Labor & Industry Creates InVEST Program to Help Individuals with Disabilities, Secure Good Jobs through Competitive, Integrated Employment

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) has announced the launch of a new program through its Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR), leveraging a $14 million federal grant to assist Pennsylvanians with disabilities earning a subminimum wage obtain competitive, integrated employment (CIE).  

InVEST aims to eliminate some of the challenges faced by individuals with disabilities working in sheltered workshops, which typically pay people with disabilities subminimum wage and are often segregated from the greater community.

Read more at Gant News: https://gantnews.com/2024/10/18/labor-industry-creates-invest-program-to-help-individuals-with-disabilities-secure-good-jobs-through-competitive-integrated-employment/