{"id":2129,"date":"2016-03-07T14:23:37","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T19:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/?p=2129"},"modified":"2016-03-07T14:23:37","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T19:23:37","slug":"maryland-promise-initiative-is-first-to-reach-2000-youth-participants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/maryland-promise-initiative-is-first-to-reach-2000-youth-participants\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Promise Initiative Is First To Reach 2,000 Youth Participants"},"content":{"rendered":"

Program Seeks To Prepare Students For Employment<\/em><\/h3>\n

For Immediate Release\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Contact: Bill Reinhard, 410.767.0486<\/p>\n

Baltimore, MD<\/p>\n

The Maryland PROMISE initiative has announced that it has reached its recruitment goal of 2,000 enrolled youth in Maryland.\u00a0\u00a0Maryland\u00a0PROMISE is the first of the six U.S. Department of Education grantees to achieve their recruitment goal. The Maryland State Department of Education\u2019s Division of Special Education\/Early Intervention Services is a partner.<\/p>\n

Maryland was award the federal PROMISE grant in 2013. Its purpose is to improve services and supports for youth receiving Supplemental Security Income and their families in order to achieve improved educational outcomes, such as graduating from high school or completing postsecondary training.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that evidence-based models for high-quality transition services provided through collaborative initiatives like PROMISE have a life-long positive impact on employment for students with disabilities,\u201d said Marcella E. Franczkowski, Assistant State Superintendent of Special Education\/Early Intervention Services.<\/p>\n

Youth enrolled in\u00a0Maryland PROMISE are participating in a federal study aimed at improving long-term employment outcomes for\u00a0those at-risk for dependence on public benefit programs. About half of the enrolled youth receive enhanced services as part of the research study intervention group.<\/p>\n

Maryland PROMISE is built on the strength and coordination of its partners.\u00a0 Led by the Maryland Department of Disabilities and in conjunction with MSDE — along with the Developmental Disabilities Administration, Behavior Heath Administration, and Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation — Maryland PROMISE offers career-related services to help youth recipients achieve better outcomes.<\/p>\n

Through paid work-based experiences at local businesses, the youth are also given the opportunity to learn to be successful and contributing employees.\u00a0To date, 318 youth\u00a0representing every Maryland region have participated in summer employment.\u00a0 Both the families and youth\u00a0receive counseling and financial education as part of services provided.\u00a0 Currently, 652 family plans have been completed and 93\u00a0family members have directly received support services from PROMISE staff.\u00a0 Through this holistic approach, the youth\u00a0experience an environment conducive to success and a\u00a0greater potential to\u00a0gain skills necessary for competitive employment.<\/p>\n

Pamela Corkran\u00a0employed two PROMISE participants at\u00a0her consignment shop, Too Good To\u00a0Be Thru<\/em>,\u00a0in Baltimore last summer and noted she learned as much as the youth.\u00a0 Ms. Corkran\u00a0indicated that while her teenage employees required guidance, they caught on quickly,\u00a0were eager to learn, and brought a\u00a0great deal\u00a0of creativity to their positions at the store.\u00a0 She is hopeful the skills learned\u00a0last summer will benefit them as they join the adult workforce.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Maryland PROMISE team had a vision for the initiative which relied on the Recruiters, Case Managers, and Family Employment Specialists having\u00a0first-hand\u00a0knowledge of the areas they serve–including the youth who live there and the businesses who\u00a0are successful in those regions,\u201d said Maryland Department of Disabilities Secretary Carol Beatty.\u00a0\u201cIt is an immense credit to this team that they were able to achieve such lofty goals given them by the research project while still providing personal and attentive supports to the participants.\u00a0 We look forward to the outcomes of the study and the bright futures of the youth who utilize these services.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maryland PROMISE is looking for additional employers across the state in order to expand these offerings in the summer of 2016. Participants receive ongoing support from their Family Employment Specialists so they enter the experience ready to learn.<\/p>\n

If you are an employer interested in participating in the Maryland PROMISE initiative, please contact the Maryland Department of Disabilities at 410-767-3660 or info.mdod@maryland.gov.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0More information on Maryland PROMISE can be found at\u00a0www.mdpromise.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Program Seeks To Prepare Students For Employment
\nFor Immediate Release\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Contact: Bill Reinhard, 410.767.0486
\nBaltimore, MD
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