morgantown, WV
WVU Medicine will host the first Project SEARCH program in West Virginia.
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Jun 19
Project SEARCH at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC
The Smithsonian became a Project SEARCH partner in 2013 and has graduated more than 50 interns from the program since. Twenty-seven of them now work at the institution full time or part time.
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May 19
8 Interns Graduate from Project SEARCH, Cartersville, GA
About 100 guests attended a ceremony May 16 in Cartersville to celebrate the accomplishments of the program’s sixth graduating class.
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May 19
Celebrating ten years of Project SEARCH, Pittsburgh, PA
This video was created in honor of the 10-year anniversary of Project SEARCH at UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh, PA.
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May 19
Project SEARCH graduates recognized, Lakeland, FL
Every member of this year’s class at Lakeland Regional Health in Lakeland, FL is leaving Project SEARCH with a job.
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Mar 19
Opportunities in a Senior Living Community, Lincolnshire, IL
This news story features a Project SEARCH program located at Sedgebrook, a senior living community in the Chicago area.
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Mar 19
New Opportunities in Hawaii
In 2018, Roosevelt High School in Honolulu launched a partnership with Waikiki’s Outrigger Hotels and Resorts to provide some of the school’s special education students with employment preparation through Project SEARCH.
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Jan 19
Project SEARCH Down Under, Christchurch, New Zealand
Eight interns have just signed one-year contracts with Canterbury District Health Board, during
which they will learn skills and gain experience.
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Jan 19
Interns Gain Experience in Hospitality, Lincoln, NE
This television news story from KLON/KGIN features the Project SEARCH program at the Cornhusker Hotel.
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Nov 18
Project SEARCH Serves Students
Read this editorial by the CEO of an important Project SEARCH founding partner: Great Oaks Career Campuses.
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Nov 18
Opportunities for Young People with Disabilities, Grand Rapids, MI
In West Michigan, Project SEARCH partners with Hope Network, Michigan Rehabilitation Services, Fifth Third Bank, and Grand Rapids Public School.
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Oct 18
Project SEARCH Takes to the Water, Fort Loramie, OH
Thanks to a partnership with Wilderness Inquiry, these Ohio interns, alumni, and family members experienced team building and outdoor adventure.
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Oct 18
A First in the Upper Peninsula, Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Project SEARCH and War Memorial Hospital have teamed up to help Upper Peninsula students this school year, and after a year and a half of planning they held a ribbon cutting Monday, October 1.
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Sep 18
Story Man Brings Joy to Sick Children, Omaha, NE
This 2017 graduate of the Project SEARCH program at Children’s Hospital, Omaha has a job that’s a perfect match for his skills and interests. What’s more–he’s making a difference every day!
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Jul 18
Burlington, NC Interns Volunteer at Hospice
Interns from Alamance Regional Medical Center Project SEARCH and Allstate insurance agents volunteered with Hospice of Alamance-Caswell shopping for supplies and food, and organizing and relabeling the supply closets.
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Jul 18
Project SEARCH Grad Gets Dream Job
This program grad learned barista skills as an intern and then used those skills to get the job he wanted.
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Jun 18
Twin Brothers Graduate Together, Baltimore, MD
On a day of singular celebration, a Baltimore mom had reason to be doubly proud as she watched not one, but two sons graduate with the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s Project SEARCH Class of 2018.
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Jun 18
Wedding Bells for Project SEARCH Interns, Guntersville, AL
All six Project SEARCH interns at Marshall Medical Center have been hired to work in the hospitals or by local businesses. And two of the teens found love in the program and have tied the knot!
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May 18
Interns Learn Workplace Skills, Greenville, NC
Six Greenville, NC seniors were the stars of the show at the Project SEARCH Vidant graduation held at Vidant Medical Center’s Monroe Conference Center.
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May 18
Job Preparation for Young People with Autism, Seattle, WA
Project SEARCH at the University of Washington is operated in partnership with the university and Seattle Public Schools. The program helps young people with autism gain skills vital to workplaces — and, by the end of the school year, to find jobs.
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May 18
Intern Surprised with a Job Offer, Aurora, CO
A Project SEARCH intern at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora was offered a job in the Transplant Unit because of her hard work and great attitude.
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Apr 18
APSE Award for Project SEARCH Host Business, Summit, NJ
Atlantic Health System’s Overlook Medical Center received the Employer of the Year Award from the New Jersey chapter of the Association of People Supporting Employment First (NJ APSE) during the Facing the Future 26 Conference on transition and employment.
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Apr 18
Pilot Study of Autism-focused Program, Seattle, WA
Project SEARCH, which is designed to improve the job prospects of people with developmental disabilities, launched a pilot study of an autism-focused approach at three sites on the East Coast in 2016 and expanded to the University of Washington in 2017.
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Apr 18
Connecticut Senator Calls for Project SEARCH Expansion, Farmington, CT
The leader of a group serving people with intellectual disabilities in Connecticut’s Farmington Valley told Sen. Ted Kennedy Jr. and other legislators about their internship program that, so far, has developed about 20 motivated workers, all of whom have gotten jobs at competitive wages.
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Mar 18
Project SEARCH Graduate Achieves Childhood Dream, Cherry Hill, NJ
This program graduate found that his dream of working in the train industry came true after his year-long participation in Project SEARCH.
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Jan 18
Transition to Work for Students with Intellectual Disabilities, Green Bay, WI
Since the Project SEARCH internship program started three years ago in Green Bay, instructors say they’ve seen leaps and bounds of improvement from their students with intellectual disabilities.
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Dec 17
Project SEARCH Graduate on National TV, Los Angeles, CA
Ben Sunderman joined Steve Harvey to talk about the great success he’s had through Project SEARCH. Ben started out as a Project SEARCH intern at Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas Frisco. After the internship, he then became an employee!
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Dec 17
Training in the Real World Makes a Difference, La Grange, IL
Students who are chosen to participate in Project SEARCH by Leyden special education teachers complete three internships at AMITA Health Center LaGrange. They are also supported by other community partners: the LaGrange Area Department of Special Education, the Helping Hand Center and Chicago Cook Workforce.
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Oct 17
Tee Off for Project SEARCH Benefits Young Adults with Disabilities, Cincinnati, OH
Fifth Third Bank hosted its 12th annual Tee Off for Project SEARCH golf outing at the City of Mason Golf Center. Over the last 12 years, the golf outing has raised $1.2M for Project SEARCH. This year,2017, more than 155 golfers participated in the outing and it raised more than $155,000 for the program.
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Jun 17
Drexel Autism Institute Celebrates First Graduating Class, Philadelphia, PA
For the students, the day marked a major step toward independence. For their parents and families, it was a moment to be proud. And for the Drexel University staff and their community partners, the June 15 celebration in the SkyView Lounge was a chance to reflect on a successful first year for the Project SEARCH program.
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Jun 17
Celebration of 2017 Graduating Class, Fort Bend, TX
UnitedHealthcare hosted a graduation ceremony recognizing the 2017 Project SEARCH cohorts and marking the successful completion of the students’ 2016-17 internships. The program works in partnership with Fort Bend ISD, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, Texas Workforce Solutions, Texana, and Social Motion Skills.