The Blackstone Valley

Need More Options For Finding Potential Employees?

Alternatives Unlimited, of Whitinsville, has been helping employers in the Blackstone Valley for more then 30 years to realize the benefits that exist in hiring a person who also happens to be living with a disability. You know exactly the type of person your business needs as an employee: people who are dedicated, determined, reliable, willing to learn and expand with your business; someone who wants to stay with your business - not leave when they find something else - the list can go on and on. Alternatives has been supporting individuals in their employment goals and matching them up with businesses that now know a person who has a disability can be a valued, quality, productive employee that may be no different from any other person on their payroll.

If you would like your business to benefit from an under-utilized network of reliable, capable employees, there is a perfect opportunity. This opportunity will allow you to learn about the benefits of hiring and retaining employees with disabilities, to hear from local experts and other employers on employment law and the ADA as they pertain to having employees with a disability. Alternatives would like to invite all Blackstone Valley employers to an event sponsored by the Central Massachusetts Employment Collaborative, entitled "Creating an Inclusive Workforce: Hiring, Retaining, and Supporting Employees with Disabilities". This event is scheduled for a morning in November, 2010. This is a free event for Central Massachusetts employers, business owners, and professionals interested in HR, diversity, workforce development, and adding to their available resources from which to find the "right hire". Registration is free and includes breakfast and networking opportunities.

The specifics are:
Date: November 9, 2010           Time: 8:30 - 11:30 AM
Location: Hoagland Pincus Center, 222 Maple Ave, Shrewsbury.
Those interested should contact:
Meredith O'Connor, Employer Liaison
Central MA Employment Collaborative
(508) 529-7000 x.6343
(781)686-8144 (cell)
moconnor@riversidecc.org

If you would like more immediate information about Alternatives' Employment & Community Connections and the job matching and employee support we offer, contact Keith Jeronymo, Employment & Community Connector for the Blackstone Valley, at keith.jeronymo@alternativesnet.org, or call (508) 488-2200 x.168

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About the Chamber

The mission of the Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce is to promote the economic vitality of the Blackstone Valley and meet the needs of the Chamber's business members, while providing leadership on issues which impact the economy and quality of life in the Valley. The Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce serves the eleven towns in the Massachusetts BV Region: Blackstone, Douglas, Grafton, Hopedale, Mendon, Millbury, Millville, Northbridge, Sutton, Upton and Uxbridge. For more information on the Chamber please contact administrator@blackstonevalley.org or call 508 234 9090 X101.