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Project Independence Celebrates 15 Years Serving City of Irvine
Two thousand sixteen marks the 15th year of a unique partnership between the City of Irvine and nonprofit Project Independence to provide meaningful employment for people with developmental disabilities who help to make sure that the city’s busy mail department runs efficiently. As a licensed contractor to the city, Project Independence maintains two enthusiastic teams to ...
Health Matters: Workforce diversity includes people with disabilities
For 20 years, Marcell Bassett has worked a full-time job in the Recovery Department at IKEA in Orange County. IKEA, the world’s largest home furnishing company, was founded more than 60 years ago in Sweden. It may not seem remarkable to hold a job for two decades; however, for a person with a disability, it is ...
Project Independence Fire Drill
Safety is always one of the highest priorities at Project Independence. While we make sure that our 800+ clients learn safe lifestyle habits we don't forget to put them into practice with our very own staff. Our wonderful partners at the Costa Mesa Fire Department stop by our headquarters in Costa Mesa annually to make sure ...
CPR Training at Project Independence
Safety for our clients is the highest priority at Project Independence. Annual CPR certification is a requirement for all staff to insure that our clients are safe and well-cared for as they build a life of true independence. Thanks to our partners at the Costa Mesa Fire Department, this serious training comes with a great amount ...
New Project Independence Ad on Born This Way
The ad has been produced by Kernel Productions to run on the 3x Emmy nominated show on A&E Born This Way. This is a show that portrays an ensemble cast of young people born with Down Syndrome as they live their lives, pursuing their passions, realizing their dreams and coping with transitions- just like the rest ...
OC Radio
Our friends at OC Talk Radio (http://www.octalkradio.net ) often invite Project Independence in to discuss the latest and greatest happenings at our organization. Proud clients like Tom and Gina are always excited about being interviewed and discussing their great jobs at places like Trader Joe's and Irvine City Hall. In fact, many of our employers ask to ...
California City Solutions: Irvine Finds Winning Combination to Improve Mail Center Operations
From Leaug eof California Cities June 9, 2016 This story is part of an ongoing series featuring Helen Putnam Award entries. The 2015 entries are available on the League’s website as a resource for cities in a searchable database called California city Solutions. Irvine’s Mail Center project was submitted in 2015 for the Internal Administration award ...
