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WhatdoesBrandonPanizoloveabouthisjobEverythingHowdiditfeeltogethisrstpaycheckAwesomePanizoisamongthe75percentofPimaCountyJTEDProjectSEARCHgraduateswhohavefoundjobswelloverthenationalaverageofabout35percentforemployeeswithspecialneeds.ProjectSEARCHisanationalprogrambringingemployerseducatorsandvocationalandrehabilitationleaderstogethertohelpyoungadultswithdisabilitiestrainandndmeaningfulwork.JTEDsProjectSEARCHcurriculumworkswithavarietyofbusinesspartnersincludingJobCorpsandtheUniversityofArizonaUAtomeetthatgoal.Aspartoftheirtrainingstudentsmustcompleteon-siteinternshipswithhands-onexperiencepriortograduationandemployment.GlenLoftisUAprogramcoordinatorhiredPanizoandhisclassmateJamesMotttoworkinUAStudentUnionEventServices.ThetrainingmadethemidealcandidatesforussaysLoftis.Forusitsabigadvantagebecausetheyalreadyknowtheirwayaroundtheplaceandthejob.Theyreveryreliableverygoodguys.MoreoverJTEDProjectSEARCHstudentstaketheprogramandtheirjobsveryseriouslyastheyadvancetowardself-sufciency.ItscommontohearbackfromsupervisorsthatProjectSEARCHstudentsareimpressivebecausetheyviewtacklingtoughjobsasanopportunitytogrowsaysProjectSEARCHinstructorDanielHabinek.IgetexcitedwhenmydadseesthatIvepaid60formyownTVcablebillsaysKaitlynBlumenthalaprogramalumnaworkingattheUniversityofArizonaMedicalCenter-SouthCampusEmergencyDepartmentininventorycontrol.IhaveasavingsaccountandImstartingtopayacoupleofbillsinpreparationforwhenIgetoutonmyown.ImpartofateamatworkandIfeellikeImdoingsomethingimportant.ProjectSEARCHalumnaKaitlynBlumenthalStudentsandemployersfndingsuccesswithProjctseARCHTheCalling201310ImpartofateamatworkandIfeellikeImdoingsomethingimportant.KaitlynBlumenthalProjectSEARCHalumna