Another round of applause for the success of RAISE

Fourteen years ago, Loren London envisioned creating a program that would empower adults with disabilities to find and maintain employment. That vision became RAISE, Recognizing Abilities and Inclusion of Special Employees.

What began as a program to help prepare adults with disabilities for the workforce has evolved into much more than London, founder and director of Strategy & Development and Rachel Slavkin, RAISE Inclusion director, could ever have imagined.

On April 7, 2014, the RAISE program began with five employees. This year there are 16 employees who are close to completing their 9-mo...