Enable America raising its profileSeptember 19, 2009
A Florida-based nonprofit that helps disabled people find work is expanding its presence in Raleigh. Enable America opened a Raleigh office earlier year but is planning a kickoff event in October that will be followed by an increase in programming and training opportunities for people with disabilities.
The organization has partnered with several local companies, including Progress Energy, The Royal Bank of Canada, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Rex Healthcare, WakeMed, SAS Institute and the Carolina Hurricanes. Enable America will match mentors from local companies with people with disabilities or wounded veterans.
Enable America will hold a community celebration of Disability Mentoring Day at the downtown Marriott on Oct. 21. The group was founded by Richard Salem, a Tampa lawyer who lost his eyesight as a teenager. He is a graduate of Duke Law School.
Source: Staff writer Sue Stock |
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