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Program offers services, assistance, information, advocacy and referral for those needing help navigating special education services, community habilitation, pre-vocational and employment programs, independent living skills and peer-to-peer support.

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Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Patient to Patient Networking
Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation Programs
Age Peer Networking
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Day Treatment for Adults With Developmental Disabilities
* Provides a 1200 clock hour program, certified by the New York State Education Department, and is designed to prepare graduates for the NCLEX-PN Examination for licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse.

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Occupation Specific Job Training
Provides a sheltered workshop with a wide range of packaging, assembly and collation of large mailings to light manufacturing. Pine Ridge Industries also provides its participants with a range of community-based, group work opportunities. Participants receive supportive services necessary to maintain employment.
Helps individuals with developmental disabilities or other barriers to independence develop appropriate, long-term vocational goals through: ACE (Assisted Competitive Employment)Program participants 18 years or older with a mental health diagnosis, receive vocational rehabilitation and mental health supports to obtain and sustain integrated competitive employment. Through group and individual activities including: goal setting, career exploration and volunteer experiences, we help participants improve their self-confidence, stamina, skills and dependability in a supportive environment.Transitional Employment Placement (TEP)Program participants 18 years or older with a mental health diagnosis explore a variety of employment opportunities through short-term placements and volunteering to strengthen skills with the goal of achieving assisted or unassisted competitive employment in the field of their choice.
* Provides Supported and Vocational Employment services for individuals with disabilities. Pathway to Employment: Assists in discovery of a person's skills, interests, and abilities. Duration of the program is the lesser 278 hours or 365 days, and participants are involved in at least two vocational activities and three short vocational experiences during the program. Support Employment (SEMP): Provides the supports needed to obtain and maintain paid, competitive jobs in the community at or above minimum wage. Individuals with ID/DD typically transition to SEMP after they receive supported employment services through the NYS Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR), and require limited job coaching to successfully maintain their employment. Individuals also come to supported employment from programs that offer intensive training through OPWDD.

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Supported Employment
Vocational Rehabilitation
* Provides a one stop shop for learning and development. Catalog includes online training videos, demos, e-learnings and tutorials.

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Professional Skills Development Support
Independent Study
Occupation Specific Job Training
* Assists those who are unemployed or underemployed in partnership with the following agencies Madison County Workforce Development, NYS Department of Labor, ACCES-VR, Madison-Oneida BOCES with:
  • Job search assistance.
  • Resume preparation.
  • Interview skills.
  • Career guidance.
  • Employment plan development.
  • Labor market information.

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Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Youth Summer Camp: Six-week program in July and August with safe, fun-filled activities for ages 4 to 10, including free dinners for participants. Monday through Friday, 9 am to 4 pm. Pre-registration is required.Pre-Teen Summer Program: employment opportunities for Pre-Teen Summer Camp, Teen Summer Basketball League, Food Cart and summer tutorial assistance.Teen opportunities include: GIAC Food Cart, Monday-Friday, 11 am-5 pm Rashad Richardson Basketball League out-of-town trips Get It and Go Snack Cart at adult basketball gamesAdult Basketball League: Summer months. Team registration applications available in April/May; games begin in June.Alex Haley Municipal Pool: community pool open to youth and adults of all ages who can swim. Organizations and groups receive a group rate during open swim. Daily admission and season passes are sold at GIAC.

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Summer Youth Employment Programs
Day Camps
Swimming Facilities
Team Sports/Leagues
The Warren County Employment and Training is a one-stop comprehensive job assistance center offering access to job listings, apprenticeship opportunities, career planning and counseling, civil service, financial aid information, informational workshops, job fairs, job search assistance, labor market information, a resource room for job search, opportunities for individuals with disabilities, reading and writing help, reemployment services, referral to community resources, and help with resume writing.

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Veteran Employment Programs
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
* Provides job placement to various individuals with a focus on special populations such as those with criminal backgrounds, veterans, individuals with disabilities, BIPOC, and women in industries like: Healthcare. Manufacturing. Environmental sciences. Light industrial industries.* Provides employer-on-record services, covering employee payroll, tax withholding, HR services, and more.

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Veteran Employment Programs
Job Finding Assistance
Ex-Offender Employment Programs
Offers a jail transition program designed to help incarcerated youth ages 17 to 20 years make changes in their lives using a 12 step program model during a four week period. The goal of the program is to remove obstacles to training and employment for young people involved with the criminal justice system.
Provides services remotely for non-custodial parents who are involved in child support cases with a range of employment services, including resume preparation, career exploration, and interview readiness, as well as ongoing support after securing employment in an effort to help non-custodial parents meet their child support obligations and build stronger relationships with their children.

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Job Readiness
Vocational Assessment
Job Interview Training
Job Search Techniques
Resume Preparation Assistance
* Offers emergency and non-emergency police services, to the Town of Ogden and the Village of Spencerport.* Provides animal control services.* Provides fingerprinting for job applications.

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Municipal Police
Employment Related Fingerprinting
Animal Control
Sheriff
* 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 solution 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 on-line 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 employment assistance through job coaching, job interview skills, job search assistance, on-the-job training, and continuing services throughout employment for further success and support for individuals recovering from a mental illness.

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Career Counseling
Job Search/Placement
Supported Employment
Supports an array of services to assist Temporary Assistance and Food Stamp applicants and recipients in securing and retaining employment and achieving self sufficiency.
Provides Summer Youth Employment Services

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Job Readiness
Welfare to Work Programs
Job Search Techniques
Homeless Employment Programs
* Offers a site based prevocational program.* Provides a work adjustment training and work study program.* Offers a transitional and supported employment opportunity. * Offers workshop facilities in Webster and City of Rochester.* Provides transportation to work sites provided by agency.

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Disability Related Center Based Employment
Employment Related Transportation
Prevocational Training
Supported Employment
Work Study Programs
Provides advocacy, resources, and support for veterans and active duty military through a drop in, non-clinical, and community based center.

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Case/Care Management
Drop In Centers
Peer Counseling
Veteran Employment Programs
Individual Advocacy
* Offers an Adult Mentoring Program geared to provide support and encouragement to participants through coaching, maximizing their potential, enhancing or developing skills to attain economic independence.
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.

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Job Search Resource Centers
Resume Preparation Assistance
Career Counseling
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Job Interview Training
Offers Civil Service examinations.
* Sponsors community based programs in the county that provide youth development and youth sports opportunities.

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Vocational Education
Youth Issues Information Services
Youth Employment Programs
Private, non-profit, locally-governed agency with services to people who are legally blind or visually impaired to help them reach or maintain personal and economic independence.

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Condition Specific Rehabilitation Services
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Provides government information and services. Info ranges from: federal parks; federal jobs; consumer services; senior programs; small business assistance; tax preparation; overseas travel; passports, Medicare, etc.

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Civil Service Employment
Government Information Services
Federal Income Tax Information
Small Business Development
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Offers a blended prevocational and day program that provides employment opportunities through training and specializes in hand assembly projects for businesses and organizations. Individuals enrolled may also learn daily living, social and recreational skills that increase their self-esteem and work ethic. Opportunities program encompasses day prevocational training, job coaching for community employment and volunteer positions.