A premier human resource organization specializing in the design and delivery of programs to assist persons with disabilities to achieve their greatest levels of independence through employment

Provides adults and youth with pre-employment activities, community work assessments, benefits counseling, job placement, job coaching, and follow-up job support services.

Provides services to individuals with disabilities. Services include pre-employment activities such as: assistance with application, preparing for interviews and developing a resume, on the job training, follow-up service, coordination of, or referral to, other agencies.

Provides services to individuals with disabilities. Services include pre-employment activities such as: assistance with application, preparing for interviews and developing a resume, on the job training, follow-up service, coordination of, or referral to, other agencies.

Provides adults and youth with pre-employment activities, community work assessments, benefits counseling, job placement, job coaching, and follow-up job support services.

Depending on need, a customer may participate in pre-employment activities, such as Community Based Work Assessments (conducted with employers in the community), job searching and interview skills training, resume development, and more. All of which are aimed to prepare the individual for selecting and securing employment to match current skills and abilities.

As a component of AHEDD's Community Employment Services for individuals with disabilities, the organization regularly canvasses the business community to identify diverse types of employment for program participants. They also leverage the business outreach conducted by the Disability:IN Pennsylvania to connect with companies and provide a greater variety of employment options to the people served. Taking time upfront to understand the workplace needs and specifics is critical to ensuring that AHEDD finds jobs that individuals want to do and that fit within their capability and qualifications.

AHEDD commits to provide support and guidance to our program participants for at least 12 months after they first go to work. This commitment to ongoing (follow along) support is a great benefit for both our program participants and employers. We not only want people to get a job, we want them to stay employed. While the level of support is customized according to need, providing such Follow Along services helps the individual to maintain employment, address career development issues, and enhance their economic well being. AHEDD is there to help with any type of issue that could impact someone's ability to maintain employment successfully. We can make a difference by guiding people on how to address conflicts with co-workers or supervisors, assessing production deficiencies and providing possible solutions, assisting people with how to handle their responsibilities for reporting earnings to Social Security Administration, and much more.

Many people receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and/or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) would like to explore work opportunities or increase their earnings, but are concerned about losing cash benefits and health care. While these benefits are intended to provide basic support for millions of persons with disabilities, they have evolved as a new obstacle to the search for gainful employment and greater participation in community living. Since 2001, AHEDD has been helping participants understand how to maximize their benefits and related work incentives to achieve greater financial independence and reach their employment goals. We can provide WIC to anyone receiving an SSI and/or SSDI cash payment between the ages of 14 and 64. Ideally, this service is for persons who are working or are considering work in the near future.

The Transition to Adult Life Services (TALS) is a program within AHEDD. This program provides service to young adults who are attending high school in Franklin County and who have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). The program's aim is to engage students with disabilities in discussion and activities pertaining to areas of self determination and career exploration. Outcomes include goal setting and self awareness activities. Individual activities that are planned include Career Exploration Activities (ie resume development, interest inventory, etc). AHEDD also assesses what supports are needed in the future in order to help students achieve their goals.

AHEDD is a private, nonprofit specialized human resource organization that began in 1977. Everything AHEDD does is geared toward assisting individuals with disabilities to maximize their independence, move toward their financial goals, and be fully included in the workplace.

Provides services to persons with disabilities that will help them to obtain competitive employment. Services include pre-employment services, job placement, on and off-site job support and coaching, follow-along to help maintain job, and benefits counseling.

AHEDD is a private, non-profit organization that serves the community by specializing in the provision of employment services for persons with disabilities. AHEDD pursues community employment as the preferred means to promote community integration and independence for persons with disabilities. AHEDD collaborates with the business community in a variety of facets regarding employing persons with disabilities. Provides services to youth looking for transition from school to careers & work. Services for youth may include pre-employment activities, community work assessment, benefits counseling, job placement, job coaching, follow-up. AHEDD also assists SSDI beneficiaries or SSI recipients in a financial assessment of their array of benefits. Provides a recommended course of action, including analysis of the impact of paid earnings on benefits and viable work incentives which would enable the beneficiary to meet his or her employment and benefit needs.

Helping individuals with disabilties to achieve their full social, vocational and economic potential through sheltered workshop, community employment programs and various community work sites.

Promotes legislation and policy that promotes opportunities for people with disabilities, partner with employers to improve business practices and develop mentoring programs, and offer career opportunities to students and recent graduates with disabilities. Internships: Internships are invaluable professional development tools and can open doors that education alone cannot. In the best programs, interns receive hands-on work experience and mentoring, which prepare them to succeed in the workforce. Disability Mendoring Day: The AAPD's Disability Mentoring Day (DMD) program connects nearly 13,000 students and job seekers with disabilities to thousands of employers each year.

TRACE is a unique one-year work readiness program developed by The Arc of Luzerne County, designed to assist individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism prepare to successfully enter the workforce. Students enjoy campus life while learning about themselves, how to achieve their career goals, and gain experience through apprenticeship in a local company.

Provides employment, job training and placement, vocational rehabilitation services, and community activity programs for persons with disabilities.

Provides job opportunities for individuals w/ developmental disabilities. Provides placement into community-based employment

BVRS employment specialists assist employers in retaining or recruiting and hiring qualified workers. Job seekers are assisted in finding competitive employment. Services include resume and interview preparation, job-seeking skill development, community-based assessments, work site analysis for accommodations, job coaching supports and follow-up services.

Our speaker's bureau conducts engagements with the the corporate and business community, community and civic organizations, and schools and universities. Presentations are approximately one hour in length and are very informative. We provide information and referral services to individuals who are blind or vision impaired. This program was established to help individuals secure the support and services they need.

Program broadly available to individuals with disabilities in general (rather than focusing on special groups within the disability population) that provide vocational assessment, job development, job training, job placement, specialized job situations and/or other supportive services that help people with disabilities prepare for, find and retain paid employment.

Provides job opportunities for individuals with blindness and visual impairment through its Employment Services program, in cooperation with a number of state agencies and other nonprofit organizations.

A mobile work force that provides training and employment to individuals with disabilities. Skills taught are sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, cleaning restrooms, and waxing floors. Cleans offices and homes.

Offers food services to provide training and employment and prepare individuals for the competitive workplace. Takes food orders and more.

CSG offers a wide range of support for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our services are individualized and driven by the needs and goals of the individual and his or her loved ones, with a focus on increasing independence at home and in the community. Support includes: Residential living arrangements; Supported care for individuals who live on their own or with their families; Employment services that provide the guidance needed to find and retain jobs; Adult day programs in both group and individual settings; Behavioral support services.

Provides the following day programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD): - Adult developmental services to increase independence in activities of daily living and community integration - Employment placement services for persons with developmental disabilities into competitive employment. Long-term support provided to employers as well as the employees.

Pre-Vocational training prepares individuals for paid employment. This service is made available to individuals in a Vocational Facility.

The Employment Services Directory for Individuals with Mental Health Disablities was created to provide information on community resources, services and supports that are available to individuals in recovery from mental illness who are interested in furthering that recovery through employment. The link to access the Employment Services Directory electronically is http://www.ccpa.net/documentview.aspx?DID=6543

Pre-employment vocational training, supported employment and school-to-work transition services to strengthen student's ability to live and work in their community.

Individuals are provided assistance through the entire job search process including constructing resumes, practicing interview skills, and applying for jobs. The support continues after being hired until the employee, employer, and employment specialist are all confident that the job can be performed independently. Employment Support Services include job assessments, job readiness training, job developing, job placement, volunteering, community-based work assessment, on-the-job training, Social Security benefits counseling, follow-along services.

Individuals are provided assistance through the entire job search process, from constructing resumes, practicing interview skills, and applying for jobs. The support continues after being hired until the employee, employer, and employment specialist are all confident that the job can be performed independently. Employment Support Services include Job assessments, Job readiness training, Job developing, Job placement, Volunteering, Community-based work assessment, On-the-job training, Social Security Benefits counseling, Follow-along services.

Benefits Counseling, Career Assessment, Employment Skills Development, Job Finding and Job Coaching as well as SSA Ticket To Work service provider.

Supported Employment helps individuals obtain and sustain paid employment by offering the support and training needed to succeed. Participants learn job search strategies and receive training for specific job assignments.

Supportive services that assists those with disabilities prepare for, find and retain paid employments. Also operates a thrift store in the Cressona Mall. Also accepts donations of empty laser toner cartridges.

Goodwill provides janitorial vocational training services at Letterkenny to qualified persons. Upon acceptance to the program, trainees complete an initial one day pre-training and during this time their wage is determined; their pay is performance-based. Trainees are then supervised by team crew leaders who provide continual job coaching and training. Trainees can remain in our program until they have met specific productivity and behavioral criteria. Once those criteria are met, the Employment Specialists are responsible for helping the trainee obtain competitive employment within the community.

Goodwill provides employment training services that will support an individual training, finding and keeping a community job. Services include:

Paid training program with competitive wages

• Training evaluation and goals specific to individual needs
• Employment Preparation (explores options, job placement plans, resumes and interview prep, access to assistive technology)
• Job Search (search the local job market, contact employers, track job search)
• Job Placement (match with opportunities that meet job skills, educate employers about special needs)
• Follow-Along and Job Retention (on-the-job coaching and support, regular communication with employer within the first 30 days of employment, on-going job and skills training, advice on advancement or promotion)
• Employer Support (special needs education as it relates to work place modifications, tax incentives for hiring individuals with disabilities)
• Follow up services after the training program while individual is in community employment.

Services for adults include: community participation supports, community employment and placement services, small group employment, supported employment and behavior supports.

Supportive services that assist those with disabilities prepare for, find and retain paid employment.

The Industrial Program enables clients with developmental disabilities to provide comprehensive outsourcing services for private industries. They are able to meet either short- or long-term manpower needs by either

• Providing laborers at the job site
• Providing transitional production supervisors to conduct on-site training to assure quantity and quality standards are met at no additional cost
• Providing permanent workers with job coaching services

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Hope Enterprises employs and trains indviduals with developmental disabilites together with non-disabled workers to provide Federal, State, and commercial facilities with customized cleaning, tailored to meet facility needs. All employees are professionally uniformed, trained, and supervised to ensure quality from the very beginning. Workers use up-to-date equipment and are able to provide supplies, such as paper products and sanitary supplies. Quality Assurance Inspections occur on a regular basis and services are at a competitive price.

Provides employment training to people aged 21 to 50+ who are diagnosed with physical and/or intellectual disabilities.

Hire Ability NJ offers an empowering, customized employment program to assist individuals living with intellectual disability, mental health condition, or physical disabilities or chronic diseases by preparing them for employment and community integration with job placement, follow-up after employment, and educational programs to assess employability.

Offers a wide array of non-residential community support programs for adults with specials needs including older adult learning centers, vocational needs, and other support programs and day programs.

Life’sWork is driven by its commitment to empowering people to live the life they choose. We believe every person has the right to a life of purpose, and for many, gaining meaningful employment provides that purpose. We offer an array of employment support services including vocational evaluation and assessment; job shadowing and work-based learning experiences, placement and follow-on support, as well as customized training programs.

Life’sWork is driven by its commitment to empowering people to live the life they choose. We believe every person has the right to a life of purpose, and for many, gaining meaningful employment provides that purpose. We offer an array of employment support services including vocational evaluation and assessment; job shadowing and work-based learning experiences, placement and follow-on support, as well as customized training programs.

A non-profit organization whose mission is to increase the quality of life of persons with disabilities and others with barriers to employment through productive employment opportunities.

Provides sheltered employment for persons with disabilities. Vocational rehabilitation services includes evaluation, training, education, and placement. Ultimate goal is job placement. Evaluation for computer access, home modification, seating, and environmental control units available.

Provides a full spectrum of integrated vision and healthcare services. Includes: - Vision Rehabilitation - Medical Services - Health Plans - Behavioral Health - Education - Adult Day Health Care - Training - Advocacy - Research - Awards - Scholarships - The Store - Adaptive Technology Resources

A Christian organization serving adults with disabilities by providing training to improve job related skills, assistance in gaining competitive employment and supports to enable workers to excel in community employment alongside people without disabilities.

Direct and indirect services that are provided in a variety of settings for the purpose of supporting individuals with obtaining and sustaining competitive integrated employment. SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT- includes activities such as training and supports that an individual requires, which may include career assessment, job finding/development, and/or job coaching supports. ADVANCED SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT-an enhanced version of supported employment services which include discovery, job development, and intensive job coaching and supports. SMALL GROUP EMPLOYMENT- services that are designed to support an individual in transitioning to competitive integrated employment, which include a mobile work force, a work station in industry, affirmative industry, and enclaves.

**NOTES** Coronavirus updates: Will continue to be open and are providing services with a few restrictions and suggestions as follows: - No in-person group meetings are being held at the center or in the community - Visitors, interns and volunteers are temporarily suspended from being in the building. - Most staff are working remotely, please call and leave a message and they will return your call shortly. -Certain individual programs and services continue to the extent of needed support for that service including CORE and housing service, job coaching, waiver supports coordination, and sign language interpretation referral. - In-person consumer meetings may be considered on a case by case basis if phone and video options are not possible The only organization in the Lehigh Valley dedicated to assisting persons with all types of disabilities. Provides community outreach and education, independent living skills, information on adaptive technologies/equipment, advocacy, information and referral, peer support, sign language interpreter referral service and specialized housing search and support. Provides information on programs that will pay for home modifications (to increase accessibility). Transportation Connect individuals with disabilities who are homeless to shelters

Employment readiness skills development. Training provides students with information to prepare for life skills outside of school and help get them ready for work. Introduction to workplace interpersonal and professional skills.

This program provides job placement, on site job training for a limited time, and follow up services to individuals with developmental disabilities. It is very similar to Supported Employment in terms of placing and training clients at job sites. Individuals work with an employment team at OSI to develop a job within the community which is consistent with the individual's capabilities and interests.

For those individuals who are unable to maintain employment in a competitive environment due to mental illness, OSI provides for employment in a setting that allows the individual to work at his/her own level of capability. This program offers training in all spheres of employment to include job training on a variety of jobs, social competence in the work place, and worker personality. The individual is provided with a Program Specialist and assigned to a work area where he/she receives assistance to reach their highest level of employ-ability. At OSI, clients perform in-house subcontracting services for local companies. Individuals earn a paycheck which is commensurate with their production.

When sheltered employment is the most appropriate vocational setting, work activities provides for long term employment opportunities. This program offers training in all spheres of employment to include job training on a variety of jobs, social competence in the work place, and worker personality. As individuals are assigned a Program Specialist and placed in a work center they are helped to reach their highest level of employ-ability. At OSI, clients perform a wide variety in-house subcontracting services while earning a paycheck and providing valuable services to local companies.

You will meet privately with professional staff to develop a plan that establishes your vocational goals and objectives for the year. You will work in a safe, comfortable, well supervised and supportive workplace modeled after the factory environments of area manufacturers. Within this setting, you will work on tasks such as: hand and machine assembly, heat sealing and shrink wrapping, drilling, gluing, sorting, packaging, labeling and occasional clerical jobs. You will also work with professional staff to develop your social skills so that you can work cooperatively with others while on the job and in future work settings. You will be paid for this work in keeping with the United States Department of Labor standards. This service is licensed by Pennsylvania’s Department of Public Welfare/Office of Developmental Programs.

The Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, or OVR, provides vocational rehabilitation services to help persons with disabilities prepare for, obtain, or maintain employment. OVR provides services to eligible individuals with disabilities, both directly and through a network of approved vendors. Services are provided on an individualized basis. The OVR counselor, during face-to-face interviews, assists customers in selecting their choice of vocational goals, services and service providers. An Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) is developed, outlining a vocational objective, services, providers and responsibilities. Certain services are subject to a Financial Needs Test (FNT) and may require financial participation by the customer. Counseling and guidance, diagnostic services, assessments, information and referral, job development and placement, and personal services such as readers or sign language interpreters are provided at no cost to the individual. Also, by law OVR customers receiving Social Security benefits for their disability (SSI, SSDI) are exempt from OVR’s Financial Needs Test.

Assists Pennsylvanians with disabilities in gaining the skills necessary to live and work independently in their communities. OVR services include: diagnostic services, vocational evaluation, vocational counseling, job training, medical services and assistive technology equipment to help clients pursue and achieve employment, and job placement assistance.

Assists Pennsylvanians with disabilities in gaining the skills necessary to live and work independently in their communities. OVR services include: diagnostic services, vocational evaluation, vocational counseling, job training, medical services and assistive technology equipment to help clients pursue and achieve employment, and job placement assistance.

Provides comprehensive services to assist Pennsylvanians with disabilities prepare for, obtain and maintain employment. Services available include skills assessment, training, counseling, placement assistance, evaluation for assistive technology and ongoing support services. The Hiram G. Andrews Center offers post-secondary education at the Commonwealth Technical Institute, and also provides career opportunities and independent living skills. The Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing provides information, referral and advocacy to adults and children who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as their employers, relatives and friends. An online database of qualified sign language interpreters is available.

Assists Pennsylvanians with disabilities in gaining the skills necessary to live and work independently in their communities. OVR services include: diagnostic services, vocational evaluation, vocational counseling, job training, medical services and assistive technology equipment to help clients pursue and achieve employment, and job placement assistance.

The Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, or OVR, provides vocational rehabilitation services to help persons with disabilities prepare for, obtain, or maintain employment. OVR provides services to eligible individuals with disabilities, both directly and through a network of approved vendors. Services are provided on an individualized basis. The OVR counselor, during face-to-face interviews, assists customers in selecting their choice of vocational goals, services and service providers. An Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) is developed, outlining a vocational objective, services, providers and responsibilities. Certain services are subject to a Financial Needs Test (FNT) and may require financial participation by the customer. Counseling and guidance, diagnostic services, assessments, information and referral, job development and placement, and personal services such as readers or sign language interpreters are provided at no cost to the individual. Also, by law OVR customers receiving Social Security benefits for their disability (SSI, SSDI) are exempt from OVR’s Financial Needs Test.

Helps individuals with disabilities meet their vocational needs. The program combines vocational assessment, placement in a paid position, on-the-job training, and long-term support. The worker will earn competitive wages while working in a flexible, individualized, consumer-centered program, guided by a team that includes staff members from Private Industry Council (PIC) and the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR).

Job development, skills assessment, resume preparation, interview preparation, job coaching, on the job training, travel training, and follow along job support to assist an individuals to gain and maintain competitive employment in the community. Service is provided at a one-to-one ratio.

Provide residential, adult training and home/community habilitation services to individuals with developmental disabilities.

Roads to Freedom's Employment Service involves process/steps that must be followed to insure the best placement possible. Process/steps to be followed for successful employment in Customized Employment are: Discovery, Vocational Profile, Planning Meeting, Job Development and job Coaching. Find out more about the process steps sy "http://www.cilncp.org/321-2/">here Interested consumers can use CILNCP as their Employment Network, funded as a fee for service through Maximus, The "Ticket to Work" (TTW) incentive is designed to remove the barriers that disability beneficiaries currently face in returning to work. As an Employment Network, CILNCP will coordinate employment, vocational rehabilitation and other support services to beneficiaries. Ticket holders are offered the following employment services: Job search assistance. Resume preparation. Interview Skills. Job placement. Job postings. Vocational counseling. Past employment support systems. Job coaching support. Social Security Work Incentives Outreach (funded through AHEDD) provides: Impairment Related Work Expense. Plan to Achieve Self Support. Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities. Student Earned Income.

Provide vocational assessment, job development, job training, job placement, specialized job situations and/or other supportive services that help people with intellectual disabilities prepare for, find and retain paid employment.

Provide vocational assessment, job development, job training, job placement, specialized job situations and/or other support services that help people with intellectual disabilities prepare for, find and retain paid employment.

Provide vocational assessment, job development, job training, job placement, specialized job situations and/or other support services that help people with intellectual disabilities prepare for, find and retain paid employment.

Provide vocational assessment, job development, job training, job placement, specialized job situations and/or other support services that help people with intellectual disabilities prepare for, find and retain paid employment.

Provide vocational assessment, job development, job training, job placement, specialized job situations and/or other support services that help people with intellectual disabilities prepare for, find and retain paid employment.

We offers a variety of work and skills training opportunities to individuals with a diagnosed disability referred by sources like the Department of Rehabilitation and Regional Center. Staff fluent in English, Spanish and American Sign Language are at your service. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. WorkSource and Career Resource Centers Through a network of partners, SOLA WorkSource and Career Resource Centers bring job seekers and employers together in one place. Employers receive assistance finding candidates and screening prospective employees, and career seekers receive assistance in the following areas: One-on-One Career Counseling Job Search Strategies Access to Computer, Internet, Phone, Fax and Copier Resume Writing Computer and Skills Training Interview Workshops Financial Management Access to Community Resources Text Books, Bus Passes, and other Work Tools On-the-Job Training Opportunities Career Development and Job Leads

The SPARC Program is a state-licensed adult support program serving its members in Lehigh & Northampton Counties with both community and facility-based day services. Participants of the program select from a variety of community volunteer opportunities based on their personal choice. The SPARC program is partnered with more then 20 organizations and businesses throughout the Lehigh Valley that afford its participants to be engaged in activities directed towards life skills and various therapy outlets including pet and music therapies.

Comprehensive employment and training supports for individuals with mental health, physical, and intellectual developmental disabilities.

Ticket to Work connects you with free employment services to help you decide if working is right for you, prepare for work, find a job or maintain success while you are working. If you choose to participate, you will receive services such as career counseling, vocational rehabilitation, and job placement and training from authorized Ticket to Work service providers, such as Employment Networks (EN) or your State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agency. The service provider you choose will serve as an important part of your "employment team" that will help you on your journey to financial independence.

United Way’s 21 & Able initiative helps young adults with disabilities transition smoothly from the last day of high school to the first day of adult life by increasing employment, housing opportunities and other support.

The Supported Training & Employment Program (STEP) provides community based employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

The Supported Training & Employment Program (STEP) provides community based employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

Via's Community Employment services provide job development, job coaching and follow-along support to adults with disabilities so they can work in the community. This service is available to any adult who is motivated to work for wages in a competitive job. Via focuses on career planning and helps adults with disabilities as they move into the workforce. Through School-to-Work Transition Services, Via works with students, in partnership with their school districts and the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation to create a personalized employment plan and explore careers of interest.

Pittsburgh Disability Employment Project for Freedom provides a business directed training resulting in competitive employment for people with disabilities. Project for Freedom is a 10-week training program followed by a 2-week job shadow/internship experience. The training is focused on beginner to intermediate level computer skills, call center support, job search and professional skills. Students are evaluated for employment opportunities based on both hard skills related to their potential profession and soft skills such as communication, interpersonal skills, work ethic, and leadership. The purpose of this program is placement in unsupported competitive employment. Goals include:

• Learn valuable customer service skills (NO collections/telemarketing), Windows 7, Microsoft Office, computer security and more.
• Develop soft skills for workplace success: critical thinking, problem solving, communication, attitude, teamwork and ethics.
• Gain job hunting skills, develop a resume, polish interviewing and public speaking skills.
• Discuss employment goals and opportunities, and meet with our corporate partners for possible recruitment.