We Are Hope, Incorporated was recently awarded a sustainability grant by the door County Community Foundation through its education fund. The funding provides one to one job coaching, training and education to assist individuals with disabilities in finding long-term employment. The job development division of We Are Hope works in collaboration with the division of vocational rehabilitation to provide educational programming. In 2013, the program resulted in a 70% employment rate of participants which far surpassed the state rehabilitation and employment rate of 55.8%. Last year, program successes led to statewide recognition for the agency based in Sturgeon Bay.
