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A Healthy Partnership: Walgreens & SOAR365
Walgreens and SOAR365 team up to create jobs for people with disabilities at their Hanover micro-fulfillment center. Ask Myles if he likes working at Walgreens, and his response is enthusiastic: “Well, yeah! I do!” It’s his very first job. “I am proud!” he says, beaming. In 2023, SOAR365’s Employment Services team reached out to Walgreens to...
Employment Services Participants Are Driven to Succeed
Recent grant awards result in four new, accessible vans to provide critical transportation for Employment Services participants as they prepare for employment. People with disabilities make excellent employees – if they’re given the chance. One of the many barriers to employment is safe, reliable transportation. Thankfully, our...
Supported Employment Lands Troy His Dream Job
Follow Troy’s journey from VCU ACE-IT student to RRTC employee Troy Carter is hard-pressed to choose a favorite: Obi-Wan Kenobi or Yoda? Rock or hip-hop? Marvel or DC? Photography or videography? Luckily, on the last count, he doesn’t have to choose. His new job at VCU’s Rehabilitation Research and Training Center allows him to apply his talents to both....
Chris Martin Appointed by Governor to State Rehabilitation Council
SOAR365’s Supported Employment program is growing fast under Chris’ expert leadership. If it wasn’t for one Boy Scout camp director, Chris Martin might have been a CPA. Chris was busy studying accounting at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) while working summers at the camp. One day, his boss made a fateful demand. “He wanted me to work with people...
Capable Campaign: Dylan Feels At Home
The Next Move Program launched the Capable Portrait Campaign in 2017 with the mission to showcase diverse perspectives on life in our community, provide adult role models for our youth and demonstrate the power of inclusion. Every year, models are nominated and selected to be featured at a portrait exhibition and their powerful stories are proudly shared...
Finding the Right Fit for Asia
There is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to helping people succeed. Each person you meet in life has it within themselves to thrive when put in the right situation, no matter their abilities. That sentiment holds true for Asia, a participant in SOAR365’s Supported Employment program, who recently went through a situational assessment to help...
SOAR365 Supported Employment Inspires DeCarlos to Dream Big
DeCarlos recently completed an internship with Virginia Delegate Rozia Henson. DeCarlos Savage never dreamed he’d be an intern on the floor of the Virginia General Assembly. Seeing legislators debate political issues in real life was surreal. It was nothing like watching on TV. “I was in a state of shock during this whole thing,” says DeCarlos. “I was...
Meet Iffad
Iffad has grown by leaps and bounds during his time with SOAR365 Supported Employment. When Iffad first came to SOAR365 Supported Employment in December, he wouldn’t say a word. He would only communicate through his father. And he wouldn’t even make eye contact. Things didn’t look promising. Luckily, Iffad was paired with Leeanne Jones, one of our...
