Harvest Sensation partners with Best Buddies for inclusive hiring

Harvest Sensations, Miami, has a partnership with Best Buddies International, a non-profit organization enhancing the lives of people with intellectual and development disabilities (IDD).

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Harvest Sensations, Miami, has a partnership with Best Buddies International, a non-profit organization enhancing the lives of people with intellectual and development disabilities (IDD).

Harvest Sensation’s Jobs Program partners people with IDD and employment consultants, who help them through the job-seeking process and during employment, according to a news release.

Viviana Diaz, human resources director at Harvest Sensations, previously worked at Best Buddies, and says it is “very near and dear to my heart,” in the news release.

The partnership with Best Buddies is designed to “drive awareness and education for inclusive hiring practices,” according to the news release.

Harvest Sensations is a specialty produce importer and has a location in Los Angeles.

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