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Project SEARCH in the News

Project SEARCH in the News

Project SEARCH Helps Students with Developmental Disabilities Gain Internship Experience
WJZ13-CBS Baltimore, September 2019

County Executive Ball Signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Project SEARCH
Howard County Government, August 22, 2019

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball signed an agreement extending the county government’s participation in Project SEARCH. Now in its sixth year, the program will continue through 2022. Students in the program, who are in their last year of high school and have intellectual and developmental disabilities, participate in internships to gain employment experience and prepare for the workforce.

Job Success Stories of People with Disabilities
Ellicott City Patch, December 17, 2015

Howard County partnerships get Project SEARCH off to a fast start
by Stan Rappaport for The Baltimore Sun, June 15, 2015

Howard County Celebrates First Project SEARCH Interns to Complete County Government Program
Published on July 2, 2015, Howard County Government

Howard County Executive Allan H. Kittleman honored the first class of Project SEARCH interns who have successfully completed their assignments in county government offices. Project SEARCH is an initiative to support employment skills and opportunities for youth with disabilities in their final year of school. During the course of this school year, participants took part in three, 10-week internships covering a wide variety of career paths to help them transition to the workplace.

Skating Figures into Success for Howard County Intern
The Baltimore Sun, February 19, 2015

Project SEARCH Makes Working a Reality for Interns With Disabilities
The Business Monthly, February 3, 2015

 

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