News & Events

11/01/11 - Job Path employers honored in "Works for Me " ceremony
Two of Job Paths employers were honored by the State of New York for their exceptional record in providing jobs for people with developmental disabilities.

08/30/11 - MAKING A DIFFERENCE by BehindTheCurtain
Job Path staff interviewed on MAKING A DIFFERENCE/Behind the Curtain about the services we provide to Janielle

08/22/11 - Alliance For Full Participation Conference
Job Path's Executive Director, Fredda Rosen, invited to present at Alliance For Full Participation Conference

What's happening

Job Path’s fundraising benefit, chaired by Tina Brown – editor-in-chief of Newsweek –takes place Wednesday, October 19^th, from 6-8PM at HBO at 1100 Avenue of the Americas. This year’s honorees are Nancy & Fred Poses.

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Emanuel Pinkhasov was a featured speaker at the Job Path Annual Fundraising Benefit and he told the crowd about his dream job. He's interested in acting so Job Path helped him get a job at New World Stages. A 2010 graduate of the Cooke Center Academy, Emanuel is loving his job and earning money for the first time!

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The faces of Job Path...

Since 1978, Job Path has been encouraging people with developmental disabilities to explore what they want out of life and then to chart their own journeys. Through our programs, we provide the opportunities and support for people to succeed at whatever they want – whether it’s paid or volunteer work, living in their own homes, or participating in community life. In other words, to lead the same kind of life we all want.

Bryan Merandi

Job Path employers win top awards

Two of Job Path’s employers will be honored by the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities at the agency’s upcoming Works for Me event. The law firms Mayerson, Stutman, Abramowitz is to be recognized in the small business category and Paul Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in the large business group. The New York Public Library, another Job Path employer, was the runner up in the not-for-profit business category.

The firms are being honored for employing people with developmental disabilities that have resulted in great business outcomes. Job Path Executive Director, Fredda Rosen, congratulated the winners. "Job Path is honored to work with employers like these that demonstrate every day what it really means to put people first."

The matrimonial law firm, Mayerson, Stutman, Abramowitz hired Bryan Merandi as a mail services clerk in 2007. Bryan, a graduate of Hofstra University, scans documents relating to on-going cases into the firm’s data management system. Paul Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has employed Todd Irby since 2005. Todd delivers mail to staff on 20 floors at the firm’s midtown Manhattan offices.

Todd with his boss, Joe Noberini at Paul Weiss law firm

A partner at Bryan's firm, Harold Mayerson, says "Despite the challenges Bryan has to overcome, he performs his duties with unparalleled focus and attention to detail." Likewise, Todd Irby’s supervisor Joe Noberini notes his independence and strong work ethic and says his upbeat personality and sense of humor is a source of positive energy for his colleagues.

The awards will be presented at a ceremony in Albany as part of National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

It’s all about jobs!

Our new website design offers employers a quick way to find applicants for their job openings. Jobs Wanted is a showcase of the people we are working with who are ready to interview for jobs. Our Employers explains how Job Path employment specialists work with potential employers to find the best way to meet their needs while making someone’s dream of having a job come true. And there are lots of success stories to report.