School-To-Work Alliance Program

OUR PURPOSE:

The purpose of SWAP is to provide successful employment outcomes, increased community linkages, and new patterns of service for youth within all categories of disabilities. The program's goals include:

Building on current transition planning efforts through existing transition teams:

Filling the case management gap: and

Supporting collaboration between DVR, the Colorado Department of Education, and local school districts.

SWAP TARGET POPULATION:

SWAP services would be appropriate for:

Youth between the ages of 16-25, and

Eligible for DVR services, and

Have mild to moderate needs in employment, and

Will be ready to work after short-term service provision [one year or less], and