Employment Horizons is committed to improving the lives of people with disabilities and empowering the disabled population with full access and participation in the opportunities our society affords. Employment Horizons accomplishes this through their provision of comprehensive employment, training and job placement services.
Here are some examples of our 2009 accomplishments:
Here are some examples of our 2009 accomplishments:
| • | EH provided Services to 493 unduplicated Individuals with Disabilities. |
| • | EH Program Participants earned $ 3.2 million, paid $ 431,780 in taxes and saved the Social Security System $812,636 in reduced reliance on government entitlement programs. These wage-earners went on to support their communities as Consumers and Community Activists. |
| • | Our School-To-Career Transition Program, which serves Classified High School Students, served 55 students from 20 High Schools in 15 School Districts |
| • | Our Career Development Services Division, which serves individuals with a high readiness and aptitude to work in the community, successfully assisted many businesses and individuals in finding work opportunities resulting in: – $9.23, Average Starting Salary for new placements – 59 Job Samplings (paid Job Experiences) – 4.2 months, the length of time from Referral to Job Placement |
| • | Our Agency-based Fulfillment Services Division, which works with individuals with a greater need of assistance and training to attain/maintain a Job, – experienced continuous work – Program Participants completed 250 Business Contracts – Work subcontracted to 10 other agencies in need of work – 100% of Fulfillment customers would recommend EH to other companies |
| • | Our Commercial Services Division, which provides groundskeeping and janitorial services to public and private entities throughout the greater Morris County area successfully: – added 4 new janitorial contracts – maintained 33 total janitorial sites – maintained 44 groundskeeping sites |
| • | Our Document Management Services Division, which converts paper files to electronic files: – scanned documents and photos – converted files to format of customer's choice – stored them on CD, DVD or Travel Drive (customer's choice) – shredded documentation (if customer requests) Successfully assessing and training 26 Program Participants on 7 customer contracts. |
The above highlights only some of the benefits gained by EH Program Participants and our business customers. Our Annual Report provides more comprehensive information on our Programs, Services, Activities and Achievements.
