{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-recognizes-disability-mentoring-day", "King Recognizes Disability Mentoring Day", "2014-10-15", "2014", "2014-10", "Independent", "House", "ME", "Angus King", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "King Recognizes Disability Mentoring Day\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tParticipants include Maine students from STRIVE U Program\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWednesday, October 15, 2014\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) recognized Disability Mentoring Day, a nationwide initiative led by the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) with the support of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that promotes career development for students with disabilities. The program matches students with workplace mentors to spend a day on the job learning about how they can prepare to enter the workforce. Participants in Maine include students from STRIVE U, a post-secondary educational program for high school graduates with developmental disabilities that offers paid internships at a variety of businesses and organizations, including Senator King\u2019s Scarborough office.\r\n\u201cDisability Mentoring Day is a great opportunity for students with disabilities to build on skills they already have and remind employers of the many valuable contributions they make to the workplace when given the chance,\u201d Senator King said. \u201cThe students from STRIVE U continue to do outstanding work on behalf of the people of Maine in my office, and I\u2019m proud to join all of Maine in thanking them for their service.\u201d\r\nDisability Mentoring Day falls on the third Wednesday of every October, which is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. President Clinton first proclaimed Disability Mentoring Day in 1999, and the AAPD has served as the initiative\u2019s national coordinator since 2001.\r\nThe STRIVE U program is based in South Portland and has been supporting individuals to live independently since 2004. Students receive residential, educational, employment and transition training and attend classes at Kaplan University.\u00a0 STRIVE U has participated in Disability Mentoring Day for the past few years by partnering with TD Bank, with students shadowing mentors at TD Bank\u2019s Falmouth corporate office and downtown Portland branch.\r\nThe newest STRIVE U intern in Senator King\u2019s Scarborough office, Cory Reynolds, will start on Monday, October 20th. His internship will last through May 2015. For more information about the STRIVE U program, call 207-774-6278 and ask to speak with STRIVE U\u2019s Employment Coordinator.\r\n\r\nPhoto: Senator King with Emile Thomas, a STRIVE U student who interned in King\u2019s Scarborough office from October 2013-May 2014.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-recognizes-disability-mentoring-day"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6977670602500439, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}