Tommy Nobis Center Academy students recently spent time at Cobb EMC for a community work-based learning experience that resulted in earning their first paychecks.

Tommy Nobis Center has been empowering people through employment since 1977. Our focus is to educate, train, and employ people with disabilities. Fueled by the vision of supportive communities where people with disabilities are afforded the opportunity to work, Tommy Nobis Center helps people with disabilities find independence and workplace success. • Tommy Nobis Center’s programs consist of a blend of education and training for individuals with disabilities driven toward the ultimate goal of employment. Our services include classroom-based education and instruction, which focuses on the skill gains necessary to achieve workplace success and covers topics ranging from social/personal life skills to resumé building. We also offer on-the-job training that allows students to build their job readiness skills through a variety of hands-on, real-world experiences and helps trainees secure their first job or return to employment. • Nobis Enterprises, Inc. is a non-profit business and AbilityOne services provider that leverages government contracting opportunities to deliver meaningful training and employment for people with disabilities. More than 70 Nobis Enterprises employees provide administrative, custodial, mail center, and supply room services supporting 10 federal contracts in over 20 states.