Venture Together opened its Just-A-Buck dollar store franchise in 2015 to provide employment training and fulfilling work experience at competitive wages to individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities. Store Hours: Monday-Saturday: 9:00 am-9:00 pm Sunday: 10:00 am-6:00 pm 26 West Ramapo Plaza Garnerville, NY 10923 845-942-5800

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.

ACCESS-VR is a vocational education, job search and other services to eligible individuals with disabilities to enable them to achieve independence through education, training, employment and support.

Serves individuals 18+ years of age with a psychiatric disability. Offers vocational assessment, vocational counseling, employment skills training, competitive employment placement assistance and support services.

Essex Industries is an integrated work center where people with developmental disabilities gain skills needed to work in the community.

Provides opportunities for people with disabilities to obtain competitive employment through long-term contracts with government agencies and businesses. Offers vocational assessments, training and job coach support.

Employment support service. Includes on and off site job coaching. The Employment Connection, a division of UCP of Long Island , assists individuals with developmental disabilities and those with acquired physical disabilities to meet their career goals. Assists job seekers with employment assessment, training, job placement and job support.

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 rehabilitation, vocational rehabilitation and support services including medication support, wellness management, integrated treatment for co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders, family education, supported employment, self help and peer support services.

Help individuals learn what it takes to enter and stay in the workforce through a hands-on training program. Enables work crews to perform a variety of tasks at local companies with an on-site supervisor, and each person earns a paycheck.

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.

Provide a program for individuals with disabilities who desire to be competitively employed. This program consists of pre-employment and post-employment services, designed to enhance an individuals success in the workplace through include resume writing, interviewing, appropriate social behavior, and learning to live with a job. In addition, the individual is supported through the initial stages of adapting to a new worksite.

Youth transitioning out of OCFS court ordered residential placement referred to FCA by OCFS to facilitate a positive transition back to their homes and communities. FCA Workforce Development Coach will identify potential work site opportunities, help youth in the program with vocational/career realms, outreach to the DOL, Chamber of Commerce, and local businesses.

Offers supported employment opportunities which include job development, job coaching, person centered vocational profiles, vocational assessments, vocational planning, counseling, employment, job training, job placement, and transitional support to school age students.

Provides sheltered workshops offering on-site factory like setting, food service program and clerical training for adults with developmental disabilities. Also available are supportive and competitive work programs.

Offers Nassau and Suffolk County residents with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and their families the ability to select services and providers that are most suited to their needs. Offers self-directed community habilitation, respite and SEMPT (supported employment). Assisted by a Fiscal Intermediary and Support Broker, individuals and family members learn how to implement HCBS (Home & Community Based) waiver services establish a habilitation plan, assess needs, and budget allocated Medicaid funds.

Offers a school which is designed for students with moderate to severe developmental disabilities. The instructional program, which is aligned to the New York State Standards for Students with Severe Disabilities and the New York State Common Core Learning Standards, builds confidence and capabilities of students and focuses on developing communication skills and personal independence. Research-based methodologies, such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), visual strategies, the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), augmentative communications systems, functional behavioral assessment and positive behavioral supports are utilized in this program. The Rosemary Kennedy School consists of the elementary, middle and high school classes as well as district-based classes which provide mainstreaming opportunities for students. Community-based instruction is an essential part of the curriculum and compliments traditional classroom learning. Students participate in recreational activities (libraries, bowling), life skills (grocery shopping, restaurants), volunteer work sites (Mercy Hospital, Hofstra University) and vocational enclaves in the community (fast food restaurants, retail stores). Each student is educated by an interdisciplinary team comprised of the classroom teacher, teacher aides, psychologist, social worker, related service personnel, curriculum teachers and administrators. Parents are encouraged to participate in their child's education through daily communication notebooks, conferences, visits, parent training sessions and parent support groups. Transition planning for students from ages 12 to 21 is facilitated by vocational rehabilitation counselors and social workers in coordination with students and their families prior to graduation. Call for more detailed information.

Provides career guidance, evaluation, preparation and multiple employment services to people with disabilities or those that are economically disadvantaged, through supported employment, industrial work centers, school-to-work career development, and janitorial training.

Provides vocational evaluations for individuals who are hearing impaired and have developmental disabilities. Adult vocational evaluations referred by VESID. Provides case management for all ages. Provides job placement, a communications skills program, an interpreter referral program, a disabilities (HCBS) waiver program, and residential habilitation services.

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.

Offers a school which is designed for students with moderate to severe developmental disabilities. The instructional program, which is aligned to the New York State Standards for Students with Severe Disabilities and the New York State Common Core Learning Standards, builds confidence and capabilities of students and focuses on developing communication skills and personal independence. Research-based methodologies, such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), visual strategies, the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), augmentative communications systems, functional behavioral assessment and positive behavioral supports are utilized in this program. The Rosemary Kennedy School consists of the elementary, middle and high school classes as well as district-based classes which provide mainstreaming opportunities for students. Community-based instruction is an essential part of the curriculum and compliments traditional classroom learning. Students participate in recreational activities (libraries, bowling), life skills (grocery shopping, restaurants), volunteer work sites (Mercy Hospital, Hofstra University) and vocational enclaves in the community (fast food restaurants, retail stores). Each student is educated by an interdisciplinary team comprised of the classroom teacher, teacher aides, psychologist, social worker, related service personnel, curriculum teachers and administrators. Parents are encouraged to participate in their child's education through daily communication notebooks, conferences, visits, parent training sessions and parent support groups. Transition planning for students from ages 12 to 21 is facilitated by vocational rehabilitation counselors and social workers in coordination with students and their families prior to graduation. Call for more detailed information.

Employment Support Services include person-centered vocational supports in a variety of settings, developing skills and good work habits as a way of increasing independence and assisting individuals to become productive and contributing members of the community. Personal growth and a sense of self-worth are achieved and enhanced. Adults with developmental disabilities may be able to earn income while working to achieve their maximum potential. A wide range of services and supports are offered including exploration of career interests, job readiness programs, and in some cases, a more directly supported work environment.

Works with individuals with disabilities to obtain and maintain employment by providing vocational assessment, supervised employment, and competitive employment in community based programs or with private industry.

Employment Support Services include person-centered vocational supports in a variety of settings, developing skills and good work habits as a way of increasing independence and assisting individuals to become productive and contributing members of the community. Personal growth and a sense of self-worth are achieved and enhanced. Adults with developmental disabilities may be able to earn income while working to achieve their maximum potential. A wide range of services and supports are offered including exploration of career interests, job readiness programs, and in some cases, a more directly supported work environment.

Offers information on available services, activities, support, and advocacy for those who are deaf, hard of hearing and their families