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* Offers volunteer opportunities for individuals that include volunteering for nursing homes, food banks, food pantries, nutrition education, VITA tax services, thrift stores, medical transportation, bill payer, stay young strong bones leader and falls prevention.

Provides a ten-week paid internship program to youth. Coordinates placement opportunity within their field of interest to receive mentorship and training resulting in experience and expose to the talent pools entering the workforce.

* Helps prevent workers from becoming sick or injured on the job. Services may include: Assess potential workplace hazards Recommend engineering controls and safe work practices Provide ergonomic assessments Assist in developing health and safety programs Provide worker health and safety training and education* Helps with social, psychological, and financial difficulties as a result of work-related illnesses, social workers by providing: Community Resource Referrals Short-term Individual and Family Counseling Social, Psychological and Financial Counseling Stress Reduction and Crisis Intervention

Connects individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and/or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits with free employment services. Services include career counseling, vocational rehabilitation, and job placement and training.

* Offers a wide range of services to assist consumers in obtaining long-term employment in their chosen field in transitional and supported employment programs including: Vocational assessments. Career coaching. Resume preparation. Interviewing skills. Job development for volunteer and placement. Vocational groups. Job development and placement. Job coaching. Assistance with maintaining employment. Long-term, follow-along services.

* Assists farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural workers with disabilities by offering the following services: On-site assessments of the agricultural worksite or home to identify barriers to completing tasks Recommendations for assistive technology (equipment/tools/devices), modifications that can make it easier to perform work, and/or other possible solutions to overcoming disability-related limitations Access to information on a variety of topics related to disability and agriculture Provides education/training opportunities through workshops, conferences, seminars, and online programs Referrals to other local services for potential assistance (financial, rehabilitative, education, etc.) specific to the clients' needs Arranges for peer support opportunities that connect customers with others who have successfully accommodated their disabilities * Direct funding or equipment is not provided by the AgrAbility Project, instead the project works with state Vocational Rehabilitation departments and other funding sources.

Provides assistance with recognizing skills, creating a resume, gaining job interview skills, and helps individuals learn how to search for jobs.

* Offers a hospital-based licensed practical nurse (LPN) training program. Includes classroom instruction curriculum as well as clinical experience in acute and long-term care settings.

Provides person-centered support to assist young adults with disabilities to become prepared for the workforce and achieve gainful employment in the community. Services include an employment training program, support employment, prevocational services, and pathway to employment.

* Provides a disability resource coordinator. Coordinator is the go-to for employers and job seekers in accessing disability resources. Services include: Ticket to Work program. Disability & Disclosure workshop.

Offers transitioning students and adults with disabilities in finding and maintaining community-based employment. Services include career assessment, job finding, job placement, job coaching and ongoing services. Individual and group placement opportunities are available and are placed upon individual needs of structure, and supervision.

Provide information regarding education and counseling services to individuals who are seeking independent living skills, supported employment, adult education, and building occupational skills

* Provides a 150+ hour training program that prepares students to be responsible for providing patient care under the supervision of a nurse. Skills learned include: Bathing. Distribute and collect trays. Feeding patients. Escort and transfer patients. Provide oral care. Turn and position patients. Other necessary functions of daily living.

Provides adult and continuing education programs including basic educational services, high school equivalency preparation, and job readiness training.

* Offers three different types of services: Basic Services are available to all job seekers and include: Job leads, available self-service or through assisted listings. Workshops on resume writing, interviewing, and job search topics. Labor market/labor law information. Apprenticeship programs. Follow-up services after employment. Basic screening for skills and abilities. Information on partner agencies. Individualized Services designed to help individuals obtain employment: Comprehensive skills assessment. Development of individual employment plan. Career counseling and planning. Case management. Short-term pre-vocational training. Job development, including employer connection. Training Services for dislocated workers and other eligible job seekers: Occupational skills training. On-the-Job Training. Skills upgrading. Job readiness training. Adult education and literacy activities. Resource Room includes: Trained Professionals for assistance. Skills Assessment. Reference/Lending Library. Printers for Resumes and Cover Letters. Self-Guided Instructional Software. Phone and Fax for Employment Needs. Information on Area Businesses. Job Postings for the Local Labor Market. Internet access.

Provides assistance with resume writing, interview skills, and the career search. Resource room includes access to personal computers, fax machine, and internet access for job search. Offers a resource library contains books, videotapes, and other materials for use by job seekers.

Connects individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and/or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits with free employment services. Services include career counseling, vocational rehabilitation, and job placement and training.

* Provides education and employment services for individuals in recovery from mental health and substance use disorders. Services include: GED preparation. Computer skills training. Vocational assessment and counseling. Job readiness training. Referrals to schools and skills training programs. Job development, placement and retention assistance.

Offers summer employment opportunities for youth. They are able to work up to ten weeks throughout the summer, for 30 hours per week and earn minimum wage.

Provides vocational rehabilitation services to eligible individuals to prepare them for employment (including helping them to further their education) consistent with their strengths, ability and interest. These jobs can be in the competitive workforce, self-owned businesses in the home, sheltered workshops or in supported employment in the community. Also works with students, families and school districts to coordinate appropriate services for students with disabilities who are leaving secondary education and entering adult vocational rehabilitation.

Offers a semester long internship. Students meet at county facilities for seven all day sessions during one semester and receive hands on experience about county government including hearing department presentations, observing a legislative session, interviewing a County Legislator. The interns conduct a simulated legislative session as their culminating activity, where they introduce, discuss and vote on resolutions of their choosing about a county matter.

Provides a youth mentoring program to equip youth to build career plans and learn skills to prepare for school completion, post-secondary training and productive careers.

Assists youth ages 14 to 17 years with obtaining appropriate paperwork, and filling out job applications so they can enter the workforce.

* Offers work readiness programs for youth: Job readiness workshops. Career exploration. Referrals to TASC (GED) programs. Internships. Leadership opportunities. Academic support. Community service opportunities.

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