Noah Gray

Noah is known as the community newspaper because if you need information, he can likely tell you. He has an uncanny ability to pick up on information from many outside sources. This skill has helped him learn his new community job tasks quickly. Noah started his employment journey through OOD last year and gained employment at Walmart. Noah works as janitorial staff and assists with many tasks. He has a drop in job coach that can help when needed and Noah has also made natural supports on the job and knows who he can go to for support in the moment. He has met many new people and has started forming relationships outside of his social circles. Noah takes great pride in his successes at work. He has grown in areas that are not usually thought of as employment related, Noah has grown emotionally and has increased his confidence and relationship building as he is learning to have effective conversations with strangers. Noah’s long term goal is to save enough money to take his family on a vacation to Myrtle Beach. There are accounts available for folks to be able to save for their goals, such as a STABLE account. A STABLE account is an investment account available to eligible individuals with disabilities. This allows individuals with disabilities to save and invest money without losing eligibility for certain public benefits programs, like Medicaid, SSI, or SSDI. If you would like to learn more about community employment for the DD community, assisting our population in achieving their goals or STABLE accounts please reach out to Carroll County Board DD.