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Supported-employment program helps Spencer Tapley find steady work at Cafe Real
Summary
A family member and an employer said CT Pi coordinated training and on-site supports that helped Spencer Tapley, who lives in Bristol, Connecticut, secure and keep a paid position bussing tables and washing dishes at Cafe Real.
An employment-support program connected Spencer Tapley, a Bristol resident, with a paid job at Cafe Real and ongoing on-the-job coaching that family members and his employer say has given him routine and purpose.
A family member said a school case manager put the family in touch with Rachel at CT Pi, which arranged appointments and a job coach through an agency that coordinated with Cafe Real staff. "Through one of his case managers ... we got in touch with Rachel at CT Pi," the family member said, adding that without advocates it would have taken "about two years"…
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