 The State of Minnesota is heading a new direction and giving people with disabilities employment in their local communities. The new focus for the Minnesota Department of Human Services is to seek individualized employment based on their interests and talents. Today, Commissioner Emily Piper stopped by Green Forest Recycling in Breiner to see how the program is working. Piper was pleased with the progress and seeing both vocational clients and employers benefiting. We've got a lot of folks who are working in subminimum wage jobs and who maybe could if they had the opportunity to have supportive employment services to go and work in an integrated setting and meet new friends and have new colleagues that are a great resource for them and they're a great resource for the community so we're really excited about what's happening in Breiner. Vocational training programs serve more than 600 clients with disabilities statewide. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.