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Paige Parr - Project SEARCH Statewide Coordinator
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Throughout the year, Project SEARCH sites, partners, and the workforce system celebrate the program's success. Every summer, Project SEARCH sites from around the country get together for an annual conference where sites are recognized for having 70 percent or more of their interns working at least 16 hours a week in competitive integrated employment after program graduation. See which sites earned this award and learn more about the great work each site is doing every day.
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27 Project SEARCH businesses throughout Wisconsin were awarded a Certificate of Achievement by the Office of the Governor at the Governor’s Executive Residence in Madison, WI. First Lady Kathy Evers, Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, and DWD Secretary Caleb Frostman were all in attendance to honor the recipients.
WI DVR accepts 2018 Program Achievement Award
The Department of Workforce Development received the 2018 Program Achievement Award at the Capitol, from the State Council of Affirmative Action (SCAA) and the Department of Administration Division of Personnel Management, for their work on Project SEARCH.
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