Angela Calzone

again it's driven by the individual if we have someone who comes in and who is passionately interested in gosh i don't know working in a bakery we will dip into our network in the community and say okay where can we find a bakery who will accommodate us so that we can do some initial job sampling where can we find a bakery who's got an open position for this person

Maybe we have a bakery contact where we can evaluate just because we like to do something doesn't mean we're necessarily going to be really good at it. And so we would find a bakery where we can work with that person for maybe 25 day period or something like that on site and evaluate whether or not that's really an appropriate pick of a profession for them.

Maybe we have a bakery contact where we can evaluate just because we like to do something doesn't mean we're necessarily going to be really good at it. And so we would find a bakery where we can work with that person for maybe 25 day period or something like that on site and evaluate whether or not that's really an appropriate pick of a profession for them.

Maybe we have a bakery contact where we can evaluate just because we like to do something doesn't mean we're necessarily going to be really good at it. And so we would find a bakery where we can work with that person for maybe 25 day period or something like that on site and evaluate whether or not that's really an appropriate pick of a profession for them.

Absolutely. So with autism, that falls under this classification of intellectual or developmentally disabled. But we do have folks that have challenges with mental health. We have folks that are blind and visually impaired. Any combination of those. Wheelchair bound, the folks that use a walker, folks that have CP. So it really runs the gamut.

Absolutely. So with autism, that falls under this classification of intellectual or developmentally disabled. But we do have folks that have challenges with mental health. We have folks that are blind and visually impaired. Any combination of those. Wheelchair bound, the folks that use a walker, folks that have CP. So it really runs the gamut.

Absolutely. So with autism, that falls under this classification of intellectual or developmentally disabled. But we do have folks that have challenges with mental health. We have folks that are blind and visually impaired. Any combination of those. Wheelchair bound, the folks that use a walker, folks that have CP. So it really runs the gamut.

Right. It really depends on the program. With our contract packaging, for example, they can be here two years, they can be here 35 years. It really, it's up to them because employment for everyone is a choice. So you choose where you want to go and what you want to do. In terms of our school-to-work transition programs, our retention rate is incredible. And every year we're graduating students.

Right. It really depends on the program. With our contract packaging, for example, they can be here two years, they can be here 35 years. It really, it's up to them because employment for everyone is a choice. So you choose where you want to go and what you want to do. In terms of our school-to-work transition programs, our retention rate is incredible. And every year we're graduating students.

Right. It really depends on the program. With our contract packaging, for example, they can be here two years, they can be here 35 years. It really, it's up to them because employment for everyone is a choice. So you choose where you want to go and what you want to do. In terms of our school-to-work transition programs, our retention rate is incredible. And every year we're graduating students.

Now, sometimes the class may be only five people. Sometimes the class might be 15, 20 people. And again, when they're 21... If they've hit all their milestones, they're going to graduate. And I would say 95% of our folks that go through our School to Work transition program graduate our program and either go on to another program to hone their skills or go out and secure meaningful employment.

Now, sometimes the class may be only five people. Sometimes the class might be 15, 20 people. And again, when they're 21... If they've hit all their milestones, they're going to graduate. And I would say 95% of our folks that go through our School to Work transition program graduate our program and either go on to another program to hone their skills or go out and secure meaningful employment.

Now, sometimes the class may be only five people. Sometimes the class might be 15, 20 people. And again, when they're 21... If they've hit all their milestones, they're going to graduate. And I would say 95% of our folks that go through our School to Work transition program graduate our program and either go on to another program to hone their skills or go out and secure meaningful employment.

We have a website. We have a social media presence. Our website is inroads2to.org. And on there is a list of all of our services, all of the wonderful activities that we do. all of the news releases, because we're constantly in the local media, which we really enjoy the attention and affection that we get from the local community. And of course, there's ways to donate.

We have a website. We have a social media presence. Our website is inroads2to.org. And on there is a list of all of our services, all of the wonderful activities that we do. all of the news releases, because we're constantly in the local media, which we really enjoy the attention and affection that we get from the local community. And of course, there's ways to donate.

We have a website. We have a social media presence. Our website is inroads2to.org. And on there is a list of all of our services, all of the wonderful activities that we do. all of the news releases, because we're constantly in the local media, which we really enjoy the attention and affection that we get from the local community. And of course, there's ways to donate.

Probably the most important thing is our mission. And that is everyone who wants it deserves the right to employment, an equal shot at getting a job and keeping a job, irrespective of disability. If they're qualified and capable and they have the supports, they're going to be an amazing person. employee. And that's really, I think there's a lot of misconception around that.

Probably the most important thing is our mission. And that is everyone who wants it deserves the right to employment, an equal shot at getting a job and keeping a job, irrespective of disability. If they're qualified and capable and they have the supports, they're going to be an amazing person. employee. And that's really, I think there's a lot of misconception around that.

Probably the most important thing is our mission. And that is everyone who wants it deserves the right to employment, an equal shot at getting a job and keeping a job, irrespective of disability. If they're qualified and capable and they have the supports, they're going to be an amazing person. employee. And that's really, I think there's a lot of misconception around that.

That's what's most important to us, that everybody's got a shot if they want it at a great, meaningful job.