The following is a list of resources compiled/recommended by our Healthy Families Baltimore County team:
National Resources
State Resources
Baltimore County Resources
Through customized employment, Abilities Network builds personalized relationships meeting the needs of both the employee and the employer. Employers can take advantage of the many benefits from hiring a candidate supported by our organization, including filling business needs, increasing productivity and enhancing their corporate image.
We not only support our job seekers, but our employers as well. Our job coaches maintain open communication with employers ensuring a rewarding and gratifying professional partnership. We sincerely value the relationships we establish and maintain with our corporate partners; and so, we recognize our outstanding employers throughout various marketing materials and at annual board meetings.
Click here for more information on benefits to hiring a job candidate in our services and/or benefits to partnering with our agency. If interested in partnering with our organization, contact us via e-mail or call us at 410-828-7700.
The following is a list of resources compiled/recommended by our Community and Employment Partners team:
We appreciate the following program partners that provide funding to support our program and collaborate with us on various projects in the community:
Interested in becoming a Program Partner? Contact us via e-mail or call us at 410-828-7700.
Abilities Network takes pride in the important work of our dedicated and motivated staff. Their loyalty to our mission results in our positive workplace. Their commitment to provide high-quality support services to individuals and the greater community is the key to our success.
In a recent staff survey, our employees were asked, “Why do you stay at Abilities Network?” The most popular responses included:
Prior to working with individuals in services, our staff undergo intense preparation and training. Staff are required to complete Disability Specific Trainings (DSTs) and are certified in First Aid and CPR through the American Heart Association. Additionally, our staff are specifically trained in creating customized jobs for people with disabilities. Our expert staff are knowledgeable in job development and possess the necessary skills to successfully support individuals in achieving their identified goals.
We are pleased to state that our employee turnover rates are significantly lower than the industry average and thus equates to better continuity of services. However, it is inevitable that Abilities Network employees occasionally move on to other endeavors. We purposely provide support to individuals with a team model approach so even if one member of the support team leaves, we still have multiple employees on staff who understand the goals, needs and preferences of the individuals in our services. Working with multiple team members also adds more ideas, creativity and more opportunity for growth to the service process.
Through Abilities Network’s Community and Employment Partners program, staff work with individuals and their families to develop a customized plan that guides individuals to personal success. To better understand our CEP program, here’s a story about two brothers who have shown that with hard work and determination, and some help from our staff, opportunity may just knock twice.
We were introduced to Jason and Tyler in August 2009. From the beginning, both young men were actively pursuing their associate’s degrees from Anne Arundel Community College. At each meeting held with their teams, emphasis was placed on the need for job development after graduation. Their teams took a proactive approach – outlining steps for the twins varying from resume completion, interview skills practice and job research, to employment networking and the practice of application completion.
In June 2012, Jason and Tyler successfully received their associate’s degrees from Anne Arundel Community College; the intensity of the job development process took off from there! Staff and the twins were out to accomplish one key objective: paid employment. Applications were submitted one after the other. Although the twins and staff were following up, there was little follow up from any of the potential employers. Jason and Tyler were becoming discouraged, but their teams continued to motivate them and maintained positive communication with their family.
A few months later, following an interview with Giant, the twins received news that they both had been hired! Although the position for bagger/cart attendant was intended for one person, the manager at the store created a double opportunity for Jason and Tyler.
Today, the twins continue to be diligent and valuable employees of the company.
Community and Employment Partners provides an array of services designed to support individuals with disabilities with connections to live and work in their communities such as offering community supports, housing and employment.
Abilities Network Senior Services program provides resources, educational seminars, move coordination and organizing services for seniors in the Baltimore metro area.
Project ACT provides child care centers, Head Start programs, family care providers, summer camps, out of school time programs, and preschool through elementary school classrooms with support in fostering school success, inclusion and the healthy development of all children.
Healthy Families Baltimore County is a nationally accredited program that provides home visiting services to parents of young children.
