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Project Focus Launches Workforce Readiness Training Program for Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities
March 1, 2025Project Focus students with a sign they made, thanking APEC and Shell for supporting Project Focus during a fundraiser. Project Focus is a nonprofit organization that provides programs and services through a learning community to assist young adults with disabilities. Photo courtesy of STEVE CASSELL
In Hillsborough County alone, over 172,000 people live with a disability, many who rely on aging caregivers they will likely outlive. What happens when those caregivers are no longer there? Housing is one of the most critical challenges for Floridians today, and for those with developmental disabilities, the situation is even more dire.
Rising costs of living, longer life expectancies, and limited housing options present an urgent crisis that cannot be ignored.