Stone Belt And LIFEDesigns To Host Virtual Career Exploration Workshops For Individuals With Disabilities

(BLOOMINGTON) – Join Stone Belt and LIFEDesigns as they host the second annual Job-APalooza virtually via Zoom. Job-A-Palooza is designed to introduce employees with disabilities to employers and vice versa. Job-A-Palooza workshops (via Zoom) will feature different employers every Wednesday from 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. in October.

Workshops will include a series of videos capturing work tasks at local businesses. Employers will be available to discuss employment qualifications and answers questions about their business. Job-A-Palooza is free but registration is required.

Registration is limited to 100 participants each week. If interested in registering, go to www.stonebelt.org.

Stone Belt and LIFEDesigns help individuals with disabilities find employment opportunities where they can develop relationships, communication skills, and a natural support network. Job-APalooza provides job seekers the opportunity to explore multiple jobs and the skills required to be a successful employee. Visit Job-A-Palooza’s Facebook page for more information about this unique event.

About Stone Belt:

Stone Belt Arc is a nonprofit agency that prepares, empowers, and supports more than 1,400 people with developmental disabilities and their families to live fully and thrive in their communities. Celebrating its 60th year in 2019, Stone Belt Arc is the oldest and largest agency of its kind in south-central Indiana, maintaining lifelong learning, employment, residential, and mental health programs in Monroe, Lawrence, and Bartholomew counties.
 
About LIFEDesigns: LIFEDesigns believes that everyone deserves the opportunity to live in their own home, work in the community, and meet and make friends. We serve over 450 clients across 5 counties in South Central Indiana. We employ over 220 employees. Our primary focus in our programs is to provide staff supports to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to promote their independence. LIFEDesigns is a United Way Member Agency in Bartholomew and Monroe Counties. To learn more about LIFEDesigns and how you can be involved through community service, visit lifedesignsinc.org.