$20,000 grant goes to job opportunities for intellectually-, developmentally-disabled adults in Redmond

A local organization received a $20,000 grant that will help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities find jobs. The funding granted to Redmond-based Opportunity Foundation of Central from Oregon Community Foundation’s James Weckman ASD Support Fund will expand opportunities for job skills development for such individuals with an aim to find employment. Residential and employment programs at the Opportunity Foundation serve developmentally disabled individuals with housing and job skills opportunities. They’ve provided over 2,180 hours of employment training to a monthly average of 81 individuals as well as producing over 1221 hours worked to local employers. Private philanthropy helps sustain the foundation’s mission of independence and inclusion, amid financial pressures and government funding uncertainty.

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