The "New Freedom" Public Transit Program: A New Public Transportation Program for People with Disabilities in Fort Bend County. The New Freedom Public Transit Program provides transportation to individuals with disabilities Monday - Saturday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. for $1 per one-way trip. A service companion is allowed to travel with the rider at no charge. Riders must call and make reservations for each trip. There are no limits to where a rider can travel within Fort Bend County. If a rider needs to travel outside the county, efforts will be made to provide assistance to connecting transportation services. For more information, contact Fort Bend County Public Transportation at 1-866-751-TRIP.
Thank you for taking the
time to allow me to introduce myself and Bender Consulting Services, Inc.
Bender Consulting Services is a technology-based consulting firm,
specializing in creating employment opportunities for individuals with
disabilities, in the information technology, engineering, finance/accounting,
and various other competitive employment areas.
Our CEO, Joyce Bender, is an individual with a disability. She has epilepsy and
hearing loss in one ear. She is the host of an Internet talk radio show called,
Disability Matters, which airs on Tuesdays 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM eastern time at
www.voiceamerica.com. The show is real-time captioned for the deaf and hard of
hearing. Ms. Bender has won many awards for her work in employment of
individuals with disabilities including the President’s Award from President
Bill Clinton and the New Freedom Initiative Award from the current Bush
Administration. In two years, Ms. Bender will also be the National Chair for the
Epilepsy Foundation.
We need qualified individuals with disabilities immediately for job openings in
Houston.
I have attached our Company Brochure and a copy of the job posting for your area. Please review and circulate this information. Advisors and Candidates should submit resumes to resume@benderconsult.com (Resumes are also accepted via fax). I again wanted to note that these positions are for individuals with disabilities.
Thanks again for your time. I look forward to partnering with you to advance our mission of providing freedom, through competitive employment, to entry-level people with disabilities. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, or require additional information.
Darren Hucko
Bender Consulting
Services, Inc.
Penn
Center
West III, Suite 223
Pittsburgh,
PA
15276
www.benderconsult.com
(direct) 412-446-4449
(office) 412-787-8567
(fax) 412-787-7178
H.E.A.R.T. PROGRAM
Housing, Entrepreneurship And Readiness Training
The H.E.A.R.T. Program was started by parents of adults with developmental disabilities who were concerned about the lack of options for their adult children after high school. They formed a non-profit 501-c-3 organization in 2002, and in 2006 they opened their doors to the first H.E.A.R.T. “Trainee.” Now, in 2008, H.E.A.R.T. has over 50 trainees, employs 30 adults with developmental disabilities in concessions stands and vending machines throughout Houston, and is continuing to grow.
H.E.A.R.T. provides education in a classroom setting taught by special education certified teachers and aides. H.E.A.R.T. also provides job training focusing on vending machines and concessions. “Trainees” learn how to sort coins, count money, prepare deposit slips, conduct inventory, identify and sort products, learn customer service, and much more. What makes H.E.A.R.T. truly different from other programs is that H.E.A.R.T. goes the next step and provides jobs to its participants. All participants are paid at least minimum wage for the hours they work and the hours they are not working, they can get additional training through this program.
The best part is: H.E.A.R.T. is free and there is currently no waiting list. Because of grant funding that has been made available to the program, there is currently no cost for participants or their families. And – they take home paychecks. H.E.A.R.T. gives our family members the chance to have what we all have as adults – the chance to have a job, learn a job, and earn a paycheck for a job well done. All work is supervised and all training is conducted by certified teachers and aides under the supervision of a Ph.D level program manager.
For more information, go to www.heartprogram. org or
Welcome to H.E.A.R.T.
Housing, Entreprenuership and Readiness Training
6717 Stuebner Airline Road, Suite 207
Houston, Texas
77091
Telephone 713-692-4278
Fax 713-692-4279
Eligibility Requirements:
To quality for the grant-funded program, applicants must meet the following requirements:
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Have a Developmental Disability Diagnosis |
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Must be 18 Years of Age or Older |
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Must be Eligible for Medicaid |
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Must Reside within the City limits of Houston |
Hotline for People with Disabilities who are Homebound and Need Assistance: If you have concerns regarding persons with disabilities in Houston that are homebound, the Texas Department on Aging and Disabilities has established a hotline, (713) 558-9622, that can be called. Two meals a day, water and ice are presently being provided. A door to door inspection is being undertaken to observe the status and disposition of those individuals.