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ACS Named Employer of the Year by Goodwill Industries of Kentucky

^{Published on 2009-02-17 06:07:50, Last Modified on 2009-02-17 06:08:49 - Market Wire}
 

LEXINGTON, Ky.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. ] (NYSE: ACS) has been named Employer of the Year by [ Goodwill Industries of Kentucky ] for the company's efforts to recruit, hire and train people with disabilities.

"ACS is truly honored by this distinction," said [ Lora Villarreal ], executive vice president and chief people officer for ACS. "Partnerships with agencies like Goodwill make ACS a better company. By fully utilizing this talented but often overlooked labor pool, the employee, coworkers, ACS and agencies like Goodwill benefit by having a more diverse workforce."

ACS is being honored for its commitment to hire and promote those with disabilities, its willingness to provide accommodations to facilitate employment of workers with disabilities, its desire to become involved in the development of training programs for employees with disabilities, and its commitment to integrating people with disabilities with other employees.

"ACS has seamlessly integrated our referrals with other employees in their organization," said Roland R. Blahnik, president and chief executive officer of Goodwill Industries of Kentucky. "The contributions of companies like ACS help fulfill Goodwill's mission of providing meaningful employment for people with disabilities or other disadvantages."

ACS will receive the award at an invitation-only event on Friday, February 20, 2009 at noon. The ceremony will take place at the Claudia Sanders Dinner House located at 3202 Shelbyville Road in Shelbyville, Kentucky (40065).

In 2008, ACS received the Employer of the Year Award from the state of Utah and the Partnership of the Year Award from the Kentucky Office for the Blind in recognition of its efforts to hire people with disabilities.

ACS has hired 200 people through this initiative since the program began in March 2008. The company has a dedicated team of six recruiters helping more than 30 ACS locations in the U.S. to recruit, hire and promote people with disabilities. The team of diversity recruiters has established partnerships with more than 300 agencies nationwide that support people with disabilities. ACS recently expanded its disability hiring program to begin working with agencies in Louisville, London, Monticello, Richmond and Pikeville, Kentucky and Indianapolis and Anderson, Indiana.

ACS employs approximately 4,000 people in Kentucky making it one of the largest private employers in the state.

About ACS

ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with approximately 70,000 people supporting client operations reaching more than 100 countries, provides business process outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACS." Learn more about ACS at [ http://www.acs-inc.com ].

About Goodwill Industries of Kentucky

Goodwill accepts a variety of donations, including gently-used clothing and other household items, for resale in its retail stores. Donations are tax deductible and receipts are available. Thanks to donations and sales at donated goods centers, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky helped place more than 1,830 individuals in jobs and paid more than $14 million in mission-related wages in its last fiscal year. Goodwill has 54 centers throughout the Commonwealth which provide jobs, job training, and employment services. Learn more about Goodwill at [ www.goodwillky.org ].