Project SEARCH Class of 2018

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett attended his final Project SEARCH graduation ceremony, as County Executive. Initiated by Leggett in 2012, Project SEARCH provides young adults with developmental disabilities the opportunity to do unpaid internships with County government in order to develop knowledge and work skills that will lead to paid employment. With a graduation rate of 93%, Project SEARCH graduates have a combined, annual, earning-potential average of $750,000. Incidentally, this results in an average, Social Security savings to taxpayers of more than $300,000 a year. See additional photos here.