{"id":27747,"date":"2021-12-23T00:07:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T00:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=364334"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:14:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:14:06","slug":"woman-helps-students-with-special-needs-achieve-success-after-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/woman-helps-students-with-special-needs-achieve-success-after-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Helps Students With Special Needs Achieve Success After Graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"content-body\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Everyone deserves a chance at a job after graduating high school. That\u2019s why Kim Mileszko has made it her mission to help special needs students achieve success after graduation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Mileszko is a job developer for the Lenape Regional High School District in Burlington County, New Jersey, where she works with special needs students aged 17-21.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_364549\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-364549\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><span id=\"content-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-5.17.54-PM-1200x659.png\" alt width=\"1200\" height=\"659\" class=\"size-large wp-image-364549\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-5.17.54-PM-1200x659.png 1200w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-5.17.54-PM-600x330.png 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-5.17.54-PM-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-5.17.54-PM-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-5.17.54-PM.png 1413w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 1200px, (min-width:992px) 992px, (min-width:768px) 768px, (min-width:576px) 480px, 300px\"><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-364549\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"content-body\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_4vYg3SXGBU\">YouTube\/Humankind<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">She places these students from four different high schools into job training programs and internships after they graduate to ensure that they continue to grow and become successful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Mileszko contacts local businesses, organizations, and community groups, and asks them in what way her students could help them.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_364548\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-364548\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><span id=\"content-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-5.17.32-PM-1191x675.png\" alt width=\"1191\" height=\"675\" class=\"size-large wp-image-364548\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-5.17.32-PM-1191x675.png 1191w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-5.17.32-PM-597x338.png 597w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-5.17.32-PM-298x169.png 298w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-5.17.32-PM-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-5.17.32-PM.png 1336w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 1200px, (min-width:992px) 992px, (min-width:768px) 768px, (min-width:576px) 480px, 300px\"><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-364548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"content-body\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_4vYg3SXGBU\">YouTube\/Humankind<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">She has played a significant part in helping these students, who are often overlooked by the business community, gain the social and physical skills they will need to become productive members of society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Thanks to her, countless special needs students who were struggling to find jobs have now found success.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_364550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-364550\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><span id=\"content-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-5.26.49-PM-1191x675.png\" alt width=\"1191\" height=\"675\" class=\"size-large wp-image-364550\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-5.26.49-PM-1191x675.png 1191w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-5.26.49-PM-596x338.png 596w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-5.26.49-PM-298x169.png 298w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-5.26.49-PM-768x435.png 768w, 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