Workforce Development

Overview

With a national unemployment rate of 14.5%, people wtih disabilities face a tough battle for employment.  In Michigan, those numbers are even higher.  That's where Hope Network steps in with job training and placement for individuals with disabilities or other barriers to employment.  Our programs assist ex-offenders in finding meaning and identity in their lives through gainful employment, therefore reducing the cycle of recidivism.  We provide opportunities for individuals to establish their place as contributing members of the community and to achieve greater independence.  Workforce Development serves two customer bases:  Job Seekers and Employers.  We cannot succesfully serve one group without successfully serving the other.



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5/9/2012

Friday, June 1st
Applied Behavior Analysis for Autism Spectrum Disorders

Elyse Wiseman, BCBA, Hope Network

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Hope Network Education Center

Grand Rounds is a new series of professional lunchtime lectures covering a variety of topics relating to autism spectrum disorders and other neurodevelopmental conditions, including ABA, Speech and Language Pathology, and supporting children and adults with autism. Lectures are free of charge and open to the public. Guests are encouraged to bring their lunch. Following each lecture, there will be an opportunity for questions and answers.


All lectures are from 12:00-1:00 p.m. at the Hope Network Education Center, 775 36th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI.
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5/1/2012
If you have a disability and want to get more control of your life, your support, and your services, then join the Michigan Partners for Freedom on May 9, 2012 from 9:30 - 2:30 pm at Hope Network Education Center in Grand Rapids. Lunch included!
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4/25/2012
WGVU  |  Hope Network is a non-profit Christian organization well known in Michigan for providing a broad continuum of care in the treatment of brain and spinal cord injuries, developmental disabilities, and mental illness. WGVU’s Caroline MacGregor reports on the organization’s efforts to streamline services and address the alarming mortality rate among people with mental health disabilities.