Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind Launches Bridge to Work™ Program for Veterans Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
by: Jocelyn Hunter, Manager of Community Development, Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind (CLB) recently hosted a press conference in collaboration with Montgomery County, Maryland, to announce its Bridge to Work™ program. Bridge to Work™ was developed after CLB received a grant from Maryland’s Department of Labor, in response to CLB’s proposal for a “Workforce Development Program for Visually Impaired and Blind Veterans in BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure)-Impacted Regions in Maryland.”
The Bridge to Work™ program recruits veterans who have served our country and are now blind or visually impaired, but ready and willing to work. The program provides job training for future reentry into the workforce.
In the initial stages of the program, job training will focus on skills in document imaging, which will support the federal government’s green initiatives to reduce the use of paper. As the program evolves with additional state and local government support, veterans will have job training opportunities in other career areas.
For more information about Bridge to Work™, contact Jocelyn Hunter at 202-454-6422 or jhunter@clb.org.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Nominations for 2010 Employee of the Year Awards: Deadline Extended to January 4
Kathy Gallagher, Senior Human Resources Employment Specialist, NIB
Attention NIB Associated Agency Directors: The deadline to nominate agency employees for NIB’s two major employee recognition awards, the Peter J. Salmon Direct Labor Employee of the Year Award and the Milton J. Samuelson Career Achievement Award, has been extended to Monday, January 4, 2010.
Each agency may nominate one employee for each of the two awards. The award winners will be selected by an NIB and NAEPB Selection Committee. All nominees will be recognized at the 2010 NIB Annual Training Conference in October 2010 and the two award winners will receive their awards at the conference.
To read the detailed criteria for each of these prestigious awards, please click on the links below. For each nominee, you must submit a Nomination Form, a one-page narrative, an Eye Medical Information Form completed and signed by a licensed medical examiner, and a Release Form signed by each nominee. The Release Form is a waiver of restrictions on the materials your nominee provides so that NIB can promote and publicize the awards. Click on the links below to access the forms. The forms are also posted on the NIB Associated Agency Bulletin Board (password protected) under “Award Nomination Forms.”
For details about the Peter J. Salmon Direct Labor Employee of the Year Award and application materials contact: Kathy Gallagher, Senior Human Resources Employment Specialist, NIB
Attention NIB Associated Agency Directors: The deadline to nominate agency employees for NIB’s two major employee recognition awards, the Peter J. Salmon Direct Labor Employee of the Year Award and the Milton J. Samuelson Career Achievement Award, has been extended to Monday, January 4, 2010.
Each agency may nominate one employee for each of the two awards. The award winners will be selected by an NIB and NAEPB Selection Committee. All nominees will be recognized at the 2010 NIB Annual Training Conference in October 2010 and the two award winners will receive their awards at the conference.
To read the detailed criteria for each of these prestigious awards, please click on the links below. For each nominee, you must submit a Nomination Form, a one-page narrative, an Eye Medical Information Form completed and signed by a licensed medical examiner, and a Release Form signed by each nominee. The Release Form is a waiver of restrictions on the materials your nominee provides so that NIB can promote and publicize the awards. Click on the links below to access the forms. The forms are also posted on the NIB Associated Agency Bulletin Board (password protected) under “Award Nomination Forms.”
For details about the Peter J. Salmon Direct Labor Employee of the Year Award and application materials contact: Kathy Gallagher, Senior Human Resources Employment Specialist, NIB
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