And that’s largely what brought me to VGS. For the past 10 years, I’ve worked in philanthropy in some sort of grant making, fundraising, or consulting capacity. Born and raised on the east coast, and I have a master’s in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor’s in Sociology and American Studies from the George Washington University. It’s a calling…anything that you’d like to share? But before we get into that, April, tell us a little bit about yourself, maybe how you arrived at Vocational Guidance Services, and in your connection to the cause we know that this is more than a career. inclusion and impact, is the general theme. So, today’s topic that we’ll be digging into is breaking through employment barriers…. So, if you have a disability, whether it is a developmental disability, an intellectual one, a mental health condition, then VGS can be your resource to start or find your way along your employment journey. Ohio is an Employment First state and so under that model, that means they’d like everyone working towards some sort of vocation, and that’s where we come in. We also do some day programming for folks that have very significant disabilities. And what happens here are all things employment services for people with disabilities. And we have two locations here, we have another location in Columbus, one in Elyria, and then one in Brooklyn as well. We’re right at the sort of edge of Midtown but before you get to Opportunity Corridor for those of you that know Cleveland. VGS has been around for 131 years actually, but we’ve been at this location for several decades. Walker: Yes, you’re right here on 55th Street. Schmitz: And we’re at the headquarters, right? So, what things happen around here? I’ll let you introduce yourself in a second, but what’s happening around right now? Today, I’m here with April Walker of Vocational Guidance Services. And we are back for another episode of C to C., the Commitment to Community podcast from Oswald Companies. VIEW ALL PODCASTS ON ITUNES WHAT IS C TO C? INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES
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