Seeks to promote job searches, job referrals, and supportive services to divert applicants from the need of ongoing cash assistance. Provides an intensive assessment to help identify potential barriers to self-sufficiency and assist families to overcome these barriers, job readiness training and other employment-related services such as resume writing, interviewing skills and techniques, and supportive services to assist in maintaining/retaining employment. If cost effective, employment-related supportive services such as car repairs or insurance, transportation assistance, work clothes, etc. can be approved by DSS on a case-by-case basis.

Provides Cash Assistance for recipients who are not employed to capacity but are able to work. Must enroll in the program to receive work experience, training, and the tools to return to self-sufficiency. Employment Unit can help individuals become job-ready and find a rewarding job to develop their experience, skills, and self-esteem. Job developers also work with local employers.

Offers counseling, career development, work readiness seminars, intensive computer and office skills training, self-employment training, and job placement assistance to displaced homemakers.

Provides vocational/educational needs assessment, employment counseling, testing/assessment, referrals to community training/educational resources, liaison to community agencies, resume training, interviewing skills, coordination with other professionals at agency and outside of agency regarding client care, GED preparation, academic tutoring and mentoring, anger management, conflict resolution and workshop series.

Provides career counseling, government benefit application assistance, and guides for government benefits and the economics of recovery.

Offers services to Suffolk County residents who are widowed, divorced, separated and unemployed or underemployed and are struggling to make ends meet, prepare today to enter the workforce of tomorrow. The program will help residents move toward personal and economic self-sufficiency and discover opportunities that could change their life. Services include: Career Preparation - Choices Exploration, Resume & Cover Letter Preparation, Interviewing Techniques, Salary Negotiations, Internet Job Search, Transferable Skills, Employability Skills for the Workplace, Networking and Social Media; Career Quests - Opportunities to find your personal career direction by meeting and speaking to industry leaders; Computer Classes and Tutorials - Onsite classes and Tutorials in Microsoft Office applications; Vocational Education and Classroom Training; Job fairs/On-site recruitments; Career couture - Onsite boutique offering individuals appropriate interview and new job attire without charge; Counseling and Resource referrals and Access - Computers/internet, job listings, phones, faxes/ copiers. Services are available at no cost to our customers. Call for detailed information.

As a provider under ACCES-VR this program provides job readiness programs, job coaching program and job development programs.

This is an exciting and challenging program designed to build community and strengthen peer leadership skills in teens. Activities are crafted for success and achievement, require full participation and promote improved decision making, problem solving, and communication skills. The program's goal is to work with young people who are struggling to overcome difficult situations, and guide them toward higher education and purposeful employment. Participants attend one of the three, 3-week summer sessions and then attend weekend activities at camp during the school year. Teen's families also participate in the program, during weekends in the spring and fall. Activities include camping, canoeing, high ropes, peer group counseling, learning basic work skills, and local community service projects.

Provides eight-week career development seminars and resume clinics at Westchester libraries for those primarily making a career transition or looking for the information about education or information in different careers.

Offers programs to students ages 13-21 in grades 8-12. The Prevocational Program services students with various developmental disabilities. The primary goal of the program is to maximize each student's potential and to teach skills that will enable them to become as independent as possible within the confines of his/her disability. Program components include academics with an emphasis on functional skill development, as well as simulated work activities to apply newly acquired knowledge. Behavior management, independent living, and social skills are also addressed. Where needed, discrete trial teaching and applied behavioral analysis is utilized in conjunction with grade level curriculum. Functional assessments of behavior intervention plans are implemented for support when needed. Students are classified as Multiple Disabilities; Autism; Intellectual Disability; Emotional Disturbance; Speech Impairment and Other Health Impairment. The Secondary Developmental Program services students with various developmental disabilities. The primary goal of the program is to maximize each student's potential and to teach skills that will enable them to become as independent as possible within the confines of his/her disability. Program components include improving cognition with an emphasis on sensory motor skills development. Functional assessments of behavior and behavior intervention plans are put in place for support when needed. The 12:1:4 Program emphasizes a multi-sensory approach to learning. Emphasis is placed on improving cognition, sensory motor skills development and use of adaptive equipment to aid movement and independence. Students placed in the 12:1:4 class component are dependent upon staff for meeting their needs throughout the school day. Classroom instruction is provided with hand over hand assistance. Related services of speech, occupational therapy and physical therapy are provided on a group push-in basis. All students are assessed using the New York State Alternate Assessment. The District Based Program (Half day at WHBLC @ Shoreham-Wading River High School / Half day at H.B. Ward Career & Tech SCE or TSP @ BLC) services students with various developmental disabilities. The primary goal is to introduce the students to work skills that may prepare them for entry level employment or help them achieve success in their transitional plan. Functional assessments of behavior and behavior intervention plans are put in place for support when needed. Programs are offered at various locations.

Provides internships for students studying in the professions of ministers, social workers, and marriage and family counselors.

ACCES-VR works with adults and adolescents with mental illness/emotional disabilities and learning disabilities referred through ACCES-VR (NY State's Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation), in the areas of work readiness, job placement and supported employment services.

Provides vocational habilitation to developmentally disabled individuals ages 16 and over who reside in Suffolk and Nassau Counties with their families, or agency-operated group homes. Provides assistance in obtaining and maintaining employment with the help of a job coach.

Offers free resume writing, job search assistance, free training programs and referrals. Walk-ins welcome

Provides services for individuals diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness in the development of their own recovery plan and goals in the area of work, school, living and socialization. Rehabilitation uses a goal-oriented approach to help participants develop the skills and resources they need to succeed in vocational, educational, residential and social environments. Additional services include preparation for employment, maintaining employment and money management.

Provides a family resource center with a focus on women and girls that serves women of all ages through skill building, resource coordination and empowerment.

Offices provide convenient one-stop shopping for employment-related needs. Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions offices offer many DOL programs in a single location-including career related assistance and services for employers. Staff at these centers have been cross-trained in Department services so they can address more completely the needs of employers and job seekers. The Division of Employment Services works with the public and private sectors to create job opportunities, offer job fairs, help workers find a job, and help businesses find skilled workers. Additional Suffolk County offices can be found in Hauppauge. Call for more detailed information.

The Workforce Partnership (TWP) is a consortium of local governments funded by the Federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA). TWP is a component of a network of organizations that focus on both assisting employers in hiring qualified workers and helping job seekers to develop the skills and abilities necessary to secure gainful employment. TWP administers a variety of employment related services under the auspices of the Federal Workforce Investment Act. The Partnership represents the Town of Oyster Bay, Town of North Hempstead and the City of Glen Cove under the Act. If you are a local business, you should know that you are a valued customer of the The Workforce Partnership and that we have a variety of services available to you at no cost. Take a look at the services available under the âServices for Employersâ section of our website. If you are a Job Seeker, the Resource Areas at our two Career Centers are designed primarily to support you in your self-directed job search and specially designed staff are available to assist you. These services are free to you. Information about the available services are available in the âServices for Job Seekersâ section of our website. The Workforce Partnership jointly operates Workforce New York Career Centers in Hicksville and Massapequa. Call for more detailed information.

Offers guidance to teenagers and young adults who want to go to college or technical school, including with help searching for financial assistance. Also provides pre-job training with interview skills, resume writing, entering the military, etc.

Assists clients with job application and resume preparation, interviewing skills and techniques, employment referrals and post placement follow-up child care referrals and obtaining business attire. The project may also provide a 6-week short term occupational training overview to Microsoft Office and Operating systems. Referral required. Call for appointment.

Provides guidance to those students looking at career choices with profile testing, pros and cons, and what classes to attend. Also offers support services to those students transferring to or from another school.

The Workforce Partnership (TWP) is a consortium of local governments funded by the Federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA). TWP is a component of a network of organizations that focus on both assisting employers in hiring qualified workers and helping job seekers to develop the skills and abilities necessary to secure gainful employment. TWP administers a variety of employment related services under the auspices of the Federal Workforce Investment Act. The Partnership represents the Town of Oyster Bay, Town of North Hempstead and the City of Glen Cove under the Act. If you are a local business, you should know that you are a valued customer of the The Workforce Partnership and that we have a variety of services available to you at no cost. Take a look at the services available under the âServices for Employersâ section of our website. If you are a Job Seeker, the Resource Areas at our two Career Centers are designed primarily to support you in your self-directed job search and specially designed staff are available to assist you. These services are free to you. Information about the available services are available in the âServices for Job Seekersâ section of our website. The Workforce Partnership jointly operates Workforce New York Career Centers in Hicksville and Massapequa. Call for more detailed information.

Provides help to individuals in various ways to attain employment. Offers guidance in getting a GED, get vocational training, benefits assistance, filling out applications, resume writing and practice job interviewing skills.

Catskill Hudson AHEC works with hospitals, healthcare organizations, schools, at-risk youth organizations, and BOCES within our 11-county region to develop and support programs that expose students to future health career possibilities and develop an understanding of the academic requirements needed to pursue their chosen health profession.

Provides core services as an Independent Living Center for people with disabilities, including individual and systems changes, benefits advisement, information and referral, and peer services. Additional services include independent living skills training for pre-employment, education, housing, and other aspects of living independently. Services also assists in locating companionship programs. Housing services include Olmstead. Open Doors provides information and referral as well as linkage to Nursing Home Transition and Diversion. Youth services emphasize preparedness for Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) certification.