Rhode Island Office of Rehabilitation Services
40 Fountain Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Telephone: 401-421-7005
http://www.ors.state.ri.us/

Shared Youth Vision Federal Collaborative Partnership

The Office of Rehabilitation Services (ORS) in Rhode Island is a partner in a US Department of Labor systems change grant entitled "Shared Youth Vision Federal Collaborative Partnership." This program combines the local services of the Social Security Administration, the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Justice, the Department of Commerce, and the Division of Children, Youth and Families to serve disadvantaged youths that have been unsuccessful in school systems. The purpose of this systems change grant is to create state teams that will undertake strategic planning activities to develop a system that will improve services to youths by leveraging resources, aligning policy, and other activities. ORS anticipates serving 50 disadvantaged youths with disabilities in its initial year of the project.

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