Carol Love was first referred to The Bridge through the New York state Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) program. She stayed on as an IPRT client and was working toward a goal of going to school for medical billing and coding. Carol has been living independently for 8 years now, and prides herself on her organizational skills and work ethic.

Carol got her working start at The Bridge in a stipend clerical position in residential services. “I was happiest when I was working,” she says. She did such a good job that the staff she worked with advocated for her to be hired as a part time employee. In May of this year Carol got her wish, and is now working 3 days a week as the Assistant to the Residential Intake Coordinator processing packages, filing, and handling correspondence for residential services.

Her favorite part of the job is processing the packages and assigning numbers to files because she gets to use her organizational skills. Carol said of Bridge vocational Services, “they helped me learn organizational and people skills, have the right attitude, increase my typing speed and work as a team. They helped me learn about my own work ethic and were very encouraging. It was a privilege to have worked with them.” She continues to get vocational support through The Bridge PROS and Ticket to Work Programs.