CONTACT: Rocco Cambria, President (717) 763-0968, ext. 113 or rocco.cambria@ahedd.org

 AHEDD Receives School to Work Grant from the Greater Harrisburg Foundation

CAMP HILL , PA   (February 3, 2006) -- AHEDD is the recipient of a $1,500 grant award from the Greater Harrisburg Foundation.  AHEDD is a regional human resource organization with a mission to serve the community as a catalyst in the employment and development of persons with disabilities.  The grant funds will be used to provide school to work transition services to special education students enrolled in the Harrisburg and Middletown School Districts .

Students will participate in one-on-one individualized career counseling sessions that will focus in their need areas. The program will teach them to research career areas of interest, employment soft skills and employer expectations. Students will have the opportunity to participate in activities such as job shadowing, mock interviews, job placement experiences, job coaching, and/or college exploration and campus tours. 

The Greater Harrisburg Foundation is a regional component of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities. The Foundation provides support to nonprofit organization in Dauphin, Cumberland , Franklin , Lebanon and Perry counties, and the Dillsburg area of Northern York County .

 For more information on AHEDD’s School to Work program, contact AHEDD the School to Work Employment Coordinator, Nicole Brandt at (717) 731-5485, ext 127 or nicole.brandt@ahedd.org. 

For more information on AHEDD, visit their web site at www.ahedd.org.

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