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Equal Access Online Tool Connects People With Disabilities To Jobs

01/18/19 - Business News, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability in the Media, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Employment First Act, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise, Tools and aids - 0 Comments

By Pat Maher, Director, Civic Engagement, SPR

Many great organizations, municipalities and companies have committed to improving work and career opportunities for people with disabilities…and yet? The objective truth is that from a participation and employment perspective we haven’t even nudged the needle since statistics have…

Q&A with Joe T

01/09/19 - Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy - 0 Comments

Joe Torricelli

Joe originally found Search through our No Boundaries program and then connected with our Career Services team. In October 2018, we were able to help him secure his new full-time job as a Pastry Assistant at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines!

We sat down for a short Q&A…

Exercising Our Rights and Responsibilities

11/16/18 - Disability Law, Education, Events, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, Mentorship, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy - 0 Comments

By Jennifer Gledhill, Search Inc Community Inclusion Coordinator

Bobbie after casting her ballot

Of the approximately 4.4 million votes cast in Illinois’ 2018 general election, 30 were cast by residents of Search, Inc.’s group homes. But the journey of those 30 ballots began long before the polls…

Match Your Gift to JJ’s List Nov 1 – Nov 27!

10/25/18 - jjslist.com, Search, Inc. - 0 Comments

This November, you have a special opportunity to increase your impact and empower people with disabilities.

Nov 27, 2018 is #GivingTuesday, a day for charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world to come together to celebrate generosity and to give.

JJ’s List and our…

Q&A with Ignite Participant and Disability Awareness Player, Henry Davis

10/24/18 - Disability Awareness Players, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Guest Blogger, jjslist.com, Search, Inc. - 0 Comments

Henry Davis

We were thrilled to hear that Henry Davis was hired by the Jewel store on Chicago Avenue in Evanston. Henry is a Disability Awareness Player and attends the Search, Inc. Ignite program, located at our Evanston office. He is very excited to be working…

FY 2017 Annual Report: Our Impact

05/22/18 - Search, Inc. - 0 Comments

Dear Stakeholders,

We are very excited to share that Search’s Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report is here!

In FY 2017, Search went through the rigorous process of new accreditation with the Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL). After successfully achieving accreditation, CQL helped to focus our agency…

From “Earth Child” to the Internet Age: 50 Years of Search

04/23/18 - jjslist.com, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise, Uncategorized - 1 Comment

In 2018, Search, Inc. celebrates 50 years of service to individuals with disabilities, their families and the broader community.

Search got its start in 1968 as a grassroots movement of parents in the Cabrini Green neighborhood of Chicago advocating for the inclusion of their children into…

Search Trailblazers 2018 Celebrates 50 Years of Service!

03/28/18 - Awards, Events, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, Mentorship, Search, Inc., Uncategorized, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

Please join us on Thursday, May 17th for SEARCH TRAILBLAZERS 2018: Celebrating 50 Years of Service at Galleria Marchetti in Chicago! This exciting evening will celebrate the 50th anniversary of JJ’s List’s parent company, Search, Inc.

Search was founded in 1968, in Cabrini Green, Chicago, to…

Hello JJ’s List Community!

09/07/17 - ABLE - A Better Life for Everybody, Disability Awareness Training, Disability Law, Down Syndrome, Education, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Uncategorized - 18 Comments

Tricia Luzadder, Ventures Program Manager

I am very happy to be writing you from JJ’s List and Search! My name is Tricia Luzadder and I am the new Ventures Programs Manager at Search’s Evanston site. While I am new in this role, I am not entirely…

New Beginnings at No Boundaries

03/31/17 - Mentorship, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Search, Inc. - 5 Comments

Tricia and Stephanie at our Evanston, IL Workplace

This week was a bittersweet one at No Boundaries, as we said goodbye to our No Boundaries Trainer Tricia Luzadder and welcomed our new Trainer Stephanie Minich. Tricia will begin a full time position as an Employment Consultant with…