JUMP

Candidate Profile Instructions below*

PROGRAMS: • JUMP • After School • Social Skills • Summer

JUMP Mission Statement
(Jobs for Us Mentoring Program)

JUMP is an innovative program that seeks to create new employment opportunities for adults on the autism spectrum who have a potential for competitive independent employment. JUMP will generate these prospects by forming a network of employers who are family members or friends of individuals on the spectrum. Because of this personal experience, these employers already understand both the extraordinary potential and the special needs that individuals on the spectrum demonstrate in the work setting, making them more likely than other employers to strive to create a work environment in which an adult on the spectrum can succeed.

Families and friends are a rich, but untapped, resource for employment opportunities in a wide variety of settings. JUMP will tap into this resource to build a pool of diverse, real-world work opportunities-ranging from internships to permanent jobs-for individuals who often have difficulty securing employment through traditional means. JUMP will also provide training and technical support for employers who join its network to ensure that both employees and employers benefit from the placements.

Click here to watch the JUMP video produced with the assistance of Cablevision:

AHA Association gives a big THANK YOU to CABLEVISION for the production and editing of the JUMP video. Their staff helped us present our ideas in a clear and professional manner. We are grateful for their support!

Key to the success of JUMP will be a pool of employers willing and able to provide jobs to JUMP candidates. The project will rely heavily on friends and family of those with ASDs and their networks in gaining JUMP employers. If you know someone who may be able to provide a job to a JUMP candidate send an email to info@ahany.org or call 516.470.0360

This project is currently in pilot, the objective of which is to successfully place and secure six candidates by the end of 2009. The pilot will serve as an opportunity to test the JUMP model and make needed modifications before further expanding the program. It will also provide an opportunity to develop JUMP success stories/case studies which will aid in gaining further funding.

If you are interested in being a JUMP employee candidate please follow the directions below to complete the Candidate Profile.

Employee Candidate Profile Instructions

• You can complete the entire profile in writing and submit through traditional mail.
• We suggest that you make a copy of your completed profile and save for your records.
  • Mail to:Cody Center at Stony Brook University

                                 Att: Ginnie Cover/JUMP

                                 Putnam Hall - Room 177

                                 Stony Brook, NY 11794-8788

• If you have questions about JUMP or need assistance completing the profile please email vcover@notes.cc.sunysb.edu or call  631.632.3706
• You will receive an email confirmation within 5 business days of your profile being received.

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