Advantages to consider when hiring the Developmentally Disabled
“A Mutual Employment Benefit for the Employee and Employer”.
Productivity. Employee with development disorders can be one of your company’s most productive and loyal employees when they are properly matched to a job function.
Company Culture. Individuals with developmental disabilities contribute to a positive and team-based work environment.
Customer Satisfaction. Employees with developmental disabilities promote a positive company image that increases customer base and loyalty.
Community Awareness. Promoting integration into work and community settings so that individuals with developmental disabilities are not separated or isolated from others and helps ensure they will have control over their own resources supports the overall goal for the developmentally disable.
Diversity. Hiring individuals with developmental disabilities promotes workforce diversity and is good for the employee, the business, and society.
Employment Support. Hands-on training at our local facility prepares individuals with developmental disabilities for the real world. While job coaches provide direct supervision and support at no additional cost to the employer.
Tax Credit(s). Federal tax incentives for hiring individuals with disabilities improve the employer’s “bottom line.”
Our Community Partners
Community Minded
local businesses and are committed to responding to community needs. We know that strong community relations programs can help build employee pride and public trust.
As a small organization we take steps to become involved and supportive of the communities where we live and work. Many of our job opportunities and participation are involving local events and organizations that support our cause and include us in their work force.
Work Opportunity Credit
The Work Opportunity Credit provides eligible employers with a tax credit up to 40 percent of the first $6,000 of first-year wages of a new employee if the employee is part of a “targeted group.” An employee with a disability is one of the targeted groups for the Work Opportunity Credit, provided the appropriate government agencies have certified the employee as disabled. The credit is available to the employer once the employee has worked for at least 120 hours or 90 days. Employers claim the credit on Form 5884, Work Opportunity Credit (PDF). Visit www.irs.gov