Enables students with disabilities and adults whose disabilities impose barriers to employment access to independence, work and economically productive lives. VESID oversees special education, provides consultation to students with disabilities transitioning from school to work, and offers counseling, guidance, job preparation and placement services to adults with disabilities. VESID assists business and industry with free recruitment, compliance information on Diversity, Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity, and Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, sensitivity training, and Employee Assistance Program Consultations. VESID has offices located on Long Island: Riverhead, 524 East Main Street (Phone (631)727-6496. VESID is affiliated with the Long Island Working Partnership for Workers With Disabilities and Business and Industry and the Nassau and Suffolk Placement Networks.

Operates a 10 bed unit for adolescents experiencing anxiety, panic disorders, depression, bipolar illness, schizophrenia, eating disorders, or family crisis that cannot be resolved on an outpatient basis. Admission may also be granted for adolescents experiencing unresolved emotional interpersonal or family difficulties that cannot be resolved on an outpatient basis. A school tutorial program and vocational training are also available. Therapies include individual and group psychotherapy, psychopharmacology and recreational and occupational therapy. Weekly family group meetings provide education and support for family members during the hospitalization period.

Services for persons of all ages who are blind or visually impaired. Rehabilitation, counseling, orientation, mobility instruction and independent living skills education are available. Friendly visiting and support groups are also offered.

The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program offers guidance and counseling to assist consumers who are legally blind find or retain employment. Vocational counselors work with the consumer to develop an Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE).

Provides vocational rehabilitation services to eligible individuals to prepare them for employment (including helping them to further their education) consistent with their strengths, ability and interest. These jobs can be in the competitive workforce, self-owned businesses in the home, sheltered workshops or in supported employment in the community. Also works with students, families and school districts to coordinate appropriate services for students with disabilities who are leaving secondary education and entering adult vocational rehabilitation.

Psychological, vocational and other rehabilitation services for persons with developmental disabilities.

Provides vocational rehabilitation services to eligible individuals to prepare them for employment (including helping them to further their education) consistent with their strengths, ability and interest. These jobs can be in the competitive workforce, self-owned businesses in the home, sheltered workshops or in supported employment in the community. Also works with students, families and school districts to coordinate appropriate services for students with disabilities who are leaving secondary education and entering adult vocational rehabilitation.

Enables adults whose disabilities impose barriers to employment, work and economically productive lives. VESID provides consultation to students with disabilities transitioning from school to work, and offers vocational counseling, guidance, job preparation and placement services to adults with disabilities. VESID assists business and industry with free recruitment, compliance information on Diversity, Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity, and Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, sensitivity training, and Employee Assistance Program Consultations. Other locations on Long Island:Hauppauge, at New York State Office Building, Veterans Memorial Highway, (Phone (631)952-6357, Fax (631)952-5826). VESID is affiliated with the Long Island Working Partnership for Workers With Disabilities and Business and Industry and the Nassau and Suffolk Placement Networks.

Provides job readiness, job development, placement, on-the-job training, and long-term support for individuals with sensory loss who are seeking employment.

NYSCB's Vocational Rehabilitation Program offers a pool of talented, reliable people who are trained in a variety of different fields, including hospitality, manufacturing, and office management. NYSCB's Vocational Rehabilitation Program can provide an employee who is losing their sight with technical assistance to adapt to their new impairment without sacrificing their career. NYSCB counselors work with employees and employers to obtain the appropriate adaptive equipment, mobility training, or reader services that can assist blind employees in retaining their position and performing job duties efficiently.

Offers vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities. Services include counseling guidance, educational training and assessment services for those whose disability is a barrier to employment.

* Works to improve the functioning of at-risk, criminal justice, and probation/parole-involved adolescents and adults by improving employability, reducing recidivism, addressing basic needs, and managing mental health/substance use needs that make maintaining employment difficult, while supporting community workforce needs.

Provides work for pay opportunities within community-based and facility-based job sites throughout Lewis and Oneida counties. Training and clinical supports are provided based on individuals needs.

* Assists veterans file claims for compensation and pension benefits.* Coordinates with local nursing homes to ensure veteran residents are in receipt of applicable benefits and Assisted Living facilities.* Submit claims for memorial benefits and procurement of discharge papers.* Provides advocacy and counseling services to veterans, their dependents or survivors.* Offers presentations for veteran organization, local businesses, public events, area colleges.

* Offers programs for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: School Program: Provides full-day special education instruction to children ages 5 to 22, based on each student's Individual Education Plan (IEP). Community Classrooms: Community-based learning environments where students ages 18 to 22 learn job readiness skills in the classroom and apply them at internships at nearby businesses. Work-Based Learning: A continuum of learning from internal assessments and training in our PAES lab and at community-based experiences.Supported Employment (SEMP): Staff assists individuals 18 years and older in obtaining and maintaining competitive employment, working alongside co-workers without disabilities and earning at least minimum wage. Partners with area businesses to place talented and diverse workers in jobs that meet the employer's unique workforce needs. Community-Based Prevocational Services: Habilitation services that assist individuals to develop employment readiness skills, provided in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of the individual receiving services. The services consist of learning and work experiences, including volunteer work that is not job-task specific, but contributes to an individual's ability to attain paid employment in the community. Special Touch Bakery: Serves as an opportunity for adults with developmental disabilities to learn production and food service skills at their own pace while earning a weekly paycheck. Partners With Industry (PWI): Trains individuals in achieving maximum production and high-quality levels. They perform subcontract work such as sorting, assembly, fulfillment, shrink wrapping, bulk mailings and other labor-intensive work. Respite/Recreation: Extracurricular recreational program that allows adults and students who are enrolled in the Home and Community Based Waiver Program through OPWDD to broaden their recreational, social skills and knowledge. Health Center (Article 16 Clinic): Comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services (PT, OT, Counseling and Speech Services) to the agency's student and adult populations, including state-mandated health screenings (vision, hearing and scoliosis), emergency first aid, the administration of medications and illness assessment. Day Habilitation: Participants take part in a wide variety of activities on campus and within the community. Front Line Supervisors and Direct Support Professionals work directly with participants to develop the necessary skills that will allow them to become more independent. Holy Childhood's Day Habilitation Program offers a few different types of programmatic options in effort to accommodate everyone's skill set. This includes our Senior Day Habilitation Program, Transitional Day Habilitation Program, and Day Habilitation Without Walls Program.

* Provides outpatient medical and community mental health clinic for veterans. Primary Care Pharmacy Podiatry Respiratory/Sleep Psychiatry Eye Care Radiology Cardiology Dental Laboratory Prosthetic Home Based Primary Care Audiology/Speech Pathology Dermatology Women's Health

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 Supported and Vocational Employment services for individuals with disabilities. Pathway to Employment: Assists in discovery of a person's skills, interests, and abilities. Duration of the program is the lesser 278 hours or 365 days, and participants are involved in at least two vocational activities and three short vocational experiences during the program. Support Employment (SEMP): Provides the supports needed to obtain and maintain paid, competitive jobs in the community at or above minimum wage. Individuals with ID/DD typically transition to SEMP after they receive supported employment services through the NYS Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR), and require limited job coaching to successfully maintain their employment. Individuals also come to supported employment from programs that offer intensive training through OPWDD.

Provides training and support for employment to people with developmental disabilities. Offers individualized services designed to empower participants to choose and achieve their vocational goals in a supportive environment.

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.

Offers a variety of employment and vocational services for individuals with disabilities.

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.

Offers fully integrated mental health and substance use disorder treatment and services for adolescents and adults. Services include: - Counseling and medication treatment services for a variety of mental health and substance use disorders - Psychiatric evaluations - Substance use disorder medication assisted treatment - Health care screening and monitoring for overall health - Skills building - Education assistance and vocational services - Targeted case management and peer services

Assists youth and adults to succeed in the workforce by encouraging self-sufficiency, familiarizing them with the world of work, facilitating the creation of job opportunities, and providing services related to these activities. Vocational rehabilitation provides HSED (formerly GED), career readiness workshops, vocational and classroom training, construction technology program, and work experience services for members of the Seneca Nation of Indians and other federally recognized Nations residing 20 miles of all Seneca Nation territories who have a documented disability. Tribal 477 provides HSED (formerly GED), training, career readiness workshops, vocational and classroom training, construction technology program, and work experience services for members of the Seneca Nation of Indians and other federally recognized Nations (and children of an enrolled Seneca father) residing 25 miles of the Cattaraugus, Allegany and Oil Springs territories.

Provides comprehensive outpatient managed mental health services which includes treatment, rehabilitation, peer run groups, health education, service coordination, daily activities skills teaching, relapse prevention, money management and entitlement assistance, educational assistance, peer support, self help, and crisis intervention. Vocational services can provide a path to recovering a life role as a worker.