Finding Employment During a Pandemic: Meet Holly, newly employed at a local supermarket
Helping Beaverton Get Back to Work An incredibly determined Holly De La Cruz Arellano began her...
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A unique job for a unique candidate? Meet Aaron Tore, Employed!
Meet 19-year-old Beaverton native, Aaron Tore. A student at the Beaverton Community Transition Program (BCTP), Aaron happens to be an avid video gamer and an individual with autism. However, most importantly, he works in a...
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Celebrating Diverse Graduates, Congratulations!
It’s the time of year for celebrating graduates who are leaving school behind and moving on to the...
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Meet Blake Huerena, Employed at Big Al’s
Have you been to Big Al’s, a family fun and entertainment center in Beaverton? If so, you may have...
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Jama Software, Meet Manisha Leiman, Employed
Imagine all the work you can get done if you had someone pitching in with dirty dishes, organizing...
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Meet Ben Boyd, Matching Skill Sets to Business Needs
Objective: To obtain a part-time job where my reliability, dependability and outgoing personality...
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Spotlight Story: A True Success Story at Amplify! Success Event
By Dirkse CC Team Disability Workplace Inclusion: What is Your Vision? This was the theme of the...
Read More(Dis)abilities + Work + Beaverton = No Problem! Meet Riley Merrill, Hard work reaps Nintendo rewards
By Dirkse CC Team We all remember our first day of work – the nerves, uncertainties, and anxieties of new beginnings. If this was the case for Riley Merrill, it certainly didn’t show. Riley entered his first day at...
Read More(Dis)abilities + Work + Beaverton = No Problem! October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month!
By Dirkse CC Team Observed each October for the past 70 years, National Disability Employment Awareness Month, or NDEAM, celebrates the contributions of workers with disabilities and educates about the value of a workforce...
Read More(Dis)abilities + Work + Beaverton = No Problem! Introducing Ryan Guthrie, Employed with the Portland Timbers!
By Dirkse CC Team Have you ever been “Employee of The Month”? Ryan Guthrie, a 21-year-old from Beaverton recently received that honor before he hit his 90-day mark; not many of us could achieve such accolades so quickly. As a...
Read More(Dis)abilities + Work + Beaverton = No Problem! Haley Vance ‘‘Ages Out” with her class and now works at Taco Bell
By Dirkse CC Team The young adults pictured are part of a group who participated in a graduation or “aging out” ceremony held on June 15th, 2018 at Cedar Mills Bible Church. Like most graduates they were excited to celebrate...
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