Workforce Development
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Financial Empowerment
- Discover WIOA requirements and resources for financial empowerment, as well as tools to promote economic advancement as an individual’s work income grows.
Employment Strategies
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State Policy/Initiative

Alaska Department of Health Project SEARCH

“This unique program provides real-life work experience to help youth, with significant disabilities, make successful transitions from school to adult life. Meant to serve as a student’s last year in high school.

Project SEARCH is an international trademarked and copyrighted program model, which focuses solely on employment for Project SEARCH interns. Successful outcomes for this project include:

Employment in an integrated setting (working alongside people without disabilities)
Year-round work
20 hours/week or more
Minimum wage or higher”

Links:

Alaska DOH Project SEARCH