Bank of America recently granted $5,000 to Easterseals Southwest Florida to help adults with disabilities, who are enrolled in Easterseals Employment Program, by providing reliable transportation services that provide them opportunities to enter the workforce.Easterseals Southwest Florida provides adult clients robust educational and social experiences including life skills, cooking, personal hygiene, vocational training, self-advocacy, and employment skills to help them in entering the workforce. The workplace preparatory program consists of four phases: exploring potential careers, learning life and job skills, interview preparation and job training. Each client in the employment program works with a career coach over four to eight months to prepare them for the workforce. Coaches also support clients for the first 90 days of their jobs to help ensure long-term success. After gaining employment, transportation challenges may arise, blocking clients from successfully keeping their jobs in the community. By partnering with Easterseals Southwest Florida, Bank of America is providing essential financial support to help adults with disabilities positively contribute to their local workforce. Easterseals Southwest Florida is just one of 12 Sarasota/Manatee nonprofits the bank is supporting in the first round of economic mobility grants awarded to local nonprofits throughout the year, helping the bank drive meaningful and sustainable progress to help tackle society’s biggest challenges. To learn more about Easterseals programs and services, including Easterseals Academy, Autism Services, Children Services, Adult Services, Employment Services, Therapy Services, Family Support Services, Hippotherapy and more, visit www.easterseals-swfl.org.