FDDC 2022 Annual Report - Flipbook - Page 9
BROAD SYSTEMS CHANGE/
EMERGING NEEDS
Great progress was made in achieving
systems change outcomes that will
increase community inclusion for people
with I/DD. A few examples include:
Transportation
• The Treasure Coast
Transportation Voucher
Project, serving St. Lucie,
Martin, Okeechobee, and
Indian River counties; and
the Pinellas County Mobility
on Demand Project, serving
Pinellas County, secured
over $4 million to continue
new transportation options.
Employment
• Employment First Florida
and the Employment
First Collaborative Training
Initiative will be continued in
Florida in different ways.
Four Florida Project SEARCH
Adult Model sites started in
2022 will continue in 2023.
28
people completed
the Florida Project
SEARCH Adult Model
program, 12 of whom
obtained jobs.
• $1 million of APD funding
was secured for the
Employment Enhancement
Program (EEP).
• The Council worked with the
Florida Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
(VR) on the Subminimum
Wage to Competitive
Integrated Employment
(SWTCIE) project that
resulted in Florida VR
successfully securing a $13.1
million award.
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