Service Works!: Collaboration between Vocational Rehabilitation and National Service Programs as an Avenue towards Employment for VR Clients

Authors

Sheila Fesko, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Allison Hall, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

4-5-2012

Abstract

Volunteering and engaging in community service are effective avenues for personal and professional development, service participants actively contribute and to strengthen their communities. For people with limited vocational experience, national service can be part if a long-range employment plan. Service can allow VR clients to develop vocational skills, gain work experience, engage in career exploration build professional networks.

Comments

Presented as part of the poster showcase at the Office of Community Partnerships' Community-Engaged Partnerships Symposium on April 5, 2012 at UMass Boston.

Recommended Citation

Fesko, Sheila; Hall, Allison; and Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Boston, "Service Works!: Collaboration between Vocational Rehabilitation and National Service Programs as an Avenue towards Employment for VR Clients" (2012). Office of Community Partnerships Posters. 72.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/ocp_posters/72