Employment Equity & Inclusion

Although you may prioritize employing diverse talent, you may not know how best to find it. Your business may lack the expertise and tools to access, recruit, support, and retain qualified candidates or disability-owned business enterprises.

At the same time, individuals from underrepresented communities may want to improve their financial and overall well-being, but are unsure of how earned wages will impact their reliance on public assistance. Job seekers with disabilities or criminal records may fear exclusion from the competitive job search process if they disclose their background or need for accommodations with an employer.

Our specialized team helps employers, employment service providers, state agency personnel, and educational institutions advance workplace inclusion. Our trained and certified benefits and work incentives specialists assist individuals and families to understand how working and earning wages will affect eligibility for public benefits.

We coordinate a business network that shares best practices, building confidence and success through a shared commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion of employees, customers, and suppliers. Our community and business partners collaborate closely to understand each other’s value, services, candidate pipelines, and opportunities to increase the employment rate for members of underrepresented groups.

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   We provide training and consulting services to help employers build their capacity in advancing workplace inclusion.

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   Our trained and certified benefits and work incentives specialists help individuals and families understand how working and earning wages will affect eligibility for public benefits.

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   Among other employment equity initiatives, we established a network of businesses and employers to build connections with people with disabilities seeking employment.