'Project Search' Graduates Seven

Project SEARCH at St. Joseph Hospital recently graduated seven interns, after a training program that lasts school year. 

The school-to-work program, operated by The PLUS Company for students with cognitive and physical disabilities,  provides real-life work experience combined with training in employability and independent living skills. Internship rotations allow the students to learn more about a particular job while working on communication and problem solving skills. 

The rotations provide the interns the opportunity to receive training and skills necessary to become gainfully employed upon completion of the program. Project SEARCH is a collaborative effort made up of representatives from Gateways Community Services, Nashua School District, New Hampshire Vocational Rehabilitation, PLUS and a Business Advisory Board. Several of the graduates also received their high school diplomas at the ceremony.

Since the PLUS Company Project Search Program started in 2009, 34 students have graduated and all have found jobs using the skills they acquired in the program. The PLUS Company is always looking for work sites for their well-trained graduates. For more information on Project Search contact sectorbasedtraining@pluscompany.org.