Provides individuals with developmental disabilities to a variety of person-centered activities including creative arts, recreation and leisure, independent living and employment preparation. Volunteer opportunities are also available to help participants gain first-hand experience at different organizations throughout Schenectady County including the Regional Food Bank, Ronald McDonald House, NYS Museum, and Salvation Army.

Provides pre-vocational training, job training services, and volunteer opportunities to assist individuals in learning the skills needed to obtain and maintain employment. Offers employment opportunities at the agency for those in recovery as peer specialists, peer educators, and peer advocates.

* Facilitates building skills toward self-efficacy, promoting and facilitating community participation and independence.* Creates opportunities for individual with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders to receive services in their own home or community.

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.

Offers youth development opportunities, prevocational career exploration, recreational and creative arts acitivities, academic assistance, and life skills activities in a therapeutic after-school setting to youth ages 12 to 19 years who are experiencing social, emotional, and/or behavior challenges. Participants are offered transportation to and from the program.

Offers youth development opportunities, prevocational career exploration, recreational and creative arts acitivities, academic assistance, and life skills activities in a therapeutic after-school setting to youth ages 12 to 19 years who are experiencing social, emotional, and/or behavior challenges. Participants are offered transportation to and from the program.

Provides opportunities for individuals with limited work-related skills to learn job skills and other related social skills to enhance their ability to obtain employment in the future. Services include vocational assessment, training to prepare an individual for employment, and paid work experience.

Provides vocational training for individuals who want to enter or re-enter the workforce. Assists with education of standard business practices, education with technology commonly in retail, handle customer requests and involved in all aspects of running the store.

Due to Covid-19, Circare must limit face-to-face contacts to ensure the safety of clients and our staff. For referrals for any of their programs, please call first so inquiries can be directed and addressed appropriately.

Provides a variety of services for adults with mental illness and/or substance use disorders. Services include psychosocial rehabilitation, habilitation, family support and training, education support services, empowerment services, pre-vocational services, intensive supported employment, and ongoing supported employment.

* Community Prevocational Services: Provide learning and work experiences, including volunteering. Individuals develop general and non-job task-specific strengths and skills that help their employability. * Supported Employment Services: provides training, intensive, and extended support. Employment Training Program (ETP) - aids in securing employer-based, paid, or unpaid work experience.

Adult services include pre-vocational services, supported employment, ongoing supported employment, education supports, psychosocial rehabilitation, family support and training, and habilitation.

Children's services include psychosocial rehabilitation, pre-vocational services, caregiver family support, community habilitation, supported employment, and day habilitation.

Offers services to individuals with a disability including wellness and educational classes, group centered supports, individual based supports, volunteer opportunities, relationship building skills, and exploration in music, theater, and art.

Provides onsite job training and matches individuals with developmental disabilities to career opportunities with over 250 business partners in retail, food services, offices, and other settings. Provides training in preparation for employment and follow-along services.

Job Central is a multi-faceted program addressing the barriers homeless and other extremely low-income individuals face as they attempt to secure living wage employment, live independently, and achieve economic self-sufficiency. The program provides technology access, job readiness skills training, job search assistance, employment coaching professional development, and post-employment support.

Provide competitive work in an integrated setting in the community-at-large which involves vocational training, personal and work adjustment training for those aspiring towards productive employment.

Provides group day habilitation and pre-vocational training for developmentally disabled persons. Transportation available.

Provides guidance and support for adults with developmental disabilities through the employment process. Focuses on life and job training skills, basic education, individualized vocational training, job coaching, job searching skills, transportation training, money management and socialization development with those in the community.

Provides jobs to the community's most disenfranchised members, the homeless, and people with a history of incarceration or substance abuse. The bakery provides jobs for anyone who enrolls and demonstrates a willingness to work. There are no background checks or pre-screening requirements, and as a result can reach the community's neediest and provide them with jobs, skills training and comprehensive resources for personal and professional growth.

Offers several programs for individuals over the age of 18 with developmental disabilities. Therapeutic horseback riding, pet therapy and day habilitation programs are provided. Pre-vocational, group and supplemental programs are offered after hours and on Saturdays. Call for more information.

Provides a job training program for individuals wanting to build a career in the home care field as a home health aide or personal care aide.

Supports individuals with significant behavior challenges. Participants are involved in on-site and volunteer activities that help them to improve their communication skills while minimizing their behaviors.

Provides day habilitation and pre-vocational day habilitation programs for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Referral required. Call to schedule an appointment.

Offers training and certification for individuals looking to begin a career in the home care, as home health aides. This program is approved by New York State Department of Health.

Provides pre-vocational and work readiness training, along with job placement and support.

Provides pre-vocational services, beginning in elementary school, with career education being infused across the curriculum in various activities. Students in the upper grades receive a range of services, such as transition counseling, vocational assessment which is geared toward helping students acquire the skills necessary to succeed in society and in their community, and are delivered both in the classroom and in the community.