AMERIGROUP to Participate in National Disability Mentoring Day

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AMERIGROUP to Participate in National Disability Mentoring Day

Company Will Host Students from Local Public Schools for Career

Development

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMERIGROUP

Corporation will host more than 50 high school students this week at

its National Support Center in Virginia Beach as part of the

Company's participation in National Disability Mentoring Day. The

effort, presented nationally by the American Association of People

with Disabilities (AAPD) and locally by the Norfolk (Virginia)

Public School System, involves pairing teenage students with

disabilities with AMERIGROUP employees in the students' chosen areas

of career interest.

" This event is a great opportunity for us to open our doors to a

generation that is excited to learn about what our individual

employees contribute and accomplish on a daily basis for our

members, " said G. Carlson, AMERIGROUP President and Chief

Executive Officer. " What's more, it's an opportunity to show that

the abilities and skills that we each possess can be put to use in a

variety of ways for a company such as AMERIGROUP, which partners

with federal and state governments to serve the public --

specifically by ensuring that the best care possible is available

for the financially vulnerable, seniors and people with

disabilities. "

National Disability Mentoring Day is Wednesday, October 17 and

represents a partnership between the AAPD and the U.S. Department of

Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy, as well as numerous

corporations nationwide. The program began at the White House in

1999 to promote career development for students and job-seekers with

disabilities through job-shadowing and hands-on career exploration.

In participating in National Disability Day, AMERIGROUP is hosting

more than 50 students with disabilities from Norfolk Public Schools

to the Company's headquarters in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on both

October 16 and October 17. In addition to spending time with an

AMERIGROUP associate in the student's requested area of interest,

these high school students will learn more about potential career

paths, dressing for success and job interview skills. AMERIGROUP

also is hosting similar Disability Mentoring Day events at its

offices in Ohio and throughout Florida.

AMERIGROUP was founded in 1994 and initially focused solely on

serving low-income mothers and children through the Medicaid

program. In 1998, the Company began serving people with chronic and

severe health conditions through Medicaid's Aged, Blind and Disabled

(ABD) program. AMERIGROUP is now a national leader in private sector

ABD programs, serving about 171,000 ABD enrollees nationwide, and

drawing from the consultation of its own National Advisory Board,

formed earlier this year. The Board, comprised of a wide range of

distinguished community advocates and healthcare experts, is meeting

this week in Houston with Company executives to continue

AMERIGROUP's efforts to remain on the cutting edge in addressing the

needs of this population.

About AMERIGROUP Corporation

AMERIGROUP Corporation, headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia,

improves healthcare access and quality for the financially

vulnerable, seniors and people with disabilities by developing

innovative managed health services for the public sector. Through

its subsidiaries, AMERIGROUP Corporation serves more than 1.5

million people in the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,

land, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, visit http://www.amerigroupcorp.com .