{"id":438,"date":"2018-05-04T10:34:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T10:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/playnprint.com\/ucp_of_long_island\/?page_id=438"},"modified":"2018-12-13T07:24:36","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T07:24:36","slug":"the-employment-connection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/playnprint.com\/ucp_of_long_island\/programs\/the-employment-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"custom-tab justify\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<ul class=\"breadcrumb\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/playnprint.com\/ucp_of_long_island\/\">Home &gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/playnprint.com\/ucp_of_long_island\/programs\/adult-services\/\">Adult Services Overview &gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"active\"><span>The Employment Connection<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"tab-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/playnprint.com\/ucp_of_long_island\/programs\/adult-services\/\">Adult Services Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/playnprint.com\/ucp_of_long_island\/day-habilitation\/\">Day Habilitation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/playnprint.com\/ucp_of_long_island\/day-treatment\/\">Day Treatment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/playnprint.com\/ucp_of_long_island\/programs\/community-habilitation\/\">Community Habilitation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/playnprint.com\/ucp_of_long_island\/respite\/\">Respite<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"tab-selected\"><span>The Employment Connection<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"tab-content block\">\n<div class=\"tab-group programs-group\">\n<div class=\"adult-employment\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\">Making fulfilling job connections for people with disabilities<\/h2>\n<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/theemploymentconnection.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/playnprint.com\/ucp_of_long_island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The_Employment_Connection_Screen.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1092\" width=\"329\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"http:\/\/playnprint.com\/ucp_of_long_island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The_Employment_Connection_Screen.jpg 329w, http:\/\/playnprint.com\/ucp_of_long_island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The_Employment_Connection_Screen-290x300.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 329px) 85vw, 329px\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\nUCP of Long Island&#8217;s The Employment Connection is a leader in connecting Long Island businesses with qualified workers with disabilities. 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