The Legacy Collaboration, Inc., a registered 501(c)3 organization, is pleased to announce the introduction of a Job Club for young adults with special needs. The goal of the Job Club is to provide an additional path to help individuals with intellectual disabilities who are seeking employment through assisted career exploration and virtual job shadowing; ongoing training related to employment and networking with peers and with agencies and leaders in the community.

The Job club gives members a chance to come together with their peers in a supported environment as they seek competitive community employment. The Legacy Collaboration integrates an online virtual job shadowing program to assist members with basic employment searches, job retention skills, employment lecture series, resume building and help with the application process.

“For so many young people with disabilities, graduation means the end of social interaction and education,” explains Patti Tracy, president of TLC. “The Job Club provides an alternative that will help these people in their search for jobs and learn the skills needed to keep them.”

The Job Club is open to young adults who have or have had an IEP and Transition Plan and are aged 16 or over. Members will meet every Monday, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., with open access to the computer lab on Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. The first meeting is scheduled for March 7, 2016, at the TLC Job Club computer lab at 10 B Edwardsville Professional Park in Edwardsville. The membership fee is $90 per quarter or $160 for six months.

Interested individuals should contact TLC for more information about Job Club or to register. Pre-registration is required and membership is limited.

The Legacy Collaboration assists individuals seeking community employment through job development and support for skills to sustain employment. Through programs like Job Club, community collaboration and a variety of employment strategies TLC helps individuals attain and maintain employment at a competitive wage and develop career paths that offer them opportunities for success, change or advancement.

For more information about Job Club or TLC and its services, please contact 618-307-9888 or e-mail TLC at info@tlcworks.org.

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Patti Tracy
618-307-9888
info@tlcworks.org