Pandemic creates job openings for Kalamazoo adults with disabilities, mental illness
Updated Mar 01, 2021;
KALAMAZOO, MI The last year has vastly changed the job market. But one Kalamazoo organization has found new opportunities amid the pandemic for adults with disabilities and mental illness.
More job openings have led Kalamazoo companies to be more open to hiring within the disability community, said Jonathan Kraker, MRC’s Director of Community Employment. MRC Industries Inc. serves individuals across the county with developmental or intellectual disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, emotional impairments and mental illness.
The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped Michigan’s workforce. Most recent U.S. Department of Labor data shows there were about 590,963 Michiganders getting unemployment pay for the week of Feb. 8.