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OVR Partners with Crayola OVR and Crayola Create a Colorful Partnership Crayola believes that “What if?” is the greatest question in the world, a question that makes the impossible permissible. It is this vision that has led them to think creatively about their hiring practices and increase their diversity efforts. And, Crayola is all about diversity as their partnership with OVR demonstrates! Crayola is also all about community involvement. Their community engagement mission is to enrich the neighborhoods, schools and lives of families in the communities in which they live and work. For Crayola, assisting individuals with disabilities in the community in finding employment, assisting them in focusing on abilities and what they can do, moves their company and the community forward. In their words, it is “a win-win for everybody.” In collaboration with OVR, Crayola has hired individuals with disabilities to work in a variety of competitive, integrated careers over the past year, including guest relations specialist and custodial positions. Crayola has also employed several Bethlehem Area School District life skills students as production workers with job coaching support from the school. What were Crayola’s keys to successful hiring initiatives with OVR? The first step forward for their company was enrolling the whole company in their vision, getting everyone involved, excited and passionate about inclusive hiring initiatives. Adapting their Crayola Experience to meet the needs of every employee and a willingness to be flexible with employment options, such as changing work schedules and offering part-time opportunities, were keys as well. Receiving training from OVR about the different opportunities available to work with individuals with disabilities and attending OVR’s job fairs to meet talent in the community are both factors that Crayola sites as also having contributed to the success of their programs and initiatives. 26 Crayola Corporate Recruiter Nicole Davis (center) and a Staffmark Recruiter (left). From left to right: 1st Row - Crayola Corporate Recruiter Nicole Davis, Corporate Recruiter Stephanie Yachim, Human Resources Director Ken West. 2nd Row – OVR Eastern Business Services & Outreach Specialist Vondol Hammond and Allentown OVR Business Services Representative Jonathan Santana.
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