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SourceAmerica (formerly NISH) is United States non-profit agency that supports other agencies which provide employment opportunities for people who are severely disabled. ==Background== Established in 1974, SourceAmerica is one of two U.S. nonprofits designated in the Javits–Wagner–O'Day Act to support nonprofit agencies participating in the AbilityOne Program. That program provides employment opportunities for people who are blind or have other significant disabilities by providing them opportunities to produce goods and services under federal contracts. SourceAmerica was founded by the federal government〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.goodwillky.org/programs/abilityone-nish/ )〕 to assist organizations like Goodwill Industries International, National Easter Seals Society, the American Congress of Community Supports and Employment Services, the Arc of the United States, United Cerebral Palsy and International Association of Jewish Vocational Services receive government grants. SourceAmerica's mission statement is: "Create employment opportunities for people with significant disabilities." Prior to July 1, 2013, SourceAmerica was known as NISH.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sourceamerica.org/about-us/news-room/press-releases/545-nish-relaunches-as-sourceamerica )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SourceAmerica」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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