Inclusion Works

Coming Soon: Final Strategic Plan

The public comment period has closed. The Final Inclusion Works Strategic Plan will be published by Aug. 31, 2025. Thank you to all who provided feedback.

Competitive Integrated Employment

NCDHHS has programs to support people with disabilities secure and maintain jobs in the community alongside their peers without disabilities.

Provider Innovation Winners Announced!

A man with disabilities works with another person. The Provider Innovations Award helps to create more inclusive workplaces.

Inclusion Works is proud to announce the four recipients of the Provider Innovations Program award. These recipients are helping to create more inclusive workplaces.

Winners were chosen based on their values, services and how many people with disabilities they support.

Congratulations to:

  • Alleghany County Group Homes Inc.
  • Vocational Opportunities of Cherokee Inc.
  • Neuse Enterprises Inc.
  • OE Enterprises Inc.

These providers will get support from the national group WISE, including training, guidance and funding.

The goal is to help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities get and keep jobs where they work alongside others and earn fair pay. This is known as Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE). CIE services are available for all eligible employees – with or without Medicaid.

What is CIE?

Learn more about Competitive Integrated Employment.

Get Started with CIE

Access Employment Services under Inclusion Works.

FAQs

Responses to frequently asked questions about Inclusion Works.

Information for Care Providers

Information about service implementation and data collection.

Inclusion Works Data Summary

Key metrics we are tracking to monitor progress of Inclusion Works in NC.

News and Community Updates

View news and updates from DHHS on Inclusion Works.

Inclusion Works Guide

A guide for people who support individuals with I/DD to help them find a job in their communities.

About Us

Inclusion Works is an NCDHHS Initiative to promote competitive integrated employment (CIE) for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (I/DD). Everyone has a right to work in an integrated setting for fair pay if that is their choice. Inclusion Works offers services and support to help individuals with I/DD find and maintain jobs in the community at competitive wages. Inclusion Works is a collaboration between the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services (DMHDDSUS), the Division of Health Benefits (DHB) and the Division of Employment and Independence for People with Disabilities (EIPD).

Our Mission

Inclusion Works is committed to expanding supported employment services and to improving and increasing CIE for individuals with I/DD in North Carolina by:

  • Ensuring that individuals with disabilities have more choices and options​
  • Supporting providers to update the tools and processes they use to help individuals with employment​
  • Partnering with community services (including ADVP/ILOS) to support individuals with I/DD and contribute to a meaningful week