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d. 2. G. ii. Transition Services, Including Pre-employment Transition Services, for Students and Youth with Disabilities.

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Business and Community Engagement has also worked with VR’s Youth Services team to identify businesses around the state (Subaru in Lafayette and Primex Plastics in Richmond) that hosted students through ‘mentoring days.’ These events, which took place in the fall, 2017, included tours of the business, and sessions that provided information about the local labor market, self-advocacy skills, and other pre-employment transition services for approximately 50 students with disabilities.

The VR Business and Community Engagement team is also working to connect a major employer that is a not for profit healthcare system to non-governmental resources that will allow them to expand a hiring initiative that began with the development of a natural pipeline of graduates from the Erskine Green Training Institute. The Erskine Green Institute provides opportunities for postsecondary vocational training for people with disabilities that empower and lead to meaningful employment. The graduates of the Erskine Green Healthcare Support program build skills in the areas of Nutrition Services (Dish room and Tray Transport), Environmental Service (Housekeeping), Patient Transport and Supply Chain: Inventory Distribution.