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Ticket to Work Eases People Back into Workforce

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

It’s estimated that Minnesota will have a shortage of more than 100,000 workers by 2020. Jobs are already going unfilled, which means creative solutions are needed to address this troubling workforce trend. The Ticket to Work program is one such solution. This federal initiative of the Social Security Administration is a voluntary program. It helps get people who are disabled, but willing and able to work, back into the workforce. “Just because someone has a disability doesn’t preclude them from working again. Many jobs are going unfilled while there’s a huge talent pool of people with disabilities who have had to step...
Improving Outcomes for Young Adults with Disabilities

Friday, April 20, 2018

The Americans with Disabilities ACT of 1990 did a lot to improve inclusion and access for persons with disabilities, but they still face significant barriers in employment. Youth and young adults with disabilities tend to have lower rates of post-secondary education or training and are less likely to be employed than their peers without disabilities. They are three times more likely to live in poverty. The Disability Employment Initiative (DEI), which is administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, aims to change such outcomes. A key goal is to increase access to and the participation of young adults, ages 14 through 24,...
Northwest Minnesota Foundation - IMPACT 20/20 members spend day at Capitol

Friday, March 16, 2018

Pictured left to right are Tim Flathers, Missy Okeson, Nancy Vyskocil, Mike St. Onge, Karen White, and Craig Nathan. Not Pictured: Dennis Bona, Cam Fanfulik, Dan King, Kristine Anderson, Mark Finstad, Pete Haddeland, Robert Hager, Faith Hensrud, Mary Holz-Clause, Bruce Jensen, Michelle Landsverk, Jon Linnell, Jorge Prince, Edie Ramstad, Richard Sjoberg, Dan Wenner, and Delore Zimmerman. Submitted | Crookston Times Posted Mar 14, 2018 at 11:04 AM Members of IMPACT 20/20 recently spent the day at the State Capitol engaging law makers about the issues impacting economic prosperity and growth in Northwest Minnesota. IMPACT 20/20 is an influential group of Northwest Minnesota leaders representing...
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