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Arkansas Rehabilitation Services (ARS)

Project SEARCH

Project SEARCH® is a unique, business-led, nine-month employment readiness training program for young adults with developmental disabilities that takes place entirely at the workplace. Total workplace immersion facilitates a seamless combination of employability training, work, and life skills: money management, professionalism, technology, soft skills, and social skills. Interns complete 3 ten-week internship rotations at a partnering host business with the goal of gaining the necessary skills to obtain competitive integrated employment. 

Arkansas Rehabilitation Services (ARS) supports ten (10) Project SEARCH® sites:

  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) – Little Rock
  • Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) – Little Rock
  • Ouachita County Medical Center (OCMC) – Camden
  • St. Bernards Regional Medical Center (SBRMC) – Jonesboro
  • Mercy Hospital Fort Smith – Fort Smith
  • University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) – Pine Bluff
  • Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center (SMRMC) – Russellville
  • Embassy Suites Northwest Arkansas – Rogers
  • CHI St. Vincent – Hot Springs

ARS provides this evidence-based employment readiness training in partnership with two vendors:  ACCESS Group, Inc. and Friendship Community Cares, Inc.  The competitive integrated employment outcomes achieved by Project SEARCH® participants is 70% to 100%.

Riley’s Project SEARCH® Success Story
Willie’s Project SEARCH® Success Story
Arkansas Workforce Connections

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

FROM THE ARKANSAS DIVISION OF WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS

Rogers Mobile Workforce Center Canceled Monday

The Mobile Workforce Center that typically visits the Frisco Station Mall in Rogers every Monday will not make its scheduled visit for, Monday, December 9, 2024, due to necessary maintenance.

ADWS provides interpretation and translation services, at no cost, for clients who need assistance in accessing and participating in available services and programs. To request an interpreter or translator, please contact your nearest local office. 

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ADWS proporciona servicios de interpretación y traducción, sin costo alguno, para clientes que necesitan asistencia accediendo y participando en servicios y programas disponibles. Para solicitar un intérprete o traductor, por favor póngase en contacto con su oficina local más cercana.

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