Nancy Shapero

Community Access Incorporated (CAI) is a nonprofit organization based in Charleston, WV, founded in 1992 by a special education teacher to provide supported employment and follow-up services for students with disabilities transitioning from high school to the workforce. Over the years, CAI has evolved into a consumer-driven grassroots organization, addressing a variety of unmet community needs through innovative projects and programs. With a commitment to systems change, CAI operates primarily on state and federal grant funding, allowing for the design of cost-effective and person-friendly programming. Their initiatives focus on empowering individuals, including veterans and special education teachers, to fully participate in their communities while exploring alternatives to traditional service models. Generated from the website

Goodwill Industries is one of the world s largest nonprofit providers of education, training and career services for people with physical, mental and emotional disabilities, as well as those with disadvantages, such as welfare dependency, homelessness and a lack of education or work experience. Goodwill collects donated clothing and household goods and then sells these items in more than 2,000 retail stores throughout North America and abroad. The company generates revenue by helping community-based businesses fill gaps caused by labor shortages and time constraints. The charity trains and employs industrial and service contract workers to fill outsourced needs for packaging, assembly, mailing, custodial work, grounds keeping and other occupations. General Motors, Briggs & Stratton, and the United States Navy, Marines, Air Force and Army are among those who have tapped into Goodwill s services. Additionally, more than 105,000 people have been placed in jobs outside of Goodwill. Goodwill Industries has a location in Charlston, W.Va.