Join the University Sunrise Rotary Club for a program featuring Debbie Moore and Rebecca Jansson of “Partners for Work.”
The program will be presented in person and on Zoom on Thursday morning with the Zoom line opening at 7:00 a.m. The formal meeting including the program runs from 7:30-8:30 a.m. No registration is required, and the program is free.
The in-person meeting will be at the Wedgwood Community Church at 8201 30th Ave NE, Seattle. Doors open at 7:00 a.m. and the program begins at 7:30 a.m.
The meeting will be available via Zoom. Click here to join the meeting Thursday morning. The Zoom line will open shortly after 7:00 a.m.
Rotarians can open doors! Partners for Work (PFW) has been a Rotary District 5030 project since 2008. Rotarians from our district have made connections with businesses that have led to over 140 jobs for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities.
Our Coordinator, Debbie Moore, connects with Rotarians, clubs, school districts and employment support agencies to identify job opportunities and qualified candidates.
People with disabilities are skilled and capable of working in a variety of jobs in our community yet experience a high rate of unemployment. This is due to their challenge in identifying opportunities and other initial barriers to employment.
Rotarians are often the top people in their companies and play a key networking and leadership role in helping open the door towards paid employment.
Rotarians can play a key networking and leadership role in helping open the door towards employment. This is often as simple as contacting Debbie with an introduction to their own company or that of a colleague.
PFW has a featured seat as a District-level priority and is officially involved in over half of the Rotary clubs in the District.
The Partners For Work program enlists Rotary members to engage their contacts to help get people with disabilities find employment. PFW works to connect job seekers with resources and support to secure employment.
Debbie Moore was hired as the District 5030 Partners for Work Coordinator in November, 2010. She has been an Issaquah Rotarian for 13 years. She worked for 13 years with the Issaquah School District as the Career Specialist where she assisted young adults with developmental disabilities in their vocational goals. As the Coordinator of our District Project, she enjoys the complexities of working with families, support agencies, school districts and Rotarians while building more inclusive communities. She was raised in Bellevue, graduated from Interlake High School and Washington State University with a Business Degree. She enjoys vacations to sunny locations, hiking, country music, going to the movies and time spent with family and friends.
In her 26th year at Seattle Central, Club Member Rebecca Jansson is Executive Director at Mainstay/SAILS. She finds joy in helping people with disabilities contribute to their community of choice, build relationships, have a sense of competence and feel included. Mainstay assists individuals who often are unable to access the competitive workplace through a pathway of education through college. Rebecca enjoys on fundraising, accreditation process and policy. As part of the Community Employment Alliance, Rebecca works to make a bigger impact in our supported employment systems through advocacy and legislative involvement throughout Washington State. Rebecca started her career focused on assisting individuals who are Deaf and Hard and Hearing navigate employment as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. She has served other non-profits such as Abused Deaf Women Advocacy Service and Hearing Speech and Deafness Center. Rebecca lives with her husband Roger, two children Elliott and Dahlia, and her Chocolate Lab, Nutella. She is officially the holder of jackets and supplies every weekend for the family at soccer games or skiing weekends.