 my name is katie saffer i work with moceans center for independent living moceans cil a nonprofit serving monmouth and ocean counties we support students with disabilities as they transition out of high school and into postsecondary education training and employment a core part of our mission is helping students gain meaningful real world work experience in fields theyre interested in within the communities where they live through grant funding moceans operates a fully funded paid internship program for students ages 14 21 students enter the program after completing workplace readiness training and are placed in settings aligned with their career goals interns are paid directly through moceans at no cost to the host site and each student is supported by a dedicated skills trainer along with vocational rehabilitation oversight to ensure strong professional skills communication self advocacy and overall success throughout the placement with confidentiality in mind im currently supporting highly motivated students that have an interest in pursuing careers in nursing and physical therapy internships typically involve approximately 150 hours of on site work based learning can begin as early as next month and are designed to be mutually beneficial supporting students career development while strengthening the future workforce pipeline in our community if this sounds like something worth discussing id love to connect further by phone or google meet at your convenience or be directed to the best person on your team to continue the conversation im happy to answer any questions or share additional details thank you so much for your time i look forward to hearing back from you 