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Sterling Heights expands Project Search internships for young people with disabilities
Summary
City officials and program partners described growth and early job placements from Project Search, a workplace-immersion transition program hosted by the Sterling Heights Parks and Recreation Department.
Sterling Heights City Council on Tuesday heard an update on Project Search, a workplace-immersion, school‑to‑work program for young people with disabilities that the city hosts through its Parks and Recreation Department. Becca Lynn, the city’s adaptive recreation specialist, told council the program places interns in real work settings five days a week to build transferable job skills.
Why it matters: City staff said Project Search supports inclusion and helps interns move into paid work while providing additional support to parks and recreation operations.
Lynn said the program, which began nationally in 1996,…
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