October is
National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
To celebrate, today we'd like to highlight the accomplishments of a few of the individuals who accept supported employment services from Imagine!’s
CORE/Labor Source department.
Miah truly adores her career. She works as a fashionista at
Rags Consignment in Boulder.
Miah’s favorite job is dressing up the mannequins to display the many fashion possibilities for customers visiting the shop. Working in fashion has always been a dream of
Miah's, and we are so happy that she loves her work as an independent young woman!
Andy enjoys his work. He welcomes guests and collects tickets at the
AMC Orchard 12 Theaters in Westminster, and spruces up the movie theaters after each show.
Andy has always loved movies, and we are so thrilled that he loves his work in the entertainment industry!
Meredith enjoys her fast-paced career. She works as the lone dishwasher in the kitchen each week during the lunch rush at
Brookdale in North Boulder.
Meredith’s coworkers love her positive attitude and smile, and we couldn’t be more proud of her!
Alexis loves her career. She has worked at the
Longmont Athletic Club as a gym attendant for more than three years.
Alexis appreciates it when club members let her know how thankful they are for her hard work in keeping the gym equipment clean and organized. Her can-do attitude makes her a success both at work and in her training to race half-marathons.
Jenny is thrilled to have what she calls a “good job.” As a people-person, she loves helping customers at
Safeway and the independence that comes with contributing to her community.
Ryan,
Roy, and
Wendy are a high performing team. Together they work to assemble “Can Bling” for
Oskar Blues. Way to go, team!
Tom has been working independently at
Albertson's in Louisville for a month! He is a courtesy clerk and his favorite task is bagging for customers. We couldn't be more proud of
Tom's amazing work!
Of course, we couldn’t find job placements for these talented individuals if we didn’t have a business community dedicated to supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Please take some time to watch the short video below, which highlights many of our local
CORE/Labor Source business partners. Please consider visiting and supporting the businesses mentioned above and in the video. They are doing so much to create a world of opportunity for all abilities.
