RHA Howell’s Supported Employment Network Charlotte Division Expands
SENET adds four more counties to its partnership mission.
December 6, 2012 (Charlotte, NC) — The RHA Howell Supported Employment Network (SENET) Charlotte Division is announcing its expansion into Lincoln, Cabarrus, Iredell, and Rowan counties. SENET currently serves Mecklenburg and Gaston counties.
SENET’s mission is to build local and regional partnerships within the business community to provide long-term job opportunities for people with disabilities who are eager to join the workforce.
RHA Howell SENET currently partners with Carolina Medical Center, Charlotte Renaissance Suites, JC Penney, Walmart, TJMaxx, The Budd Group, and others in the greater Mecklenburg area.
“It is our goal to offer a win-win solution for area businesses seeking qualified, loyal and enthusiastic employees,” said Pat Konicki, RHA Howell SENET Employment Services Director. “We can provide businesses with qualified, pre-screened employees, on-the-job training resources, no-cost job placement, and valuable information about tax credit advantages.”
On its dedicated website www.Disability.gov., the White House has listed RHA Howell SENET as a primary employment resource in North Carolina for people with disabilities.
RHA Howell is a statewide, non-profit organization that provides a host of services to help people with disabilities and their families make choices to live more independently. For specific information on the SENET division, visit http://rhasenet.org.
About RHA Howell SENET:
RHA Howell’s Supported Employment Network (SENET) opens doors to careers for people with disabilities who want to be in the workplace. We build networks that help people with disabilities find supported, long-term employment through local and regional partnerships and networks within the business community. We provide on-the-job-training (OJT) and support for new hires with disabilities to insure employers’ satisfaction. For more information: rhasenet.org.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )RHA Howell Teams with UNC on Workforce Investment Network
Graduate students will help implement a career-ladder program in Lenoir County.
January 12, 2010 (RALEIGH, NC) — RHA Howell, Inc., a 35-year-old not-for-profit organization that serves people with disabilities across North Carolina, has secured a team of 8 graduate students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Department of City and Regional planning to study how to implement RHA Howell’s WIN program – Workforce Investment Network – and other workforce issues in allied healthcare in Lenoir County. Lenoir County is a “Tier 1” county, meaning it is designated as economically challenged.
The students will participate in an Economic Development Workshop Class that will be conducted throughout the Spring 2010 semester. The Community-Campus Partnership at UNC, which provides campus resources to economically distressed communities in North Carolina, is funding the workshop.
On Friday, January 15, the student team and workshop professor Dr. Nichola Lowe will travel to La Grange, NC, in Lenoir County to tour RHA Howell’s Bear Creek Center and corporate office. Bear Creek is an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded (ICF/MR). The students will meet the Bear Creek staff, learn more about the WIN program, and talk to individuals who are presently in the program.
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