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Commonwealth Corporation outlines state‑funded employment grants for young adults with disabilities; FY24 programs enrolled 141 participants
Summary
Commonwealth Corporation described an employment training grant funded by the Massachusetts General Appropriation Act that supports community organizations training unemployed or underemployed young adults with disabilities; FY24 grantees reported 141 enrollees with a 86% completion rate and average wage $15.21 for placed participants.
Adil Suleiman, vice president of youth and justice programs at Commonwealth Corporation, and Kayla Johnson, youth and justice cross‑program manager, presented the design, funding and outcomes of the agency’s Young Adults with Disabilities grant program to the Disability Employment Subcommittee.
The program is funded through a line item in the Massachusetts General Appropriation Act and has grown since fiscal year 2021, when it received $250,000; Commonwealth Corporation said roughly $1 million has been made available each year since. "We feel like the line item language, for those of you who have read a lot of line item language, sometimes can be all over the place, left or right. This one is pretty clear about the purpose of our program and what we're trying to do," Suleiman said.
Why it matters: The program funnels state funding to community‑based organizations that provide…
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