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Employers consistently rank employees with disabilities
among their best, most dedicated workers, with some of the
lowest rates of turnover.
- Carol Glazer, President of the National Organization on Disability
Recipients of Community Service by People
with Developmental Disabilities in
Volusia County
Halifax Humane Society
Salvation Army
Publix Super Markets
Retirement Community Visits
Freedom Playground Rebuild
Council on Aging (Meals on Wheels)
Rise Against Hunger
Habitat For Humanity Restore
Journey’s End Animal Sanctuary
Total Dollars Earned from
Supported Contracted
Workshop Employment:
$156,000
(Duvall Homes & The Arc of Volusia, 2015-2017)
Tax Incentives Up To $9,600
are available to businesses who hire unemployed
veterans with service-connected disabilities
US Dept. of Labor’s Work Opportunity Tax Credit,
Veterans.gov
(Duvall Homes & The Arc of Volusia, 2015-2017)
30,000 Central FL Households
have an individual between 18 and 65 with a developmental
disability who could live on their own (thus work)
Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation, EdythBush.org
held by people with developmental disabilities:
NationalCoreIndicators.org
Assembly/
Manufacturing
Administrative
Work Mail
Distribution
Share with us the total earned, or hours volunteered,
in the past two years by people with disabilities at your
business at [email protected].
ENRICH YOUR TEAM CULTURE
Common Jobs
Building/
Grounds Work
Takeaways
Food Prep,
Retail/Stock
Visit WhatCanYouDoCampaign.org
For Questions, contact [email protected]
Lisa is Director of Marketing at Duvall Homes, Inc.
She has worked in Integrated Marketing
Communications and Brand Management for nearly
20 years, producing award-winning articles and
publications for various organizations. She holds
a Bachelor of Science (Kin) from the University of
Ottawa. Contact her at [email protected]
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