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The statistics tell the story: unemployment rates for people with disabilities are almost 2x higher than for those without, and about 30% of Americans with disabilities participate in the workforce, according to the Department of Labor. There are many barriers for employment facing individuals with a disability and participating in a career training program can be helpful in overcoming those barriers both in obtaining the skills needed for a job, securing interviews and ongoing support during the employment.
The charity boutique housed on eBay sells books, art and sports memorabilia at great prices. Community Mainstreaming Associates launched this social justice enterprise in conjunction with its Day Habilitation program to support individuals in developing life skills that encourage independence. For trainees completing the program and earning an eAcademy certificate of completion, CMA will aid the individual in obtaining paid work in the community utilizing these skills.
CMA solicits donated goods from our network and the broader community. Items are cataloged through an established process in a work training site and warehouse donated to us by the Bellmore-Merrick school district and at the main office in Westbury. Participants work with job coaches to pick up, catalog, and sort donated items; describe, photograph, competitively price and list the items on our eBay shop; monitor buyers; process payments; package, ship and track deliveries; offer customer support as well as provide personal thank you letters to both donors and buyers.
CMA eAcademy received a grant from North Shore Autism Circle supporting start-up operations, and the hiring of 3 individuals who are on the Autism spectrum.
We look forward to “seeing” you in the shop, shopeAcademy.
AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice. Click below to give to Community Mainstreaming through AmazonSmile: