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Project SEARCH is an international program that gives people with developmental disabilities the opportunity to learn skills that are utilized by employees at a hospital.

  Project SEARCH is an international program that gives people with developmental disabilities the opportunity to learn skills that are utilized by employees at a hospital.  Adam, Holsinger and Kenzie worked in a variety of departments at UPMC. They also had classroom training to learn the soft skills successful employees should possess. Cecil Miller, UPMC’s vice president of operations, was the first to congratulate the graduates. He also expressed his desire that The Resource Center and the hospital will provide employment training to lots of people with disabilities through the Project SEARCH initiative. “We hope this is the first of many, many, many years,” Miller said. He told the interns , “You really became a part of our family here, and know that you’ll always have a place.”

Project SEARCH Program Assists Graduates Land Jobs At Hospital

  Project SEARCH Program Assists Graduates Land Jobs At Hospital Pictured from left are Donna Matheson, the community coach who supported the graduates during their internship; Abby Adam; Faith Baker, The Resource Center’s employment services administrator; Josh Holsinger, and Nick Kenzie. A program that teaches people with developmental disabilities the skills needed to work in a hospital setting recently held its first graduation ceremony, and two graduates already have landed jobs thanks to what they learned. Abigail Adam, Joshua Holsinger and Nicholas Kenzie were the proud honorees at a ceremony that took place at UPMC Chautauqua in Jamestown. The three were recognized for completing a nine-month internship at UPMC as part of a collaboration between the hospital and The Resource Center that brought Project SEARCH to Chautauqua County.