Offers a variety of opportunities for employment. Career Options provides job readiness, skill assessment, diagnostic vocational evaluation, résumé development, career counseling, job development, on the job training, and follow up services. The Vocational Centers offer job opportunities for individuals to develop and improve the skills necessary to meet their goals for employment. The Center focuses on soft skills development such as acceptance of supervision, following directions, attention to task, co-worker relationships, job completion and time management.

Provides outreach and admissions counseling to help youth (ages 16-24) enroll in a federal JOB CORPS program where they will receive assistance in completing their education and obtain training in various trades, on a residential campus-type setting. Call for more information.

Post transitional re-entry program for ex-offenders into the community and helping their families with programs and advocacy. Assist with job search, resume writing, life skill development, anger management/conflict resolution, strengthening family bonds, preparing for interviews and referrals to professional agencies are available.

The Jawonio Cleaning Services was established in 2000 to provide superior service and reliability to our customers with environmentally safe commercial cleaning. Jawonio Commercial Cleaning has a goal to meet or exceed the expectations of our customers while providing employment opportunities for people with special needs, veterans and the underserved population in the NYS Mid-Hudson Region.

Offers employment, planning and support service for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Provides assistance for these individuals to obtain, maintain or advance in competitive employment. Includes job-readiness assessment/employment discovery process.

This service is for adults with disabilities including: standardized assessment, specialized assessment, work site evaluation, community based assessments, work readiness. Prevocational services are offered through community pre-vocational services for the IDD, the Jawonio Thrift Shop at our Yonkers location and Connections/Pre-Employment Program for the behavioral health challenged in our Yonkers locations. In addition, Jawonio has offered grant funded green cleaning training programs in Rockland and Westchester.

Assess seniors, ages 55 and older, with job placement and on-the-job training. This service tailors job readiness for each senior, including problem solving and stress management. This service also provides a paid stipend while participating.

Residential training program; academic and vocational training offered. GED preparation and high school diploma program also available. Free medical and dental services, monthly stipend, and free housing and meals are included for participants.

Provides employment training opportunities for adults with disabilities. Services include situational assessment, supported work, job coaching, job placement assistance, and facility based employment.

Provides weekly programs at the Batavia Senior Center. Some of the programs offered are bridge, line dancing, cribbage, arthritis chair-based exercise, quilters, and painting classes. New groups are always being organized. Special programs such as 55 Alive Driver Refresher Course, educational, health, and informational programs are also offered. Day trips to concerts, exhibits, musical productions, restaurants, and areas of special interest are also scheduled in the spring, summer, and fall. Senior groups and clubs exist in most areas of the county which offer luncheons and pot luck dinners. Most groups offer programs of interest, entertainment, day trips, and other recreational activities.

Provides two year college degree program, non-credit continuing education, telecourses and on-line courses, career advancement and personal enrichment courses, pre-employment training and displaced homemaker development, workforce development, career planning and counseling, community services and adult basic skills, high school equivalency instruction, and satellite courses. Financial aid available.

Provides the following services for children and adults with developmental disabilities: - Behavior Management - Counseling - Crisis Intervention - Parenting Skills Training for parents of children with developmental disabilities, ages birth to 21 years - Respite (Day/Evening) for children/youth under 21 - Saturday Life Skills Program for children with developmental disabilities and their families; 10 week program held 4 times a year - Adult Day Habilitation Programs: specialized community-based programming for adults with developmental disabilities - Vocational and Employment Services offers support for individuals with developmental and other disabilities and delays who are seeking employment including pre-vocational training and supported employment - Behavioral Health Services provides short-term interventions for children and young adults struggling with behavioral, social, and emotional challenges - Feeding Clinic for children from birth to age 12 with feeding and mealtime concerns

Supported employment and school transitional services for adults ages 18 and over with developmental disabilities and students aging out of school.

Provides work and job training to persons with disabilities. Offers services to local business such as assembly, packaging, kitting, bulk mailing, heat sealing, industrial sewing, rework operations, recycling, custodial (internal and external contract cleaning), and temporary work crews.

Provides services for job-seeking, skills training, job development, job placement, information and referral, and job coaching as appropriate and necessary.

Provides services for individuals with serious mental illness and substance abuse disorders. Services include: - Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) - Community Psychiatric Support & Treatment (CPST) - Habilitation - Family Support & Training - Pre-vocational Services - Intensive Supported Employment (ISE) - Ongoing Supported Employment - Education Support Services - Empowerment Services Peer Supports Additional offices in WNY: Jamestown Region 560 West 3rd Street Suite 5 Jamestown, NY 14701 Olean Region 242 North Union Street Olean, NY 14760

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.

Provides Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Social Work Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, Physical Therapy, and Nutritional Counseling to individuals with established OPWDD (Office of People with Developmental Disabilities) eligibility.

Day habilitation program for individuals who are Medicaid or CSP (Community Services Plan) eligible and diagnosed as developmentally disabled. Transportation is available. Services may include: - Community Awareness - Pre-vocational Skills Development - Safety Education - Social Skills Training - Transportation Supported Employment provided for individuals who are ACCES-VR sponsored. Nominal charge for transportation. Services may include: - Job Coaching - Job Development - Job Search, Placement - Job Training - Money Management - Prevocational Skills Development - Safety Education - Social Skills Training - Transitional Employment - Vocational Counseling - Vocational Interest Testing - Vocational Rehabilitation - Vocational Training

Offers short term career training programs focusing on employment skills and placement services for visually impaired individuals. Both online and in-house courses are available which focus on computer skills, customer service skills, telecommunications, and work readiness. Emphasis is placed on computer skills including Microsoft Office, Assistive Technology, and hands on experiential learning. Also provides employment services including resume development, interviewing skills training, career counseling, and job search/placement support. Program is open Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4pm in-house; specific course hours will vary, or be available as online offerings.

* Due to COVID-19, services are currently 100% virtual. * SUNY Erie Career Coaches work with registered constituents to create a pathway to success. Services are cost-free; however, individuals must be registered with the Career Center to access individualized assistance. Services include career coaching, linkages and job referrals to hiring employers, individual and comprehensive assessments, career coaching, resume preparation, job search planning, job interview preparation, networking job clubs, Individual Training Account (ITA) tuition grants for eligible customers, referrals to partner agencies, and Adult, Dislocated Worker and Trade Act programs. Daycare and other support services may be available for qualifying individuals while they are in WIOA-approved training.