As we enter the season of joy and giving, we want to give a big shout-out to one of our Project Career Launch students, Shianne, who was recently hired in the Philadelphia School District!

If you have been following our page, you may recall our visit with PCL (Project Career Launch) students in April as they participated in mock interviews led by Marc from PA CareerLink. That day, PCL students practiced interview etiquette and received feedback on areas of improvement for prospective interviews.

Project Career Launch is part of our school-to-work transition program, which helps prepare students with disabilities for employment after they exit school. The mock interviews we observed in April paid off: they prepared Shianne to attend a hiring event with Aramark in June, where she interviewed for several positions, and landed a job working for Aramark at a local elementary school in the Philadelphia School District!

Shianne’s path to employment is an example of our school-to-work transition programs in action, and we’re immensely proud of her success. Nicely done, Shianne!