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DAIL expands opioid recovery employment pilot and reports strong HireAbility employment outcomes
Summary
DAIL reported that HireAbility’s opioid recovery employment pilot has expanded beyond two sites to five locations and that HireAbility and vocational programs exceeded national averages on several employment metrics in FY25.
DAIL told the House Appropriations Committee that its HireAbility vocational programs and an opioid recovery employment pilot have shown positive employment outcomes and are being folded into the FY27 budget.
Commissioner Angela Jo Bowen described HireAbility and related efforts, saying the opioid recovery employment pilot—designed to connect people in recovery from opioid use disorder with employment—was "really successful" and is now expanding. "The…
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