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Our Services

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Employment Services

We provide a customized & person-centered service, to support our clients throughout the job search & to help them find meaningful employment.

Benefits Summary & Analysis

We enable SSI/SSDI Beneficiaries by providing a comprehensive report to help understand the effects of earnings on benefits.

Transition Youth Services

For youth transitioning out of high school to help identify how interests, strengths and abilities translate to employment.

On-the-Job-Training

Creates opportunities for the job-seeker to learn new skills while they support a business’ needs.

Vocational Evaluations

Personalized and comprehensive assessments, used to identify the most viable employment or training opportunities.

Training and Consultation

Training for individuals, groups and companies, focusing on workforce development, diversification and employment.

The Grow Group Team

WHO WE ARE

A non-profit organization assisting people with obtaining employment throughout the state of Florida!

The Grow Group, Inc. is a non-profit organization that has partnered with Florida’s Department of Education and Florida’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. Over the past 13 years, we have been successful in assisting people with obtaining and retaining meaningful employment, in various industries, throughout the state of Florida!

Each day we strive to change the workforce and assist employers with hiring qualified and capable candidates who can successfully perform the functions of their job. We believe that ALL people have the right to work and to be contributing members in their community.

MISSION STATEMENT

To provide training and meaningful employment opportunities for people with disabilities, while educating and supporting the employers who hire them.

INTENDED IMPACT

To improve the financial stability of individuals with disabilities in the greater Tampa Bay area, by providing customized pre-employment training, job placement, and post employment support, as measured by our job placement rate, employer relationships, and overall client satisfaction.

Our Core Values

Mastery – The commitment and willingness to learn, to practice and to implement new services or skills and to become THE subject matter experts.

Person-First – The ability to build a relationship with the individual first, looking beyond the barriers, and putting the human back into everything. 

Passion – Unparalleled devotion and dedication to impacting the community and the populations we serve.

Collaboration – Willingness to work together to create new ideas while partnering with each other, counselors, community members, stakeholders, clients and supports.

Empathy – Ability to relate to others while empowering them to be the best versions of themselves by going beyond the disability and by eliminating stigma through education.

Professionalism – Representing the organization at all times by modeling excellence, responsibility, respect, appropriate communication, appearance, accountability, and timeliness.

Community – Preserving and expanding our culture by being inclusive, supportive, innovative, open-minded, forward-thinking, and fun.

Progressive and Innovative –  Not being afraid to be a Change-Agent by asking the questions that no one is asking and venturing outside-of-the-box for the solutions. We challenge industry standards by doing what no one else is doing. 

Ethical – A commitment to maintaining the values and representing the integrity and beliefs of The Grow Group. 


Our Awards

NRA Award

National Rehabilitation association Organizational Award

USF Fast 56

USF Fast 56 Award

Emerging Leader Award

APSE Wendy Wood Emerging Leader Award