Provides a food pantry and assists with food and other emergencies such as utilities, fuel, and shelter. Also works with families in the area of family development, including budgeting as well as job skills and job search assistance.

Location Phone Fax Hours ONEONTA 607-432-4800 607-432-4171 Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm 12 Dietz St. Oneonta, NY 13820 NORWICH 607-334-2201 607-334-6540 Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm 1 O'Hara Drive Norwich, NY 13815 DELHI 607-832-5777 607-832-6078 Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm 1 Courthouse Square, Ste. 3 Delhi, NY 13753 SIDNEY 607-832-5776 607-832-6075 Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm 21 Liberty St. Sidney, NY 13838

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.

A free hands-on training designed to prepare eligible youth (18-24 yrs) for the workforce.

Provides assistance and staff support for individuals to obtain, maintain, and/or advance in employment. Services provided include job development, career exploration, resume building, interview skill building, job searches, and job coaching.

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 pre-job guidance, job coaching, placement, psychosocial clubs, and supported employment to individuals with substance abuse and psychiatric disorders.

Provides the services of a Certified Low Vision Optometrist for individuals with decreasing vision. A low vision evaluation differs from the routine eye exam provided by an ophthalmologist in that it works with patients to maximize their remaining functional vision through the use of optical devices. This may include special lenses, magnifiers, telescopes, lighting, and/or glare reduction. When an individual is experiencing difficulty with tasks or things they enjoy doing due to vision loss, a low vision evaluation may be beneficial.

A counselor helps individuals develop an employment plan that might include volunteering, job readiness classes at Niagara University, skills training, job placement, and follow-along services after hiring. This plan is based on an individual's specific interests and abilities.

Offers a wide variety of services/programming for individuals of all ages who are visually impaired and/or legally blind. Provides tools, education, and support to empower people who are blind and visually impaired to overcome their challenges, achieve their highest degree of independence, and live more fulfilling lives, professionally and personally. Most services are offered in the home, school, work site, and/or are center-based. Services include: - Low vision evaluation and recommendation for assistive optical devices - Orientation and mobility training for independent travel within one's environment - Rehabilitation teaching, including instruction and adaptive techniques to increase/maintain independence - Individual and group counseling - Vocational training and work readiness programs for preparation to enter or re-enter the work place - Summer recreational and vocational programs for young adults - Work experiences in competitive employment situations - Permanent Placement Services

A community-based agency run by and for individuals with disabilities that provides specialized information and referral, independent living skills training, individual and systems advocacy, peer counseling, medical equipment loan program, and transportation. Also offers assistance finding employment and housing and applying for social security benefits.

Provides intensive support and assessment to individuals addressing lifelong patterns of under/unemployment. Offers internships, education/credentialing, job placement, extended job coaching/case management and professional clothing.

Provides workforce workshops that include transition services, parent-student IEP advocacy, post-secondary exploration, work readiness skills, self-advocacy skills, volunteer opportunities, and job exploration for youth from 14 to 21 years of age.

Provides workers in trade who have lost their jobs due to a change of production or imports that have shifted outside of the United States. This includes supportive services such as job search allowances, relocation allowances, education for employer-based training, case assessment, and job search services.

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.

A thrift store which also provides comprehensive job skills training opportunities, employment support services, and educational opportunities for residents for Orleans and Genesee Counties. Thrift store accepts donations of good condition household items, furniture, books, DVDs, CDs, collectibles, current educational materials, craft and hobby items, musical instruments, antiques, small and large appliances, and workplace apparel. Pick up available for donations of large household items and furniture. Employment services include resume and job search assistance, job skills training, and on-the-job work experience. Also offers free access to computers and internet for job searching activities. Educational services include high school equivalency preparation credit recovery. Also provides budgeting assistance, income/expense scheduling, and fax and copy services.

Offers easy access to the following employer services: job postings, candidate listings, information (referrals, permits, legal, etc.), economic development referrals, pre-hire testing (fee for service), recruitment, screening, job fairs, and business seminars. Also offers coordinated referrals and access to over 50 certified training programs throughout Chautauqua County and surrounding areas. Customers can obtain the following services: internet access to statewide and regional job listings, learning the best skills to acquire a job, assistance with job placement, and unemployment insurance information. Offers specialized services for youth under the age of 24. Youth summer employment opportunities may be available, depending upon funding. Free informational workshops: Career Exploration, Create/Update Your Resume, How to Conduct an Effective Job Search, Interviewing Techniques to Help You Get That Job, and much more. Resources include computer access, fax machine, telephone access (for calling employers), out of area job listings, photocopier, and professional staff assistance.

Career Coaches work with customers to create a pathway to success. Provides cost-free services to customers and businesses, including career coaching, linkages and job referrals to hiring employers, a well-equipped Resource Room and computer lab with high speed Internet access, individual and comprehensive assessments, career exploration, employment and job readiness workshops, resume preparation, job search planning, job interview preparation, Thursday networking job clubs, Individual Training Account (ITA) tuition grants for eligible customers, referrals to partner agencies, Adult Training Programs, Dislocated Worker Programs, and Trade Act Programs. Daycare and other support services may be available for qualifying individuals while they are in WIOA approved training.

Offers convenient job search services to all job seekers. Current job leads available daily. Services include interviewing for jobs, job referral, employment counseling, employment workshops, and referral to training including TRA (Trade Readjustment Act). Veterans Services: Every Career Center has dedicated staff to help veterans assess their needs, skills, and interests. Veterans will be guided through a step-by-step approach to their job search. Priority of service is offered to veterans and their eligible spouses, meaning that persons who served on Active Duty in the United States Armed Forces will: - Be served first by the next available staff member - Get first priority for jobs and training for which they are eligible and qualified ##Veteran##

Mental health clinic providing psychiatry, medication management, and both individual and group therapy. Also provides addiction services including comprehensive outpatient drug and alcohol treatment, relapse prevention, and Suboxone treatment for opioid addiction. ##REENTRY##

Offers a range of vocational rehabilitation services that assist clients with mental illness to select, obtain, and maintain preferred competitive employment positions in the community. Programs include: - Supported Employment: Assistance with selecting, obtaining, and maintaining a competitive job with on-the-job and off-the-job support. - Rapid Employment/Job Placement: Assistance with finding a competitive job in the community. - Ticket to Work (TTW): Very flexible employment services designed to meet individual employment needs. Allows clients to choose from a range of services listed in other programs. Typically individuals in the Ticket to Work program have a work history and desire to work approximately 25+ hours/week with the goal to eventually be off of entitlement benefits (SSI/SSDI). - Peer Specialist Program at Leroy Manor: Designed to provide outreach and peer support to individuals with mental health conditions in a residential setting. Other services include Job Search, Placement, and Support, Resume and Cover Letter Development, Interview Preparation and Practice, Skills Development, Work Readiness Classes, and Benefits Advisement. Also provides Peer Bridger support services for individuals who are coming out of Rochester Psychiatric Center or other Article 28 hospitals as well as individuals diagnosed with a mental health condition that are residing in the community. These services help individuals link to and engage with needed resources/supports. Peer Bridger services are unique in that they are one-on-one services meeting with a peer support professional to work on goal setting, budgeting, accessing community supports, and other services/information. ##REENTRY##