Then and Now: VR Partnership with Business Expands

NOTE: 2020 is the 100th anniversary of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program.

KwikTrip Staff

Posted by:
Kathy West-Evans: Director of Business Relations, CSAVR
Christopher Pope, RSA


OSERS’ Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) partnered with the Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation’s National Employment Team during National Disability Employment Awareness Month in 2018 to highlight the partnership between state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies and Kwik Trip, a convenience store company with roots in the Midwest.

The partnership with Kwik Trip is a positive example of how the VR program serves a dual customer—both individuals with disabilities and business.

The VR and Kwik Trip partnership has expanded and even more individuals with disabilities across Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin are working as retail helpers.

As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the VR program in 2020, the following video developed by Kwik Trip highlights their successful partnership with VR:

In recognition of VR100, OSERS highlights one of the many successful business partnerships that State VR agencies have developed across the country.


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