Using Braided Funding Strategies to Advance Employer Hiring Initiatives that Include People with Disabilities
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              Summary
              State and local disability employment services are operated by a number of different public & nonprofit agencies. Organizations find it necessary to access funds from more than one program, agency, or funding stream. As a result, many program administrators & staff face the challenge of developing strategies to braid disability employment funding. This report profiles four programs that have implemented braided funding strategies to support hiring initiatives with employer partners.
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      The NTAR Leadership Center
      
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      The Lowe’s Distribution Center (Pittston, Pennsylvania) Model; Project SEARCH, Cincinnati, Ohio; The Project SEARCH High School Transition model; job placement and training; Start on Success (SOS) Baltimore, Maryland; Community partner agencies; Employer-Responsive Programs; Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board (EWIB)
      
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National Technical Assistance and Research (NTAR)
      
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            New Brunswick NJ, 08901
      
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              732-932-4100 x6330
          