NAMES IN THE NEWS : Kennedy Jr. Funds Staff Training
John F. Kennedy Jr. and the City University of New York announced a program to further educate and train those who work with the mentally and developmentally disabled.
The program is for workers in low-paying jobs “simply because educational programs do not exist which would allow them to advance in their careers and enhance their income,” the school said in a statement.
The initiative will be funded by the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation. The first 10 Kennedy Fellows were named Thursday.
“Workers who care for retarded people share with their clients the same right to achieve their fullest potential,” Kennedy said.
As things stand, however, “the high turnover of staff disrupts the trusting relationship that develops between client and staff,” said Kennedy, a lawyer in the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
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