Project | SEARCH: Year two

November 16, 2018

The RMC family was delighted to welcome a new class of 12 interns from Project SEARCH, an international community-based program that teaches careerreadiness job skills for young adults with special needs. Work site rotations in the hospital help to create an immersion experience that combines classroom instruction, career exploration and on-site training.

Of the eight interns in last year’s class, six graduated with full-time employment and benefits. Charlene Hill, executive director of Student Support Services for Calhoun County, reflected then that the program has far exceeded expectations by the Alabama Department of Education.

Louis Bass, CEO of RMC, shares his enthusiasm for the program’s positive impact on the lives of Project SEARCH interns: “In keeping with our mission to help area residents achieve and live a healthy, productive life, it is indeed a privilege to support these students as they prepare for success in work and in life,” he says.

About Project SEARCH. More than 300 U.S. and international sites host Project SEARCH students. RMC Anniston’s program is coordinated by Calhoun County Schools and is supported by the Opportunity Center, the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services, Alabama Departments of Education and Mental Health, and the Alabama Council on Developmental Disabilities.

To apply, contact a Student Support Services teacher at your local school.


**Sources: http://rmc.flippublication.com/issue/4e970ead-3541-49cf-996ae20598535b59/fall2018/index.html
https://www.projectsearch.us/