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4th and Deli's Best Worker Honored

4th and Deli's Best Worker Honored
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By Eric A. Roberts
Feb. 24, 2017 | Paducah, KY
By Eric A. Roberts Feb. 24, 2017 | 07:01 PM | Paducah, KY
One year anniversary at work and still smiling!

Kim Robinson started working with manager Janet Phelps over a year ago at the 4th and Deli snack counter in the U.S. Bank building in downtown Paducah. I asked Kim what she liked best about her job and she said it was inventory. She also likes going to the bank for change, stocking and being a hard worker. She started working 3 days a week but chose to work 5 days a week. She went to 5 days a week because she said she loves working hard and the “moolah.”

Robinson works during the lunch rush and her smile and enthusiasm are contagious. For the Superbowl, Janet and Kim came up with the idea of Kim dressing as a referee. Every order of the special was whistled a good call by referee Kim.

4th and Deli is run by Four Rivers Behavioral Health and is in the US Bank building lobby. In 2015 US Bank went looking for a new partner to operate the deli and snack counter. Four Rivers Behavioral Health decided it was something that the company could do to provide real world experience for people in the Creative Enterprises Day Training Program.

Janice Jones the Adult Day Training Supervisor for Four Rivers says the Deli allows their consumers to gain training and experience to help them move toward their goals of employment and moving into the community.

In addition to the Creative Enterprises Day Training Program, Four Rivers Behavioral Health runs a Supported Employment program where consumers are aided in navigating through interview, hiring, and learning the job skills they need to be successful. The program continues for 6 to 12 months of work.

There are tax incentives and financial incentives for employers who hire employees with intellectual or developmental disability. More information on these programs is available from Four Rivers Behavioral Health at 270-442-7121 or online at www.4rbh.org.

If you stop by 4th and Deli to eat lunch you get good food and good service. Every order comes with a big smile for free even during the lunch rush. A smile and enthusiasm that is contagious, I might add, so don’t be surprised if you find your day a little better after meeting Kim - I did!

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