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Unlock Potential – Peckham’s Tips for Inclusive HiringBy: Calley Green, Peckham Talent Sourcing Partner

Posted In: AbilityOne/Source America, Disability Advocacy, News, Vocational Rehabilitation

September 23, 2024

People with disabilities are often marginalized and underrepresented in the workforce, facing significantly higher rates of unemployment and underemployment. Despite their talents and potential, they are frequently judged as less valuable, overlooked by society, and deprived of opportunities. At Peckham, we are committed to changing this narrative. Peckham’s approach to employment centers on a key…

Johanna White – Serving The Military Through Work at Peckham

Posted In: Call Center Services, Services and Programs, Vocational Rehabilitation

July 25, 2024

After growing up in a military family that included a stint in Germany, Johanna landed in Tennessee, where she graduated from high school, and got married. Over the several years, she gave birth to two daughters, but also began taking drugs. In the aftermath of a $400 drug binge, Johanna found herself standing in front…

Veteran Brings Message of Healing

Posted In: 3PL and Fulfillment, AbilityOne/Source America, Competitive Integrated Employment, Quality Of Life

June 3, 2024

Prior to beginning his career at Peckham, where he’s worked as a 3PL Materials Handler for six years, Abel’s life was anything but easy. During an eight-year stint in the Marine Corps, he was deployed to and spent a year in Iraq. After returning to civilian life, Abel found steady employment at a steel plant…

Peckham’s Season of Giving

Posted In: AbilityOne/Source America, Quality Of Life, Services and Programs, Upward Mobility & Advancement

December 19, 2023

Peckham Giving Contributes $28K to Community Each year during the holiday season, Peckham commits to contributing resources and funds to support underserved individuals and families. This season, Peckham staff and board raised more than $28,000 to contribute to families in need; not only team members working at Peckham but veteran, and other underserved individuals…

Student Continues His Education in the Real World

Posted In: Quality Of Life, Services and Programs, Uncategorized, Upward Mobility & Advancement

October 27, 2023

Recently out of high school, Logan was eager to begin a career path that didn’t include further education. After being referred to Peckham’s Youth Summer Employment Program, Logan jumped at the opportunity to learn job skills and began a four-week internship at the Meijer store in DeWitt. When the internship concluded, Logan went through the…

With a Supportive Workplace, Deaf Staff Member Finds a Way to be Heard and Succeed

Posted In: 3PL and Fulfillment, Competitive Integrated Employment, Quality Of Life, Services and Programs

September 29, 2023

Janine’s employment journey before joining Peckham was challenging. Although she held positions at various companies, she struggled to maintain a full-time job. Between the typical obstacles that a deaf person faces in most workplaces and impending motherhood, Janine placed employment on hold for over 14 years. She was far from idle during that time, though:…

Pilot Study Highlights Potentially Promising Tool for Supporting Workers with Disabilities

Posted In: Disability Advocacy, Innovation, Vocational Rehabilitation

September 25, 2023

A recent research article published in Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, discusses the outcomes of a study involving avail®, a software application designed to support individuals with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities in achieving goals related to job readiness, on-the-job work tasks, and independent living. Launched in 2017, avail® was developed with the goal…

A Sudanese Refugee Finds A Home at Peckham

Posted In: Competitive Integrated Employment, Manufacturing, Quality Of Life, Upward Mobility & Advancement

August 28, 2023

Davis Burapa was born into an agrarian family in Sudan. He was told from an early age that his future lay in farming as it had for generations of people in his village community. The fact that Davis had a physical disability that affected his ability to walk unassisted bore no impact on these plans…

Battle-Tested Vet Scores Big Working in 3PL and Fulfillment Services

Posted In: 3PL and Fulfillment, AbilityOne/Source America, Disability Advocacy, Quality Of Life

May 18, 2023

3PL and Fulfillment Services forklift operator Dale Hatfield’s childhood prepared him for a military career. Not because his father was in the armed services, but because by the time Dale was nine years old, he, one of his brothers, and father had moved many times. During his teens, Dale explained that “I was constantly in…

Stephanie Ethington – Managing a Positive Change

Posted In: 3PL and Fulfillment, AbilityOne/Source America, Competitive Integrated Employment, Vocational Rehabilitation

February 24, 2023

Stephanie’s previous job driving a forklift in a large warehouse was satisfying, but their performance point standard put a lot of pressure on her to complete work that she wasn’t necessarily well trained on. As a result, they parted ways, and she was without meaningful employment for an extended period. That all changed in 2015…

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