It takes a brave person to be willing to rush into a burning building to save others.  Meet New York State PROMISE student, Jacob, from Albany.  His dream is to become a firefighter.  His service provider, Valerie Waugh, from the Northeast Career Planning, and case manager, Kierra Keyes-Parker, are using person-centered planning to make sure that the experiences he has through PROMISE are emergency-personnel oriented, when possible, to help him pursue his goal.

It takes a brave person to be willing to rush into a burning building to save others. Meet New York State PROMISE student, Jacob, from Albany. His dream is to become a firefighter. His service provider, Valerie Waugh, from the Northeast Career Planning, and case manager, Kierra Keyes-Parker, are using person-centered planning to make sure that the experiences he has through PROMISE are emergency-personnel oriented, when possible, to help him pursue his goal.

Willing to Fight on the Front Lines

Stories from the NYS PROMISE initiative. NYS PROMISE is a research project for 2,000 families in New York State with 14-16 year old teens who receive 
			Supplemental Social Security income (SSI). The goal of the NYS PROMISE project is to explore the best ways to help kids with disabilities receiving 
			SSI successfully transition from high school to adulthood.

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Stories from the NYS PROMISE initiative. NYS PROMISE is a research project for 2,000 families in New York State with 14-16 year old teens who receive Supplemental Social Security income (SSI). The goal of the NYS PROMISE project is to explore the best ways to help kids with disabilities receiving SSI successfully transition from high school to adulthood.

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