W.S. Jenks & Son Hardware will welcome Project Search students for a job fair Thursday
W.S. Jenks & Son (910 Bladensburg Road NE) and H Street Main Street (HSMS) are teaming up with the non-profit Project Search DC for a job fair on Thursday. Project Search was "[d]esigned to prepare young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities for competitive employment." The "model includes total workplace immersion. Interns participate in daily classroom instruction and on-the-job training, where they receive feedback from teachers, job coaches and employers." Through participation the interns gain hands-on work experience at business host sites. Project Search's one-year school- to-work transition program currently operates in over 400 locations in six different countries.
Last year, Jenks hired Vincent Williams from Project Search and he has become an important part of the team at Jenks. After Vincent asked if there was a way to help other kids in the program find good jobs, Jenks, HSMS, and Project Search began coordinating with other local businesses to host a job fair for students.
This Thursday (June 6) from 3–5pm students from Project Search DC will have the opportunity to meet with potential employers. This job fair is a grassroots, community-driven event that is aimed at helping a part of the DC population that often goes overlooked when it comes to employment. Students from Project Search are highly skilled and motivated workers who want the opportunity to prove they can be valuable members of a team. The job fair will feature local businesses that hope to help further the professional advancement of the students from Project Search.
Representatives from the following local businesses will attend:
- Annie’s Ace Hardware
- Peoples Supply
- W.S. Jenks
- Cultivate the City
- Little Wild Things
- The Big Board
- The Queen Vic
- Granville Moore’s
- Chupacabra
- Truth DC
- H Street Main Street
- Metro Mutts
- Spot on Dog Training
- Marie’s Hair Supply
- Old City CrossFit
- Hillman & Sons Barber
WHAT: Job Fair for Students from Project Search DC
WHEN: Thursday, June 6 at 3pm
WHERE: W.S. Jenks & Son (910 Bladensburg Road NE)
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