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Money Matters airs October 5, 2017 Noon Read below
Money Matters airs tomorrow at noon, PST on KVMR FM and all related stations.
October 5, 2017
Fall Line up starts with 2 great interviews
Interviews with AirMedCare, the life flight folks, their helicopter service and insurance program. Then hear Pride Industries discuss their great service to give employment to those with handicaps. Great topics and great guest so tune in.
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Interested in discussing your portfolio, our new strategies and more? Email or call me for an appointment- (530) 559-1214 or mcuniberti@cambridgesecure.com.
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I have been wanting to do an economic piece about people with disabilities for some time now and with the month of October being National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), I couldn’t think of a more fitting opportunity to bring to light an incredible story about a local entity I discovered here in my home town of Grass Valley.
A recent conversation with a friend led me to PRIDE Industries, a multi-state, non-profit social enterprise that assists people with disabilities find employment.
Originally founded in 1966 by a group of parents in Auburn, California, its initial focus was to find meaningful employment for their adult children with disabilities. PRIDE has offices in 14 states and in Washington DC and is still growing. With one in every five Americans having a disability, the need for such an entity is more than obvious. People with disabilities want to contribute, yet finding gainful employment can be challenging. PRIDE Industries opens a whole new world of possibilities for people with disabilities while serving the needs of businesses and the community in the process.
PRIDE’s main goal is employment, its mission is “To create jobs for people with disabilities.” It accomplishes this in a win-win scenario synergistically with the community, government and the many companies they serve.
The PRIDE formula is a simple one: hire people with disabilities and give them jobs that complements their skill sets. From simple assembly to more complex employment, PRIDE matches the specific job to the employee. Since the requirements of business can be complex and varied, a workforce of people with different skillsets fits nicely into whatever job may be required.
On the day of my visit to our local PRIDE location, I witnessed workers doing different jobs of all levels of complexity including the simplest of assembly and packaging to the more complicated job of accurately shipping product to multiple locations for a national retailer.
The many supervisors present maintained a safe environment for the employees while insuring the highest level of quality control. From shipping umbrellas manufactured by a well-known national retailer to assembling medical test kits for a local company with products from Finland, the scope of customers and products was impressive.
The organization is truly an example of everybody wins. People with disabilities have an opportunity to learn new skills and hold employment they might otherwise not be able to. By earning their own paychecks, the assistance from public programs is minimized, their self-esteem is boosted and they get much needed mental stimulation. Their families and loved ones have time for themselves while their family members with disabilities are supervised by a loving and experienced staff at PRIDE.
The businesses they serve benefit by finding employees who are more than happy to perform jobs that others might find mundane all while maintaining the highest of quality due to the amount of supervision that PRIDE provides along each step of the process.
PRIDE’s outreach program places higher functioning adults in off-site employment and guides both the employee and employer through every step of the process. Job development, coaching, training and placement are an ongoing function of the organization. The Supported Employment Program provides additional training to help overcome barriers to employment in the community at large.
Although PRIDE focuses on employment, many offices go a step further. Some offer adult day services where people with more severe disabilities can have a safe yet entertaining place to go. Arts, crafts, games and daily outside excursions maintain a semblance of normalcy for those that otherwise may not experience such things due to their disability.
Outreach programs for self- sufficiency, improvement and education include the Independent Living Services programs which maintains an army of staff to navigate the community and make connections in a variety of capabilities and functions. Their goal is to enable an independent lifestyle for those that can, yet still have a resource to fall back on should the need arise.
With 51 years of experience under its belt in merging people with disabilities to employment of all kinds, PRIDE enables adults with disabilities to reach their full potential while providing the resources for businesses to bring their products and services to the marketplace. This is truly a win-win scenario for all parties involved with PRIDE Industries performing an invaluable service to the community.
You may view a video on PRIDE Industries here: (https://www.facebook.com/marc.cuniberti)
The local Nevada County Pride office is located at 12451 Loma Rica Drive in Grass Valley.
Their phone number is (530) 477-1832
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It is time again for Turkey Matters. Please help me feed the poor and low income families in our county by helping me buy turkeys for their holiday meals. It’s simple to do.
Mail in a check made out to the food bank of your choice. Our local one is the Food Bank of Nevada County but any food bank will do if you prefer another. Mail it to:
KVMR FM RADIO
ATTENTION TURKEY MATTERS
120 Bridge St
Nevada City, Ca 95959
I will match a portion of your funds and mail in your check AND mine. In this way your money goes much farther and we feed MORE families. That’s all there is to it! My maximum donation amount will be $5,000.00 (I have kids to put through school!) but please help me reach this goal!
Your turkey will taste a lot better knowing you helped feed hundreds of others for Thanksgiving and Christmas and those celebrating other religious holidays around this time of year.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart and from the many people that will benefit from this program.
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Thanks to all who came out to the Celtic Fair, said hi and had a great time. Sillyness and great music. It was fun and I saw a lot of fans of Money Matters. Yes, I know it is silly to see your financial guy all dressed up in silly gear but it is for a good cause- KVMR FM Community Radio so cut me some slack!
Interested in having me set up a financial plan for you and your family? Email me or call (530) 559-1214
