November 9, 2011 - Meet At the Mountain brought together 90 Oregonians representing the state and each local Employment First team. Goals for the event included:

• Sharing  2011 accomplishments and ideas;
• Providing training to meet specific skill needs of team members; and
• Helping teams plan for 2012 activities

Get materials, listen to video and see photos from the event

Case managers play a pivotal leadership role in planning for employment at the individual and community level. Day long events provided 230 County Service Coordinators and Brokerage Personal Agents a chance to better understand their role, get an introduction to tools to help them and practice using them.
 
See Keys For Case Mangers.

State and regional leaders and Project staff lead the presentation of employer and worker stories, a review of data, conversations and planning about Employment First, with more than 250 stakeholders representing County DD programs, Brokerages, providers, VR counselors, self-advocates and family members, school personnel and employers in communities across Oregon. Small groups worked together to identify possible actions that will be used to build community action plans in 2011.

 

Community Leadership for Employment First in Oregon: A Call to Action

September 1-2, 2010: A project "kick off" that brought together fifty (50) state and regional employment leaders and advocates to affirm the vision, pinpoint strategies and identify next steps to continue improving integrated employment outcomes in each area of the state. Regional leaders were prepared to assist in planned local events.

• Summit Agenda
• We Believe

What Will it Take?
This video explores how some participants answered to the question "What will it take to get communities statewide and locally to focus on employment for Oregonians with developmental disabilities?"