Lauren Mitchell worked with Devon as a vocational counsellor with Open Door Group, in order to support him finding employment. She helped Devon as a job coach when he started his new job at Thrifty Foods. Open Door Group works with people with disabilities as well as people with addictions or other barriers to employment in finding work. As Lauren said, “we believe everybody can work.” Lauren describes working with Devon, saying that he “was a star and did most of the work”, having come to her with an employer in mind. Lauren is a real advocate for workplaces where everyone belongs, and where “everyone who wants to work can work.”
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