October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Many warehouse operations are hiring the disabled, as entry-level
labor is hard to find, & keep. Walgreen's new DC in Anderson, SC, has 43% of it's total workforce folks that disabled.
www.walgreensoutreach.com
The disabled population has a 73% unemployment rate in the US and is an untapped labor pool most are not looking at. Go to www.disabilityworks.org for recent results from study to dis-spell myths about disabled workers.
ALAN:
An Industry Initiative
ALAN is a collaborative association focusing on disaster recovery that is comprised of leading associations representing all phases of the logistics and supply chain industries. In this session, we will explain the concept, outline the organizing steps and look to engage more people in ALAN activities like attendance at emergency/disaster related meetings, meeting with Mass Care agencies to understand ALAN need and opportunity and ALAN project-related work. Find out how you can help.
Jock Menzies, Chairman, The Terminal Group
America's Second Harvest
As the country's largest charitable domestic hunger-relief organization, America's Second Harvest helps feed millions of hungry Americans by soliciting and distributing more than a billion pounds of food and grocery products each year. Through their nationwide network of more than 200 certified affiliate food banks and food-rescue organizations, America's Second Harvest serves more than 35,000 local charitable organizations, feeding more than 23 million hungry Americans each year.
American Red Cross
When you help the American Red Cross, you help America. We all have to be ready to help each other. And when you have an emergency plan and a disaster supplies kit, everyone feels safer.
Contact your local chapter or visit www.redcross.org.
