HAMPTON, Va. — Sentara CarePlex Hospital in Hampton is preparing to graduate the hospital's latest group of Project SEARCH interns. The program provides job training for people in Hampton 18-21 years old who graduated high school in Hampton and have developmental disabilities.

Ashby Birchette and Joseph Singleton are two of those interns.

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“I had watched some films at home on my computer to see how it really was and I was really excited to come here," Birchette said.

“My teacher was talking about it and I was, like, ‘I don’t know if I want to do it.’ But then someone told me and I just went ahead and did it," said Singl

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